Charity Water at Zurich Airport Raises CHF 243,000 for the Allani Foundation
In the second half of 2025, a total of CHF 242,553 was raised for the allani Children’s Hospice Foundation in Bern through sales of “Charity Water” at Zurich Airport. Through this joint initiative, Flughafen Zürich AG and Avolta regularly support selected charitable organizations. Since January 2026, the Schweizer Tafel Foundation has been benefiting from the project.
Since 2014, duty-free shops operated by Avolta (formerly Dufry) at Zurich Airport have been offering a Swiss mineral water for CHF 2.50. For every bottle sold, 50 cents are donated to a charitable organization.
Allani Children's Hospice Foundation in Bern
From July to the end of December 2025, the allani Children’s Hospice Foundation in Bern was the beneficiary organization. As Switzerland’s first children’s hospice, it provides children and young people with potentially life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses, as well as their families, with a home away from home – a protected space for respite, offering professional care and compassionate support. Its goal is to create moments of lightness and joy in life despite challenging diagnoses.
“This donation enables us to cover part of our operating costs. Unfortunately, funding for children’s hospices is currently still not sufficiently regulated, which means we have to finance the majority of our operations through donations. We are grateful for the solidarity shown by passengers and the airport community,” says Evelyne Schumacher of the allani Foundation.
allani Kinderhospiz Bern | allani Kinderhospiz Bern (German)
Outlook: Support for the Schweizer Tafel Foundation
From January to the end of May 2026, the proceeds will benefit the Schweizer Tafel Foundation. The organization collects surplus, high-quality food and distributes it free of charge to social institutions such as soup kitchens, homeless shelters, women’s shelters, and food distribution centers. Having already rescued more than 8,500 tonnes of food, it ensures full plates instead of overflowing bins, combining sustainability with solidarity for people affected by poverty.
Stiftung Schweizer Tafel I Home (German)
Long-standing Commitment
With the allani Foundation, Flughafen Zürich AG and Avolta have supported their eleventh organization as part of the “Charity Water” project. Previous partners have included the Wisli Foundation, the Kinderhilfe Sternschnuppe Foundation, and Zurich Children’s Hospital, among others.