About us

Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA)

Foundation Board

As the highest authority of the FYSA, the Foundation Board is responsible for raising funds and managing the Foundation’s assets, setting up working groups to deal with internal FYSA issues, enacting regulations on organisation and management, and representing the FYSA externally.

Contact

Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad
Alpenstrasse 24
3006 Bern
Switzerland
+41 (0)31 356 61 16
info@sjas.ch

Administrative office

Three staff members work at the FYSA administrative office. They ensure that our camps are organised and run smoothly.

Vacancies

We currently have no vacancies. If you would like to volunteer with FYSA, click here to find out more.

Annual Report

FYSA history

From ‘Swiss Aid’ to the ‘Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad’:
A look back at over one hundred years of history of this non-profit organisation.

Press

We are happy to provide all members of the press with an insight into the FYSA camps for Swiss children Abroad. Please contact David Reichmuth at reichmuth@sjas.ch

Camps

More information about our different camps is available in the Camps section.

Camp leadership

The Camp leadership section contains more information about joining the leadership team at one of our camps, options for civilian service assignments, as well as training and further education opportunities.