Introducing the

Frauenzentrale Zug

Program

• Who am I ?• Who are we? What is the Frauenzentrale?• Where do we come from?• Our situation today• What do we offer?• Who is financing us?• Public Relations• Partners and Memberships• Planned future projects

Who am I?

• managing director of eff-zett das fachzentrumsince 2004

• background in Human Resources Management, business management and social psychology

• 10 years as HR manager/consultant in Swiss Bank• living in Uetikon am See

Who are we?

• Non Profit Organization• society working for social welfare and social political goals• roof organization of most women organizations in the

canton of Zug• neutral, non-religious, no party politics• 3 separate business units• 734 members• 20 collective members/organizations

Who are we?

• volunteers:executive board: 7 womenForum: sounding board and women’s network: 24 members146 volunteers working for the Brockenhaus24 women and men working in groups and commitees

• employees:38 highly qualified employeescontracted lawyers

Who are we?

Executive Board Members• Maria Wyss-Stuber, President and Brockenhaus• Christine Blättler-Müller, Vicepresident, FraueNetz• Josy Schmid, Financing• Sandra Brändli-Fenner, eff-zett das fachzentrum• Dominique Strauch-Berger, Public Relations• Andrea von Allmen, Controlling

• Karin Spychiger, Managing Director eff-zett das fachzentrum

Where do we come from?

• founded in 1969 / social workers• 8 women organizations of Zug• women’s right to vote• create social opportunities / social welfare• 1971 counseling offices• 1976 financing: Brockenhaus• 1982 contracts with the canton of Zug• 1999 property at Tirolerweg 8 (all under 1 roof)

Our Situation Today

• mid-size institution with efficient processes and structures• modern, practical rooms / centrally located• profitable Brockenhaus at perfect location• large variety of different services under one roof• solid contracts with our partners• well known and established in the canton of Zug• highly motivated employees and volunteers• mainly women in leading positions

Working Together

Leading Model• counseling, education and support for women and men• creating awareness • networking / partnerships• helping people to help themselves• equal rights and opportunities for women and men• relief for women/families in need (fund)• supporting minorities• easy access, no bureaucracy, affordable rates

What do we offer?

eff-zett das fachzentrum• 10 departments: counseling, services and education• counseling and information for women, men and youths

living or working in the canton of Zug

Brockenhaus (Brockehuus Ökihof and Brockehüüsli)• second hand market/financing the other business units

FraueNetz• supporting equal rights for women and men in society,

politics and economy

Fund for Women and Families in Need

• financed by donations (private parties and foundations)• main sponsor: Ernst Göhner Stiftung• 60 sponsorships in 2010• ca. 65‘000 CHF per year• fast and unbureaucratic help• applications through social services, institutions, eff-zett

departments• examples of help: German courses, down payment for

apartments, moving cost, music lessons for children, passes for public transport etc.

Who is financing us?

• contracts with the communal, cantonal and federal governments

• Brockenhaus• members and patrons• sponsoring• volunteers / honorary work

How do we get financed?

2009

26’410 voluntary hours

Fr. 898’350.--

personal/self-contribution

honorary work/volunteers !

Partnerships and Networking

• FrauenBildungZug• network of social NPO in Zug• member organizations• political parties (lobbying), female politicians• other Frauenzentralen in Switzerland• projects: cooperations with other social institutions e.g.

punkto Jugend und Kind, triangel beratungsdienste, Gesundheitsamt, Schweizerisches Arbeiterhilfswerk

Main Topics and Projects 2010/2011

• Frauen in Not (fund for women/families in need)• prevention of youth violence (Project “Gemeinsam gegen

Gewalt”)• elections in the fall 2010 (communal and cantonal): it was

the goal to raise the total number of female politicians • fundraising concept: finding more members and patrons as

well as more volunteers; opening new financial resources

Where can you find us?

Public Child Care• Who: for all children from approx. 1 1/2 to 6 yrs.

(without appointment or registration)

• When: every Friday from 1.45 p.m. - 5 p.m. (except during school holidays)

• Where: in basement of the Alterszentrum Herti (geriatric care center)

• Costs: per afternoon and child Fr. 9.--• brothers/sisters Fr. 6.– per child (2 siblings)• brothers/sisters Fr. 5.– per child (3 or more)• cookies and tea included

What do we offer?

eff-zett das fachzentrum: 10 departments• alimony collection and advance payment• budgeting advice• coaching for women• contact / coordination centre for self help groups• couple- and family counseling• family mediation incl. separation and divorce mediation • legal advice• parenting classes• sexual- and pregnancy counseling • victims counseling for adults and children

Alimony Collection and Advance Payment

• due to security reasons offices are in another building • exists since 1971 (1. counseling service)• 8 qualified employees• 1135 cases (2009)• total in advance alimony payment 2009:

5.9 Mio• return of alimony payments: 3.9 Mio = 65.2 % • relief for parental relationship

Budgeting Advice

• advice in money matters / budgeting• family budgets, liquidation of households, boarding cost,

debts, students/apprentices, pocket money, salary decrease (e.g. retirement)

• 172 personal meetings• exemplary budgets for different living situations• 5 speeches, talks and teaching assignments

Coaching for Women

• founded in August 2006 as project, since 1.1.2008 officially the 10th department of eff-zett das fachzentrum

• coaching of women in matters of reentry into work force (e.g. after child raising), work-life balance, career planning, continued education, labor law, mobbing etc.

• financing: 75% by federal government• 105 cases (104 women, 1 man)• 224 coaching sessions• first coaching: CHF 50, further sessions: rate by income

Coordination Centre for Self Help Groups

• 141 phone counselings• 48 counsels of groups (e.g. establishment of new groups,

conflict solving etc.)• organizing networking and educational meetings for groups • 50 self help groups in the canton of Zug• 1 new group / 1 break up in 2008

Couple and Family Counseling

• counseling in relationship and child raising topics as well as for personal problems

• founded in 1978, since 1988 contract from the canton • 674 counseling and therapy sessions• 8 adoption meetings • working with all ages• counseling may last from weeks to months• for singles, couples, families

Family Mediation, Separation/Divorce Mediation

• helping couples to find non controversial separation/divorce agreements

• mediation in family conflicts, custody, visitation rights etc.• 68 mediation sessions / 16 mediation cases• 2/3 of the couples seeking help are already separated• average of 3 - 4 sittings• 60% concluded within 3 months• co-mediation: team of woman + man, legally +

psychologically qualified specialists

Legal Advice

• first advice in all legal matters i.e. family-, working-, inheritance law etc.

• no legal representation• 414 personal talks• 324 women/61 men/29 couples/groups

main questions regarding:• divorces/separations/household liquidations: 245• labor law: 19• children’s rights: 56

Education for Parents / Parenting Classes

• several public speeches by specialists on child raising• topics range from toddlers to teenagers• 376 participants (both sexes) in classes and speeches• 280 lesson hours• 2 programs / year• reservation online

Sexual and Pregnancy Counseling

• opened in 1978, contract from the canton of Zug• 73 new cases (2009)• 135 personal talks / counselings (sexuality, pregnancy,

abortion, prenatal diagnostics etc.)• 99 information/counseling by phone• 12 advice by internet/email

sexual education in schools• 111 visits in schools / 28 counselings of teachers• 25 instructions/hand-out of material for teachers: regarding

contraception/STD etc.

Victims Counseling

• founded in 1993, working on behalf of the canton of Zug • specialized in counseling of victims of domestic and/or

sexual abuse• open for all victims of any kind of violence• 310 cases• 561 personal talks • 95 counsels by phone• 10 counsels by internet• free of charge

FraueNetz: Network of Women

• supporting working women/families/public• advancing equal chances for everyone• support for future female politicians at election time• networking for women politicians• event: International Day of Women (8th of March)

Brockenhaus• founded in 1976 to finance all the counseling services• formerly Brockenhaus in Cham (fire) and Baar• since 1999 beside Ökihof in Zug („shopping center“)• Brockehüüsli Ägeristrasse• managing director since May 2010• 146 volunteers, only 6 paid employees• average age of volunteers over 60• very loyal volunteers (some since beginning!)• Working hours of 4 to >100 hours per month• free pick up of used furniture