«Caribou» - a journey through the Congo
Anita Müller, program manager at Connexio develop, is travelling to the DR Congo for the first time. She tells us what it was like in the following text.
Anita Müller
November 17, 2025
Anita Müller, program manager at Connexio develop, is travelling to the DR Congo for the first time. She tells us what it was like in the following text.
No Swiss profit from foreign corruption! Petition demands restitution of illegal profits to victims in the Global South
The list of global crises is long - the food crisis, climate crisis, war, military conflicts and a crisis of confidence in liberal-democratic countries are affecting the prospect of a better future. People in the Global South, who are struggling with numerous crises, are particularly affected. How are they faring and what glimmers of hope are visible on the horizon?
Meet people from Connexio hope and develop partner countries online. This time: Sochata Chap, Country Coordinator Cambodia
We live in a time marked by multiple crises: wars are ravaging regions, the climate crisis is destroying people’s livelihoods, and millions of people are being forced to flee. These problems are not far away—they also affect Switzerland, a small but globally interconnected country that depends on stable international conditions.
Cambodia and Thailand have been fighting over border areas again since May. Tens of thousands of people have fled. Connexio develop and the Methodist Church in Cambodia are supporting these people with aid packages.
A conversation with Socheata Chap, our coordinator in Cambodia, about climate change, her work and what gives her hope.
In September, we bid farewell to Flavia Contreras and Roman Gnägi, our coordinators in South America. Before they embark on new paths, we asked them to look back on their most moving moments, share their successes - and perhaps even reveal a few secrets from their project work.
Bukavu, once a stronghold of resilience, is now in ruins. The capital of the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become a symbol of a forgotten crisis. While the world looks elsewhere, the people here are fighting for survival on a daily basis.
For over 60 years, Kamboja and Thailand have been fighting over the 800-kilometer-long area between Preah Vihear and Koh Kong. Now the dispute has escalated again. Sun Lophy, the president of the Methodist Church in Cambodia, has now spoken out.