The annual report presents psychosocial support services for refugees in Switzerland and UK that are supported by our foundation. Organizations such as Psy4Asyl in Aarau provide low-threshold services specifically for young, unaccompanied refugees who find themselves in particularly fragile situations. The results show how important this institution is for young clients who are looking for an apprenticeship or job. A report about London's Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile makes it clear how cultural activities can support refugees to process their trauma and to create social connections.

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The focus topic of the annual report is health management in the context of armed conflicts and migration. Since 2019, our foundation has been supporting two projects of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in refugee camps in Chad and Ethiopia. This involves long-term research projects that develop and test the use of digital technologies in medical care. With contributions from the head of the Tropical Institute, Dr. Daniel Paris and other experts from the fields of global health, humanitarian aid and technology, the current challenges in this area are described. In addition, nurses, patients and a midwife report directly on the situation in the refugee camps.

The focus topic of the annual report revolves around the topic of cultural participation in our support areas of culture as well as conflict and violence. It provides an insight into the current discourse and presents selected projects from our funding areas. These include the Bernese cultural and gastronomic center Heitere Fahne, the inclusive dance ensemble BewegGrund and the cultural activities of STEP UK for Syrian children and young people in a refugee camp in Kurdistan.

In the year 2020 which was marked by the corona pandemic, the annual report focuses on special support measures of our foundation in the areas of ​​culture and victims of conflict and violence. Selected supported projects are presented and project participants comment on their situation. 

For the 50th anniversary year, the annual report gives an insight into our anniversary activities. A photo series reminds of the anniversary celebration in the Dampfzentrale Bern in June 2019. The focus topic refers to the foundation’s commitment to sustainable investment.

This report gives an insight into the project «A second chance for a first education” which the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation launched in 2016 and which went into the second season in 2018. The program is directed at motivated people who want to catch up on their education under professional guidance.

The focus of this report gives an insight into our funding program "Palliative Care", which runs until 2018 in partnership with the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences and the Gottfried and Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation.

The main article, "Culture as a social sphere of action” , presents projects supported by the Foundation and run by organisations engaged in cultural activities and education projects for people affected by armed conflict and in the area of environmental protection.

Presentation of various projects in the “Conflict and Violence” support sector, focusing on “Aid projects for Syrian refugees”.

An insight into how projects are supported through contributions to education and the funding of school projects. The focus is on the recipients of individual contributions to education and innovative school projects in the field of cultural transmission.

Introducing our project partnership with “T42dance projects” and the newly-established June Johnson Dance Prize.