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Education: who to support after the 2027 federal cuts

The Federal Council's relief package 2027 proposes to cut CHF 36m a year by 2029 from education. Here is what the cut means, and Zewo-certified charities in every canton that work on it.

What is cut

  • CHF 20m Federal grants under the Continuing Education Act end: about CHF 14 million a year to cantons for adults' basic skills (reading, writing, maths) and CHF 4 million to organisations such as SVEB and the umbrella association Lesen und Schreiben. (measure 29)
  • CHF 10m Federal grants for vocational training projects are capped at 50 percent of costs, so project partners must pay more themselves. (measure 30)
  • CHF 6m Federal funding for environmental education projects ends completely. (measure 47)
No.Measure (official title)202720282029
29Aufhebung der Förderbestimmungen im WeiterbildungsgesetzCHF 19mCHF 20mCHF 20m
30Kürzung der Innovations- und Projektbeiträge in der Berufsbildung auf 50 ProzentCHF 10mCHF 10mCHF 10m
47Verzicht auf Förderung im Bereich Bildung und UmweltCHF 6mCHF 6mCHF 6m

Charities by canton

Zewo-certified organisations that work in the canton or are based there. Each canton's guide has their details and donation links.

Working across Switzerland

Give to every canton

The Canton Cube spreads a share of your salary over the 26 cantons and six areas, two pieces with every paycheck. Education is one of its six colours.

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The cuts are the Federal Council's proposal in its relief package 2027 (list of measures, dispatch to Parliament); Parliament can still change them. Amounts are for 2029, in francs per year. The organisations are Zewo-certified, picked from the Zewo directory by the fields, forms of help and cantons Zewo lists for them, as of October 2026; their descriptions are Zewo's. Chlotze is not affiliated with Zewo or any organisation listed and earns nothing from donations.