{"id":2449,"date":"2020-12-10T11:25:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T10:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/who-we-are\/thp-schweiz-programmlaender\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:04:41","slug":"thp-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/en\/who-we-are\/thp-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"THP Switzerland program countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604521825735{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604831714900{padding-top: 500px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/292938.jpg?id=497) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604831723133{padding-top: 200px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/292938.jpg?id=497) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607596204532{margin-top: -100px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/en\/\">Home<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/en\/who-we-are\/\">Who we are<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/en\/who-we-are\/thp-switzerland\/\">THP Switzerland<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604579018353{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773504345874{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h1>THP Switzerland<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/en\/who-we-are\/organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organization<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>THP Switzerland program countries<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>THP Switzerland primarily supports projects in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/en\/who-we-are\/thp-switzerland\/benin\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Benin<\/span><\/a> and<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hungerprojekt.ch\/en\/who-we-are\/thp-switzerland\/burkina-faso\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Burkina Faso<\/span><\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604863724688{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6250&#8243; img_size=&#8221;335&#215;230&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1778421695738{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1778413467536{margin-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Benin<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Together against hunger and poverty in Benin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite visible progress, overcoming hunger and extreme poverty in Benin remains an enormous challenge. 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