I wish for – an initiative by dieci and Save the Children
Grazie a tutti ♥️ – Together we have turned many wishes into reality, and we’ll make new dreams come true again this Christmas!🎁
Over a year ago, dieci and Save the Children set up a donation fund to make the small but heartfelt wishes of refugee children in Switzerland come true. We present some of them to you here.
Excursion to the heights of Zurich
This day was a very special one for the families from a centre in the Canton of Zurich. Many refugee children wished they could go on a short trip and leave their day-to-day life at the centre behind for a few hours.
Thanks to the dieci fund, this wish came true. The children were able to ride up the Uetliberg with their parents, where they enjoyed walks, games and a delicious ice cream.
A place to play
In the Canton of Bern, dieci donations were used to pay for a sandpit for one centre. Around
Around 30 children are now able to play outside in the fresh air and build sandcastles together that let dreams form freely.
Top sporting achievements
The children and teenagers at another centre can now play exciting round-the-table duels using the new table tennis table or let off steam during basketball matches.
Thanks to the fund, a table tennis table including bats and balls plus a basketball hoop were purchased. This not only makes a lot of fun possible for the youngsters, it also brings more physical exercise and variety into their daily lives.
Trainers, cinema tickets or toy cars
In a children’s residential home, each refugee child had a personal wish come true. With the support of the fund, we were able to pay for trainers, cinema tickets, backpacks, sports shorts, a cricket set and toy cars, amongst other things – making many children’s eyes light up as a result.
How does the dieci fund work?
During project work in the asylum sector, the Save the Children team repeatedly encounters great need, and is able to identify the wishes of children and families. Thanks to its professional expertise, the team is able to classify the urgency and proportionality of cases, but often lacks the funds to turn these wishes into reality.
All donations via dieci go into a fund that directly addresses these cases. The donations allow the team to identify, assess and fulfil these wishes in their work.
We would like to say thank you to all donors who enable us to make these and many other wishes a reality, and we look forward to continuing to make dreams come true. This December, we have once again created a special edition of our pizza boxes so that, together, we can do even more for children.
Donate now
You can also donate any amount you like via the TWINT QR code found on a dieci pizza box or during the checkout process in our online shop.
