ASIA CENTER FOUNDATION – SWITZERLAND

ASIA CENTER FOUNDATION SWITZERLAND

In April 2019, Phil and Naemi met Roelien Muller in Zurich and learned about her work with disadvantaged children in Phuket and the planned health program for ACF. This inspired Naemi to travel to Thailand to support the project on the ground.

Naemi, a registered nurse with many years of experience in internal medicine, infectious diseases and oncology, currently works as a certified educational trainer in the Swiss health care system. Naemi volunteered at ACF for three months. Philippe is an electrical engineer. Before adopting their two children from Thailand, they traveled through Southeast Asia for two months to get to know the culture better.

After their return, they continued to support ACF and developed a curriculum for child health that is used at the Cornerstone Learning Center.

In 2023, they visited ACF with their son and Naemi’s sister Joy Stäger. This led to the idea of founding an independent association in Switzerland to provide targeted support for ACF projects.

Asia Center Foundation – Switzerland was founded in 2024, after Philippe and Naemi were able to adopt their second child, a girl.

In 2025, the association is pursuing a clear strategy to attract members, increase awareness and have a lasting impact through raising support for targeted projects.

“We are very happy to continue to work with ACF, even though this year and Corona put some obstacles in our way and refused us a further work assignment with ACF. We feel honored to now be Ambassadors of Hope for ACF and thus pursue long-term cooperation. Our goal is to make ACF known in Switzerland, to visit ACF regularly and help wherever necessary.”