The safety of minorities with special protection needs is being improved. Since 2020, fedpol has supported a range of organisations 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.
Fedpol made its first payment of around CHF 500,000 at the end of July 2020 to 11 organisations that met the criteria of the Ordinance on Measures to Support Minorities with Special Protection Needs (VSMS). An advisory group from fedpol is responsible for examining requests for support.
For 2022, fedpol has approved nine requests for added protection amounting to nearly CHF 500,000. The supported measures focus on improving structural and technical safeguards in the event of a terrorist attack or one motivated by violent extremism, on better training to identify risks, and improving threat management. Further measures include raising awareness of the dangers and improving the availability of information.
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 18.01.2022
