The service agreement between Opferhilfe beider Basel and the supporting cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft only finances part of our tasks. We rely on donations to be able to support victims in emergency situations. And we can only do prevention work thanks to these resources.

Opferhilfe beider Basel works on the basis of a service agreement with the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft. It sets out the tasks, objectives and funding. The funding is sufficient to ensure that the office can function properly and provide legal assistance to victims. However, the sponsoring cantons also stipulate that we must generate income from donations, and this makes sense:

Donations make emergency aid possible
Donations are essential to enable us to support victims in emergency situations. They flow into the Emergency Assistance Fund, through which we can provide benefits that do not fall under the Victim Assistance Act (OHG). There are always situations in which the law ties our hands. One example is a traffic accident in which a client’s dog was injured. The dog’s medical treatment was financed from the emergency fund. In the case of a mother and her two children, who had suffered domestic violence for several years, we were also able to provide an urgently needed vacation thanks to donations.

Valuable prevention work
We can also only carry out prevention work thanks to donations. It is not covered by the Victim Assistance Act. For example, our experts visit school classes to talk about violence. And they show young people how to set boundaries and protect themselves from being touched.

Psychological violence
Psychological violence such as insults, verbal humiliation, verbal abuse, suicide threats and accusations cannot always be linked to a criminal offense. In such cases, the Victim Assistance Act does not apply. But psychological violence occurs frequently and the suffering is great. Thanks to donations, we can offer victims access to help and necessary therapies, especially in cases of psychological violence within relationships.

Implementing projects
Finally, Opferhilfe beider Basel relies on project donations to enable important services and developments for victims. These include chat counseling, the “Louisa is here” project and #bleibnichtallein for children and young people.

For a social society based on solidarity
The donation market has become more demanding in recent years. This is because the number of organizations that rely on private donations is growing. Your donation will strengthen the protection of victims and help to alleviate the pain they have suffered and give them prospects. They make an important contribution to a “caring society”, a social society based on solidarity.

Opferhilfe beider Basel also offers the option of donating directly online. You can transfer your donation via PayPal and now also with TWINT with just a few clicks. Or with the IBAN number via your bank account. Thank you for your support!