Poverty in Switzerland is often invisible, and the minimum standard of living cannot always be achieved by one’s own effort. Since 1936, Winterhilfe has been helping those affected by poverty with services that are intended to relieve them and protect them from slipping into social assistance. Winterhilfe gives away beds, clothes, shopping vouchers and school fees; it also pays urgent bills for medical expenses.
Winterhilfe is committed to participation in social life by enabling families to undertake joint activities and financing leisure activities for children. In this interview excerpt, Neighbourhood News’s Ajita Chowhan talked to Claudio Borio, a board member of Winterhilfe’s Basel chapter. Listen to the interview excerpt here.
Our music theme this week was all about pop songs by 2020s female artists. We played:
Sigrid – Mirror
Anne-Marie – Unhealthy
Ava Max – Maybe You’re The Problem
Raye – Where Is My Husband
FLO – Fly Girl (ft. Missy Elliott)
Zara Larsson – Can’t Tame Her
Becky Hill & David Guetta – Remember
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
