Organization
THP is a UN-recognized non-governmental organization and has consultative status in its Economic and Social Council. The Global Office is located in New York.
The global Executive Board coordinates the strategic planning work. It consists of a group of internationally recognized development and finance experts who meet twice a year for working conferences. Rowlands Kaotcha is the President and CEO of the global Hunger Project since 2025.
The Hunger Project Switzerland
The Hunger Project Switzerland was founded in 1983 as an association based in Geneva. The association is denominationally and politically neutral and due to its charitable purpose has been tax-exempt since its foundation. Since November 2009 the Hunger Project Switzerland has been ZEWO-certified and thus has to meet the increased requirements of the ZEWO Foundation in dealing with donations.
With its income, the association financially supports the programs of the worldwide Hunger Project, which are used to overcome hunger and poverty in Africa, Latin America and South Asia. THP Switzerland mainly supports projects in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique and India.
The Hunger Project uses the member and patron contributions, the voluntary contributions of the partners and the other income according to the following statutes:
Fachtsheet: Empowerment
Team Switzerland
Aline Kunz, Susanne Simon, Andreas Ragaz, Katja Fechteler, President & CEO Rowlands Kaotcha, Alexandra Koch, Christine Brunel-Ligneau, Tom Waterhouse
Board of Trustees
Board Suisse Romande
Stephanie Le Drean – Leroy
Tom Waterhouse
Advisory Committee
Members
Dr. PhD Christian Auer – Epidemiologist
Oliver Fueter – Radio Journalist and Speaker
Max J. Koch – former vice director of a transport company
Ursula Willimann – Translator
Ambassador
Mona Petri – Actress
Managing Director
Alexandra Koch – lic. rer. pol., MBA (in the middle of the photo)
Employees
Marion Massouline – Head of Marketing & Communication
Stephanie Meyer – Accounting & Fundraising
Bigna Gysin – Digital Fundraising & Communication
Aline Kunz – Project Management & Volunteer Coordination
Volunteers
The majority of the Hunger Project’s worldwide work is done by more than 500,000 volunteers, who are highly committed to their respective regions, using their skills and time.
THP Switzerland is additionally supported by at least 10 volunteers, who, like the board of directors and advisory board, work on a voluntary basis.
This way of working with volunteers is an expression of a climate of personal responsibility, initiative and solidarity. At the same time, it contributes significantly to keeping personnel costs low.
Organization
THP is a UN-recognized non-governmental organization and has consultative status in its Economic and Social Council. The Global Office is located in New York.
The global Executive Board coordinates the strategic planning work. It consists of a group of internationally recognized development and finance experts who meet twice a year for working conferences. Rowlands Kaotcha is the President and CEO of the global Hunger Project since 2025.
The Hunger Project Switzerland
The Hunger Project Switzerland was founded in 1983 as an association based in Geneva. The association is denominationally and politically neutral and due to its charitable purpose has been tax-exempt since its foundation. Since November 2009 the Hunger Project Switzerland has been ZEWO-certified and thus has to meet the increased requirements of the ZEWO Foundation in dealing with donations.
With its income, the association financially supports the programs of the worldwide Hunger Project, which are used to overcome hunger and poverty in Africa, Latin America and South Asia. THP Switzerland mainly supports projects in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique and India.
The Hunger Project uses the member and patron contributions, the voluntary contributions of the partners and the other income according to the following statutes:
Fachtsheet: Empowerment
Team Switzerland
Aline Kunz, Susanne Simon, Andreas Ragaz, Katja Fechteler, Rowlands Kaotcha, Alexandra Koch, Christine Brunel-Ligneau, Tom Waterhouse
Board of Trustees
Co-Presidents
Dr. rer. nat. Katja Fechteler
Tom Waterhouse
Mitglieder
Christine Brunel-Ligneau
Dr. PhD Susanne Simon
Dr. iur. Daniel Heini
Dr. rer. pol. Kristina Lasotta
Andreas Ragaz
Board Suisse Romande
Stephanie Le Drean – Leroy
Tom Waterhouse
Advisory Committee
Members
Dr. PhD Christian Auer – Epidemiologist
Oliver Fueter – Radio Journalist and Speaker
Max J. Koch – former vice director of a transport company
Ursula Willimann – Translator
Ambassador
Mona Petri – Actress
Managing Director
Alexandra Koch – lic. rer. pol., MBA (in the middle of the photo)
Employees
Stephanie Meyer – Accounting & Fundraising
Marion Massouline – Marketing & Fundraising
Bigna Gysin – Digital Fundraising & Communications
Aline Kunz – Project management & Volunteer Coordination
Volunteer active people
The majority of the Hunger Project’s worldwide work is done by more than 500,000 volunteers, who are highly committed to their respective regions, using their skills and time.
THP Switzerland is additionally supported by at least 10 volunteers, who, like the board of directors and advisory board, work on a voluntary basis.
This way of working with volunteers is an expression of a climate of personal responsibility, initiative and solidarity. At the same time, it contributes significantly to keeping personnel costs low.