Effective Altruism Switzerland

We provide support, resources, training, and connections for aspiring effective altruists to figure out how they can most effectively contribute to making the world a better place.

About Effective Altruism

Effective Altruism (EA) is a project that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice. It is both a research field, which aims to identify the world’s most pressing problems and the best solutions to them, and a practical community that aims to use those findings to do good.

Our Mission

Effective Altruism Switzerland is an association that provides support, resources, training, and contacts for aspiring effective altruists to figure out how they can most effectively contribute to making the world a better place. To see how we achieve this in practice, see our current activities & services.

Join our upcoming events

Check out our calendar for all our upcoming meetups, talks and events across Switzerland! You can also subscribe to this calendar using this link.

Our Local Groups

Discover the vibrant array of local groups in our community, each offering unique opportunities to connect, learn, and grow.

Meet the Team

  • Marcel Steimke

    CO-DIRECTOR

    Marcel studied mechanical engineering focusing on Renewable Energy Technologies at RWTH Aachen, aiming to do good in this way. Through his involvement with Effective Altruism over five years, in a local group and beyond, he updated towards doing good by supporting the EA movement as a Community Builder. He moved to Zurich in November '22 to further build and support the Effective Altruism groups in Switzerland.

  • Erik Jentzen

    Future CO-DIRECTOR

    From 2025 on, Erik will join the EA Switzerland Team as Co-Director. Erik studied Medicine at the University of Lübeck, where he focused on Biosecurity and Wellbeing Research.

Our History

EA Switzerland was founded as an association in late 2015 as a volunteer-run group, and has since evolved into an action-oriented community supported by staff. You can download our annual reports here. We’re supported by our members, grants, and donations. If you think we are doing valuable work, consider supporting us. You also join the association as a member by getting in contact with us.