COOPI Suisse - Cooperazione Internazionale

Name

COOPI Suisse - Cooperazione Internazionale

Legal name

COOPI Suisse — Cooperazione Internazionale Svizzera

Website

https://suisse.coopi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and International Development

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Food Services (624210), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) / Emergency Social Assistance (BPADADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Logistics, Supply Chain & Air/Sea/Land Relief Transport (BPAGAAAI), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC), Cash Assistance & Social Safety Net Delivery for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAH), Refugee Camp Coordination & Management (CCCM) (BPADAHAC)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• Emergency response
• Food security
• Water sanitation hygiene
• Nonprofit fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Lugano

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Single Donations: One-time monetary contributions from individual donors supporting specific projects or general operations
2. Regular/Recurring Donations: Monthly, quarterly, or annual subscription-style donations providing sustained support
3. Testamentary Bequests: Legacy donations through wills and testamentary provisions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

COOPI Suisse is a Swiss humanitarian non-profit association that designs, funds, and implements emergency response and sustainable development projects across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Its core offering is the direct delivery of field-based humanitarian programs — including food assistance, water and sanitation infrastructure, emergency education, health and nutrition services, protection activities, and disaster risk reduction — funded by individual donations, recurring contributions, and testamentary bequests from Swiss and international supporters.

Product overview

COOPI Suisse is a humanitarian aid organization offering a portfolio of emergency response and development programs rather than a technology product platform. The organization operates across seven core intervention sectors: Water and Sanitation, Emergency Education, Protection, Disaster Risk Reduction, Health, Food Security, and Nutritional Security. These programs are delivered through field projects in approximately 20 countries, funded primarily through private donations and institutional grants. The organization's activities range from immediate life-saving interventions in conflict and disaster contexts to longer-term development initiatives promoting sustainable livelihoods, food security, and community resilience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Humanitarian Emergency Response Programs Immediate humanitarian interventions in crisis situations including conflict zones, natural disasters, and refugee crises. Programs include food assistance, shelter, water, and healthcare support delivered to crisis-affected populations.
• Food Security Programs Interventions to ensure consistent access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for vulnerable populations, including food distribution, cash assistance, and support for agricultural production.
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure including wells, rainwater collectors (haffir), and water quality monitoring. Also includes hygiene promotion and sanitation facilities for vulnerable communities.
• Emergency Education Programs ensuring access to education during crises, including distribution of school kits, construction of child-friendly spaces, and teacher training for crisis-affected children.
• Protection Services Activities safeguarding individuals from violence, exploitation, and abuse, particularly targeting women, children, and other vulnerable groups in conflict and crisis settings.
• Disaster Risk Reduction Community-focused initiatives to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters through preparedness planning, early warning systems, and infrastructure resilience.
• Health Programs Healthcare interventions including mobile clinics, malnutrition treatment, disease prevention, and support for healthcare facilities in underserved areas.
• Nutritional Security Programs addressing malnutrition through therapeutic feeding, nutritional screening, mother and child health support, and food supplements for at-risk populations.
• Single Donation Program One-time monetary contribution program allowing supporters to fund specific projects or general operations, with suggested gift levels (27 CHF for medicines, 50 CHF for hygiene sets, 100 CHF for emergency packages). Tax-deductible in many Swiss cantons.
• Regular Donation Program Subscription-style monthly or annual donation program providing sustained support, with options at 10 CHF/month (mobile clinic medicines), 20 CHF/month (teachers), and 30 CHF/month (malnutrition treatment).
• Testamentary Bequest Program Legacy donation program allowing supporters to include COOPI Suisse in their wills or testamentary provisions, providing long-term financial support to humanitarian operations.
• First Responders Training Program in Gaza Intensive training program in emergency first aid and psychosocial support, enabling local community members — particularly women — to provide immediate life-saving assistance in crisis situations.
• School Kits Against Educational Emergency in Central African Republic Project distributing complete school kits (backpacks, notebooks, pens, chalkboards) to students in crisis-affected regions to support continued access to education.
• Support for Displaced Persons in Lebanon (Project 062) Emergency food and educational support project for displaced persons in Lebanon, providing hot meals, food parcels, and school desks to displaced families in partnership with UNRWA.
• Climate Change and Food Security Project in Guatemala (Project 052) Climate change adaptation and food security program for rural communities in Guatemala, supporting institutional capacity building, water management, and climate-resilient agricultural practices.
• Earthquake Emergency Response in Aleppo, Syria (Project 050) Multi-sectoral emergency response to the Aleppo earthquake, providing Multi Purpose Cash Assistance to families and non-food items including hygiene kits, blankets, and solar lamps.
• Emergency Response Sudan/Chad (Project 053) Cross-border emergency response for internally displaced people in Sudan and Sudanese refugees in Chad, delivering food baskets, shelter materials, water monitoring, child-friendly spaces, and psychosocial support.
• Circular Economy and Waste Management in Caracas (Project 046) Long-term project promoting waste management, recycling, and sustainable resource use as income-generating opportunities, particularly for women in vulnerable peri-urban communities in Caracas.
• Sustainable Development in Gran Chaco Paraguay (Project 041) Long-term development project in Gran Chaco, Paraguay, distributing seeds for gardens and farms, and promoting sustainable agricultural techniques and territorial development for 300 families.
• Water Access and Conflict Prevention in Chad (Project 040) Water access and conflict-prevention project in the Sila region of Chad, including construction of a pastoral well and an artificial pond (mare) of approximately 10,000 cubic meters capacity to support pastoral mobility and peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 371,000 direct beneficiaries and 2,104,100 indirect beneficiaries reached
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNRWAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Partnership with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees for food distribution to displaced populations in Lebanon. COOPI provides food supplies for UNRWA's community kitchens in Sibline and northern Lebanon.
• Mancomunidad MAMSOHUEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Partnership with the Municipal Association MAMSOHUE in Huehuetenango, Guatemala for climate change adaptation and food security programs. Joint implementation of institutional capacity building and water management projects.
• COOPI GuatemalacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Local COOPI office in Guatemala collaborating on climate adaptation and food security initiatives in the MAMSOHUE region.
• COOPI VenezuelacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Local COOPI office in Venezuela implementing circular economy and waste management project in Caracas.
• Asociación Civil Tinta VioletaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Venezuelan civil society organization partnering on gender-based violence prevention and women's economic empowerment through waste management cooperatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Switzerland: Large Swiss humanitarian and social assistance organization running emergency response, food security, WASH, and integration programs internationally and domestically. Comparable as a ZEWO-certified Swiss NGO raising funds from individuals and institutions to fund overseas humanitarian projects.
• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation: Swiss development organization implementing WASH, food security, climate adaptation, and economic development programs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Comparable in multi-sector development portfolio, country footprint, and Swiss individual/institutional donor base.
• Medair: Switzerland-based humanitarian organization delivering emergency relief (WASH, shelter, food, health) in crisis-affected countries with strong field-implementation focus. Similar operational model — Swiss HQ raising funds and deploying staff to projects in conflict and disaster zones — and similar beneficiary-scale reporting.
• HEKS/EPER (Swiss Church Aid): Swiss Protestant aid organization funding humanitarian projects in conflict-affected regions with focus on food security, livelihoods, and protection. Operates a similar Swiss-headquartered, internationally-implemented model and competes in the same ZEWO-certified donor pool.
• COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale: Parent organization headquartered in Milan; operates the same humanitarian model across more than 20 countries with a far larger global footprint. COOPI Suisse is essentially the Swiss fundraising and chapter arm of this network, so the parent's portfolio, projects, and operational practices are directly comparable and shared.
• Save the Children Switzerland: Swiss affiliate of the Save the Children federation, focusing on children's rights, emergency education, food security, and protection in crises. Directly overlaps with COOPI Suisse's child-focused programs (Sostenitore del Progetto Bambini, school kits) and shares the Swiss individual-donor fundraising model.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Switzerland: Swiss-based humanitarian medical organization delivering emergency healthcare, WASH, and nutrition programs in conflict and crisis settings globally. Shares the same Swiss donor base, ZEWO-style certification framework, and multi-country emergency response model as COOPI Suisse.

Regional players

• Swiss Solidarity (Glückskette): Swiss fundraising consortium that pools and channels donations to partner organizations (including COOPI Suisse peers) during emergencies in Switzerland and abroad. Functions as a meta-charity channel relevant to COOPI Suisse's event-driven fundraising strategy and corporate partnership development in Ticino.

Broad incumbents

• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Geneva-headquartered humanitarian organization with global mandate in conflict zones covering protection, WASH, healthcare, and food assistance. Operates at vastly larger scale but shares Swiss HQ location, Geneva-international ecosystem, and overlap in protection, emergency response, and displaced-population programming.
• UNHCR Switzerland (UN Refugee Agency): UN agency fundraising office in Switzerland supporting refugee protection, shelter, and cash assistance globally — areas where COOPI Suisse also operates (Lebanon displacement response, cash assistance). Overlaps in donor base and beneficiary populations but with mandate-driven rather than NGO-driven model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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