In autumn 2025, the final year of the Graubünden Whitsun project, a trip to Kampala and Lira is planned. The aim of the stay is to get to know the projects of the Zizers-based foundation Gott hilft in Uganda in more detail.

The Graubünden Pentecost Project supports the aid project God helps Uganda of the God Helps Foundation in Zizers. This meets the need by:

• Accommodation in accompanied foster families or in a residential home;
• Ensuring food and medical care;
• Ensuring a safe place to cope with trauma;
• Enabling school and vocational training as well as entry into the labour market.

Uganda is considered the pearl of Africa. It is rich in raw materials and a natural paradise. On the other hand, Uganda has one of the highest HIV rates in Africa. A civil war has left deep wounds in the Ugandan civilian population. Children suffer the most from this. Of Uganda's 39 million inhabitants, 50 per cent are under 15 years old. Many of them are orphans. Without help, these children are left to their own devices. That is why the growing generation in particular needs sustainable help to help themselves.

The number of fatalities who try to reach Europe via dangerous escape routes is increasing every year and the number of unreported cases is high: Since 2019, the campaign "Call a spade a spade – over 51,000 victims of Fortress Europe" has been commemorating the people who died on the way to Europe and protesting against their deaths. On the weekend of International Refugee Day, we read their names and write them on white strips of fabric that we hang on the façade of St. Martin's Church. The commemorative action will be opened on Saturday, June 21 at 11:00 a.m. with a bell ringing, with music on the hour. The event will end on Sunday, June 22, 2025 with an ecumenical service followed by an aperitif.

The project is growing from year to year and takes place throughout Switzerland in Basel, Bern, Chur, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen, Thun and Zurich. German cities are also participating again: in Berlin, Braunschweig, Dortmund, Essen, Frankfurt and Kehl.

In all 16 cities, churches, civil organizations and committed groups have joined forces because they do not agree with European migration policy. The current policy claims too many lives and distributes the burdens of the countries of arrival unsatisfactory. Politics, churches, civil society, business, academia, the arts and international organisations are challenged to present urgent solutions. Together, we have clearly formulated our demands and appeal to European politicians to put an end to the untenable situation and to look for solutions.

A silent drama has been going on for years on the seas and at the borders of Europe and only occasionally makes it into the media. Since 1993, more than 51,000 children, women and men have died. Or do we have to ask the question of whether they were killed? Of an increasingly harsh policy of the countries of Europe, which prevents these people from legally entering Europe to apply for asylum. They have to flee from life-threatening situations and put their lives at risk. They remain in undignified refugee camps without adequate care or the knowledge of whether, when and how things will continue. We are appalled by this and demand safe escape routes! With various actions and a memorial, we commemorate the victims and publicly protest against the untenable situation.

Take part
In all 16 cities, the organizations are calling on the population to participate. If you want, you can read or write names, or take over a care shift at the Welcome Desk. More information about the campaign can be found on the joint platform www.beimnamennennen.ch/ . You can sign up for a reading shift under the following link: turno.immerda.ch/s/sp1i3cU5FCkfCZU4bR8WIFYrG7Ghv2AW

Cooking and eating together in Chur - at Kulturpunkt, Planaterrastrasse 11, Chur, details to follow

Sogn Gions - Lukmanier Pass

Hiking time 3.5 -4 hours
Ascent/descent 450/160m

Equipment: hiking boots, weatherproof clothing, hiking poles, lunch.
Insurance Is the responsibility of the participant.
The programme is subject to change.
Detailed information will be sent by e-mail shortly beforehand.

Registration until Saturday noon, 12.00 noon

Marianne Stauber
Phone 076 200 53 44 or marianne.stauber@bluewin.ch

Davos Sertig Waterfall - Davos Frauenkirch

Hiking time 3 - 3.5 hours
Ascent/descent 310/560m

Equipment: hiking boots, weatherproof clothing, hiking poles, lunch.
Insurance Is the responsibility of the participant.
The programme is subject to change.
Detailed information will be sent by e-mail shortly beforehand.

Registration until Saturday noon, 12.00 noon

Marianne Stauber
Phone 076 200 53 44 or marianne.stauber@bluewin.ch

Braunwald - Oberblegisee - Brunnenberg

Hiking time 3.5 hours
Ascent/descent 390/540m

Equipment: hiking boots, weatherproof clothing, hiking poles, lunch.
Insurance Is the responsibility of the participant.
The programme is subject to change.
Detailed information will be sent by e-mail shortly beforehand.

Registration until Saturday noon, 12.00 noon

Marianne Stauber
Phone 076 200 53 44 or marianne.stauber@bluewin.ch

Tschamutt - Selva - Sedrun

Hiking time 3 - 3.5 hours
Ascent/descent 310/560m

Equipment: hiking boots, weatherproof clothing, hiking poles, lunch.
Insurance Is the responsibility of the participant.
The programme is subject to change.
Detailed information will be sent by e-mail shortly beforehand.

Registration until Saturday noon, 12.00 noon

Marianne Stauber
Phone 076 200 53 44 or marianne.stauber@bluewin.ch

Final hike

Tour still open

Equipment: hiking boots, weatherproof clothing, hiking poles, lunch.
Insurance Is the responsibility of the participant.
The programme is subject to change.
Detailed information will be sent by e-mail shortly beforehand.

Registration until Saturday noon, 12.00 noon

Marianne Stauber
Phone 076 200 53 44 or marianne.stauber@bluewin.ch

"Brown Water" is the sequel to the novel "Cavardiras". It tells what happened in the years 1912 to 1927 in a small village in the Oberland. During this time, the opening of a cloth factory in Trun took place. The First World War breaks out. The automobile finds its way to Graubünden and a seriously underestimated danger threatens the population of the small village.

Registration: info@gbde.ch, Tel. 081 633 42 68 (during opening hours).

Bargis Cathedrals

Hiking time 3.5 - 4 hours
Ascent/descent 350m

Equipment: hiking boots, weatherproof clothing, hiking poles, lunch.
Insurance Is the responsibility of the participant.
The programme is subject to change.
Detailed information will be sent by e-mail shortly beforehand.

Registration until Saturday noon, 12.00 noon

Marianne Stauber
Phone 076 200 53 44 or marianne.stauber@bluewin.ch