We’re collecting Lego, plastic figurines, and crafts. Please click here for more information.

We are collection rain gear for local children. Please click here for more information.

Gift a bicycle this month and in May. Please click here for more information.

We are excited to announce that Zharity will be hosting personal care kits for refugees in Greece and the Canary Islands.

From now through the 25th of March we are seeking:

• New or gently-loved bath-sized towels

• Unopened large-sized (300 ml) shampoo

• Unopened normal-sized toothbrushes

• Unopened adult toothpaste

• Unopened block soaps

To sign up to donate please follow this link

Don’t have any of the items listed above but still want to be part of the collection - No problem!

You can make a donation to Zharity to help supplement the kits.

If you have any questions, please contact us at hae@zharity.ch

Check your closets and drawers and see if you have any gently loved items that you might be able to donate. 

Items in Need:

• Fall and Winter Clothes (all sizes)

• Backpacks

• Toys

• Kitchenwares

We are collecting for two organizations:

Streetwork has once again asked us for our help. Based in Zürich, they help adolescents and young adults between the ages of 14 and 28 who need short-term or long-term support. Each fall they host a free fleamarket for their clients. They are asking for clothes and backpacks for Zürich youth in crisis. They have a special request of mainly men’s clothes (belts, coats and shoes) and backpacks! 

Hungary Collection: We have a local volunteer that is very connected to the two organizations in Hungary that are in need of our help. This group is always looking for clothes (adult and children), toys for all ages and kitchenwares. After the collection, she will bring the items to several different facilities for elderly and transitional homes.  If you can, look through your closets and if you have clothes, toys or kitchen items that you no longer need, please consider donating them.  Please make sure all items are in good, clean, and usable condition.

To sign up or for more information:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4faaae2cabf5cf8-septemberoctober

Zharity is back with a call to fulfill "wishes" from families served by HPF Winterthur, an early childhood program for kids with disabilities. Many of the families HPF serves do not have the resources to easily buy toys and other items for their children. HPF staff pass along family wish lists that we aim to fill through the Zharity network.  

Here are details:

What: Legos, Playmobil, Play kitchens, TrippTrapps....you name it. Please see our list of items and sign-up instructions.

When: Until June 15th

Where: Zharity volunteers are offering locations in different parts of the city. Locations for non-contact drop-offs are in Glattpark (Opfikon), Horgen, Hottingen (Zurich). Once you sign up we will give the address that best fits you! If the items are ordered online we can provide the mailing address to have the items shipped directly to the organization. 

Just a note of appreciation: After our February collection for HPF we quickly went into lockdown, and couldn't get everything immediately delivered. We later found a way to pass along the donations - via no contact - to HPF offices. I just want to pass along that the staff and families were absolutely thrilled. Your donations of toys, bikes, and clothes were especially meaningful and well-appreciated as they provided a bounty of activities for children and families while staying at home. Many thanks, you all! 

We have a great big list of "wishes" to fulfill from families served by HPF Winterthur, an early childhood program with kids with disabilities. This might be the perfect time to clean out after the holidays and pass along toys and children's items that you're no longer using. 

Here are details:

What: Legos, Playmobil, Dollhouses, TrippTrapps, you name it and we could probably take it. See full list below! :)

When: Monday, February 24th - Friday, February 28th

Where: Look for collection boxes at the following Google reception locations. 

- Brandschenkenstrasse main reception

- BEDE reception
- EURA reception
- EURH reception

For larger items, please drop off on Friday, Feb 28th so that we don't have overflowing collection points, or feel free to message me (amanda@zharity.ch) and we can figure out another collection option.

Here's our full wish list:

Toys

• Lego train with rails and accessories (3)

• Lego or Playmobil vehicles

• Duplos with plate (3)

• Brio Trainset (3)

• Playmobil vehicles that can be loaded or boarded with figures

• Dollhouse with accessories

• Wooden dollhouse with accessories

• Wooden play kitchen

• Play kitchen accessories

• Color matching game, like this or similar: Ravensburger Colorama Farbwürfelspiel

• Dice games for 3 year-old, like this or similar: Orchard

• Quadrilla Marble Run , like this: https://www.amazon.com/Hape-Quadrilla-Wooden-Construction-Vertigo/dp/B00BJEYLOC

• Puzzles with 3-6 pieces (for two children)

• Skill games for 4 year-old, e.g. Lotti Karotti or Jenga

• Doll and buggy (2)

• Doll accessories (bottle, diaper, brush, etc.)

• Toy cars garage (2)

Clothes

• Underwear for boys, size 98-104

• Pants and sport pants, size 116

• Baby clothing, size 63-68

• Boys clothing, size 104

• Elastic jeans, size 158

Equipment

• TrippTrapp (2)

• Baby playmat with mobile/play gym

• Balance bike

• Bike helmet for 11 year-old

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and we're excited to try out a new collection with you all.

This week we're collecting spare change for SOS Kinderdorf, an international organization that supports children through housing, educational and community development programming. Here is a perfect chance to get rid of coins of any denomination that are weighing down your wallet after holiday traveling.     

Here are the key details.

What: Spare change/coins of any denomination

When: Tuesday, January 7th - Friday, January 17th

Where: Look for SOS Kinderdorf boxes at the following Google reception locations

- Brandschenkenstrasse main reception

- BEDE reception

- EURA reception

- EURH reception

Check here for additional info about coin collections with SOS Kinderdorf.

Questions about our collections? Please contact anja@zharity.ch or amanda@zharity.ch.

Thanks so much you all! We're excited to share a new year of charity work with you!

All the best,

Amanda, on behalf of the Zharity Collections Team

We’re partnering with Sehzentrum Zurich AG to get eyeglasses to people in Romania. Each year, their staff travel to Romania to offer a 2-3 day eye clinic and provide glasses for individuals in need. Sehzentrum Zurich cleans and repairs the glasses before passing them along to people who can use them.

What we’re collecting:


- Prescription eyeglass (no sunglasses please)

When:

- Monday, October 21 - Friday, October 25

Where:

- For donation locations, please contact us. 


Questions? Please contact shruti@zharity.ch with any questions about your donations.


Thank you so much for all you give!

We're supporting the Zurich-based Streetwork program that supports local youth in crisis situations. Streetwork is organizing a free market so that youth can pick out clothes, shoes and bags needed for the coming cooler seasons.

Here are the details:

What:
- Clothes and shoes for all ages (clients are up to age 28) - should be clean and in good condition
- Accessories, including belts, hats, bags and backpacks

When: Wednesday, September 25th - Wednesday, October 2nd

Where:
For donation locations, contact amanda@zharity.ch

Questions? Please contact amanda@zharity.ch or anja@zharity.ch

Many thanks for your support!

We are pleased to announce that coordinating a Flea Market to raise funding for Action for Women and Zharity!

Action for Women is a non-profit based in Zurich which aims to provide safety, support and hope for women on the run. As an entirely volunteer-run programme, they rely completely upon donations and support from private donors. Their work currently focuses on helping women refugees in Greece. If you would like to learn more about what they do and how they do this, please check out their website: www.actionforwomen.ch 

At Zharity, we organize, facilitate and promote charitable projects and events in Zurich. We aim to empower, support and connect people with social causes that benefit both the local and global community. Check out our website for more information.

We shall be donating 80% of proceeds to Action for Women and 20% to Zharity.

How to help:

1. Donations

Do you have any unwanted items at home such as books, DVDs (region 2 only), CDs, clothes, baby accessories or anything else in good working condition? We will be collecting donations from Monday 1st July to Monday 8th July.

Please note, unfortunately we cannot accept electrical items.

If you have any items you are unsure about, please contact either Amanda (amanda@zharity.ch) or me (vicky@zharity.ch) and we will be happy to advise you.

2. Volunteers

We would love to have your help in making this a great Flea Market! We are looking for volunteers to help sort the collected item on Wednesday 10th July (afternoon only) and help with the Flea Market on Friday 12th July (afternoon and/or evening). If you have time to spare on either of those days, please sign up via (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14FCE1MGPRtHKiQZQ0g0G9C00fINHN8geEiiM0mQwjcA/edit) or contact me directly.

3. Craft stalls

Do you have your own products that you would like to sell for charity? If so, we would be happy to give you a stall at the TGIF Flea Market and donate your proceeds to a charity of your choice. To discuss this further, please sign up via https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DGaI9LKdQulsfG3RehEj-nC8ngF2FSXGq8SVnTs1FcQ/edit#gid=0 or contact me directly.

4. Come along to the Flea Market

And finally remember to come join us on Friday 12th July for drinks and snacks and browse all the donated treasures for sale!

Some extra notes:

Any items which haven’t been sold will be donated to Caritas, Chramschopf and the Bucher Brocky.

If you have been knitting baby hats for donation to Triemli Spital, feel free to drop them off during our collection days as well. Or, bring them to the Flea Market on 12th July. Thank you!

If you have any questions or would like any further information, please contact me (vicky@zharity.ch) or Amanda (amanda@zharity.ch). 

We're thrilled to partner again with a program at ZHAW Gesundheit that collects mobile phones for midwives in Ghana. Phones help midwives - who are often travelling - better connect with their patients. 

 When: Monday, May 20th - Friday, May 24th

Where: Any of these three collection sites!

- Brandschenkenstrasse 110, 3rd Floor entrance

- EURA reception

- EURH reception 

Look for signs and containers in each location. 

What we're collecting: 
- Working mobile phones 
- The following wishlist that we hope to fulfill from families served by Heilpädagogische Frühberatung Winterthur, an early childhood special education service in Winterthur. Many families this organization supports don't have the resources to buy special items like these for their children. Two families are asking for:

• Duplo Legos, including baseplate

• Wooden train set

• Baufix building toys

• Accessories for fun with Playdough 

Please bring larger items on Friday or contact us to arrange a pick-up.

Questions?  Please contact anja@zharity.ch or amanda@zharity.ch

Thank you so much for your donations!

All the best,

Amanda on behalf of the Zharity Collection Team

We'll be making baby hats for newborns at Triemli Spital and we need your yarn! We're collecting the following yarn: Merinowolle (merino wool), Baumwolle (cotton) or Baby-Microfaser (baby microfiber) for needle sizes 2, 5-3, 5. 

Questions? Please contact amanda@zharity.ch

Thank you so much for your donations!