Soli­darity:

This is why soli­darity is one of the pillars of our company, alongside prof­itability and team culture. There are many different ways for companies to make a valuable contri­bution to society. This blog shows you how we at nevalux AG get involved and what we mean by the added value mentioned at the beginning. And of course we are also happy to provide you with infor­mation over the phone. Contact

As nevalux AG, we have long been committed to helping people in Eastern Europe who barely have enough to live on. The fact that we were in Moldova has to do with my (author’s) connection to the aid organ­i­sation AVC Switzerland, which is respon­sible for the project. I am amazed at what has developed with little funding and a lot of commitment since my last visit in 2019. A children’s home and a resi­dential home for elderly and disabled people have been created, as well as a place where children can get a warm meal. Our involvement: 

• In the bakery: For nine years, between 500 and 800 loaves of bread have been baked and given away three times a week.
• In the orphanage: nevalux lumi­naires installed in various rooms.
• On the road: distrib­uting food parcels with basic food­stuffs, Firewood that we have processed ourselves and pellets from plant residues for heating.

The joy and grat­itude for our help was palpable both among those respon­sible on site and the local popu­lation. Despite language barriers, we had some unfor­get­table encounters. We are impressed by how children, destitute elderly people, people with disabil­ities and also villagers have improved their quality of life in recent years thanks to the project.

• Thanks to the bakery, families not only have their daily bread. For the women, who some­times wait an hour for their turn, the bakery is also a place of community.
• The financial relief is also crucial. For example: A cubic metre of wood costs CHF 100, the average pension is CHF 110!

The assignment was team-building at all levels and a personal devel­opment expe­rience for the partic­i­pants. All eight nevalux employees who took part in the mission are deeply grateful. 

• “Some of the people in Moldova live in the most difficult circum­stances. It’s a priv­ilege to live in a country like Switzerland, to never go hungry and to have a safe roof over your head.”
• “I was impressed by the friend­liness of the people. And also that I didn’t hear any complaints.”
• “Having a job and earning my own living is no longer a matter of course for me since my deployment.”
• “It was very enriching to get to know and appre­ciate my colleagues in a completely different context.”

Support — be it manpower and/or money — is needed by countless social projects at home and abroad. As nevalux AG, we have delib­er­ately focussed on one project. We don’t want to provide support according to the watering-can prin­ciple, but rather consciously make a formative difference in one place. In addition, the impetus for the project in Moldova came from the employees. The personal connection is there and is culti­vated accordingly. 

Where social commitment within the company is more than just an annual donation to a local aid project, it becomes a topic of conver­sation throughout the year.

• Ideally, the management should provide infor­mation on the progress of the project three to four times a year and thus involve the employees.
• This presup­poses that the “head of the company” leads the way enthu­si­as­ti­cally and shows its employees that respon­si­bility is taken on in social projects.
• “Do good and talk about it!” It doesn’t have to be a large-scale marketing campaign. Never­theless, such a commitment has a positive effect on our image, which in turn has a positive impact on employee recruitment. And the most important thing is that those who set a good example will find imitators.
“This is just a drop in the ocean.” Not true! We can’t do every­thing, but at least we can do something!
• Take the plunge, it’s worth it!