The safety of minorities with special protection needs is being improved. Since 2020, fedpol has supported a range of organizations and communities requiring special protection. Minorities are groups of persons who differ from the main population, for instance in their way of life, culture, religion, tradition, language or sexual orientation. Such groups require special protection if their safety is threatened by terrorism or violent extremism.
For 2023, fedpol has approved 34 requests for added protection amounting to nearly CHF 2,500,000. The supported measures focus on organizational measures (mainly ongoing security costs), on improving structural and technical safeguards in the event of a terrorist or violent extremist-motivated attack, on better training to identify risks, and improving threat management. Further measures include raising awareness of the dangers and improving the availability of information.
19 organizations receive a grant to support organizational measures, such as ongoing security costs, aimed at strengthening protective measures in the event of a terrorist or violent extremist-motivated attack:
Agudas Achim, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 14'184.65
Association Gan Chlomo, school, Lausanne
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 93'697.80
Centre Religieux et Culturel Hekhal Haness, synagogue, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 47'500.00
Communauté Israélite de Genève, several locations, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 373'180.20
Communauté Israélite de Lausanne et du Canton de Vaud, several locations, Vaud
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 104'116.00
Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève, synagogue, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 58'993.40
Ecole Ohalei Mena’hem Habad, school, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 69'830.10
EMS Les Marronniers, retirement home, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 2'461.15
Habad Genève, synagogue and kindergarden, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 45'135.30
Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 379'313.60
Israelitische Gemeinde Winterthur, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 2’500
Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Baden, synagogue, Argovia
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 15'898.40
Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft Zürich, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 18'407.45
Jüdische Gemeinde Bern, synagogue, Berne
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 31'059.10
Jüdische Liberale Gemeinde, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 44'664.35
Jüdische Schule Noam, school, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 85'200.00
Jüdische Schule Zürich, school, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 52’600
Jüdisches Museum Schweiz, museum, Basel City
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 26'511.70
Tif’eres Doniel Primar- und Sekundarschule, school, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 66'334.95
15 organizations receive a grant to support measures of a structural and/or technical nature, in the field of training and/or awareness-raising and information regarding existing threats) aimed at strengthening protective measures in the event of a terrorist or violent extremist-motivated attack:
Agudas Achim, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 130'038.30
Association Bosniaque de Lausanne, mosque, Lausanne
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 5'282.75
Basler Muslim Kommission, Basel City
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 3'625.00
Centre Culturel Islamique Sunnite de Genève, mosque, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: 30'123.85
Centre Religieux et Culturel Hekhal Haness, synagogue, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 29'518.25
Communauté Israélite de Genève, synagogue, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 122'478.00
Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève, synagogue, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 27'376.45
Dachverband islamischer Gemeinden der Ostschweiz und des Fürstentums Liechtenstein, Eastern Switzerland
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 6'250.00
Islamische Gemeinschaft Dietikon, mosque, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 2'213.60
Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich, community centre, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 125'425.50
Jüdisches Museum Schweiz, museum, Basel City
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 95'853.00
Tif’eres Doniel Primar- und Sekundarschule, school, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 63'154.90
Union Vaudoise des Associations Musulmanes, Vaud
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 3’625.00
Vereinigung der Islamischen Gemeinschaften Zürich, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 33'190.00
Zürcher Türkisch-Islamischer Kulturverein für die Schweiz, community center, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 10'180.00
Eight organisations receive a grant to support measures aimed at strengthening structural and technical protection measures in the event of a terrorist or violent extremist attack:
Centre Islamique de Lausanne, mosque, Lausanne
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 44,327
Centre Religieux et Culturel Hekhal Haness, synagogue, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 104,189.15
Israelitischer Frauenverein Zürich für Maon Jom, day-care centre, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 24,977.70
The Jewish Community Lucerne, synagogue, Lucerne
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 82,500
Migwan Liberal Jewish Congregation Basel, centre, Basel
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 32,091.30
Association for the Promotion of the Minyan Wollishofen, centre, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 59,400
SIKNA Foundation Zurich, senior citizens' centre, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 50,065
Taschbar Zurich non-profit association and scholarship fund, kindergarten, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 71,598.20
One organisation receives a grant to support an awareness-raising campaign and training that will enable risk identification and strengthen threat prevention:
Federation of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount awarded: CHF 30,600
Five organisations receive a grant to support measures aimed at strengthening structural and technical protection measures in the event of a terrorist or violent extremist attack:
Communauté Israelite de Genève, community centre, Geneva
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the grant to be awarded: CHF 99,900.00
Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of financial aid to be granted: CHF 199'500.00
Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft Zürich, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of financial aid to be granted: CHF 45,000.00
Jüdische Gemeinde Agudas Achim Zürich, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the grant to be awarded: CHF 86'000.00
Talmud Toire Primarschule Zürich, school, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the grant to be awarded: CHF 20'584.00
Two organisations receive a grant to support training that will enable risk identification and strengthen threat prevention:
Communauté Israélite de Lausanne et du Canton de Vaud
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the grant to be awarded: CHF 8,476.50
Federation of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount of the grant to be awarded: CHF 40'000.00
For all 11 organisations the supported measures focus on improving structural and technical safeguards in the event of a terrorist attack or one motivated by violent extremism.
Communauté Israelite de Genève, school, Veyrier
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 70,000.00
Communauté Israélite de Lausanne et du Canton de Vaud, synagogue and community centre, Lausanne
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 49,100.00
Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Baden, synagogue, Baden
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 36,100.00
Israelitische Gemeinde Winterthur, synagogue, Winterthur
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 13,500.00
Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft Zürich, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 12,697.00
Jüdische Gemeinde Agudas Achim Zürich, synagogue, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 125,000.00
Jüdische Gemeinde Bern, synagogue, Bern
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 27,255.00
Jüdische Gemeinde Biel, synagogue, Biel
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 3,750.00
Jüdischer Schulverein Zürich, school, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 60,000.00
Tif'eres Doniel Primar- und Sekundarschule Zürich, school, Zurich
- Minority concerned: Jewish religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 58,469.00
Eyup Sultan Mescidi Lausanne, mosque, Lausanne
- Minority concerned: Islamic religious community
- Amount of the financial aid: CHF 40,000.00
Last modification 15.12.2022