Urgent Medical Aid for Iranian Refugees in Albania

Supporting Camp Ashraf 3’s 3000 survivors of torture with lifesaving healthcare. Verein Welle, a Swiss NGO with two decades of defending Iranian human rights, leads this mission.

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What is the problem?

Poor healthcare has left many with chronic conditions (diabetes, heart and lung diseases) and trauma. Refugees depend entirely on humanitarian intervention.

With poor healthcare 

Died due to lack of medical supply

Iranian Refugees                         

Needs on the Ground

Limited facilities

The camp has one small emergency medical center (5 GPs + 1 specialist), a basic pharmacy, and a donated CT scanner; all care is delivered through private donations.

Resource shortages

Medication stocks are critically low in 2024 due to increased medicine costs and a lack of basic insurance. The health situation is rapidly worsening and care is under threat without new funding.

Funding gap

We estimate €55,000 per month is needed to cover basic medical services; full comprehensive care would require about €1833 per Day.

An association for the defense of human rights in Iran

We are a charitable, non-denominational association, founded 2004 and registered in commercial register in canton Zurich.


Our Solution

Verein Welle’s Project

Funding the camp’s sole medical center, staffed by volunteer doctors so that it provides daily primary care, diagnostics, and emergency treatment on-site.

Dispenses life-saving drugs. Importing pharmaceuticals  & ensuring a steady flow of essential medicines.

Administrative costs are covered by sponsors, the vast majority of funds go directly on the field.

Swiss-registered, tax-exempt charity with experience of saving lives. Audited by an independent firm.

Transparency: 65% to medicines/equipment, 25% to specialist services, 10% to logistics.


Welle’s Track Record & Impact

Welle aided 3,000 Iranian dissidents and more than 1200 survive from persecution. We funded their transport, housing, medical treatment and medications, giving them a safe future.

Through our advocacy, numerous executions of political prisoners were halted in recent years. 

We continuously fund urgent healthcare and legal aid for refugees.

Welle documents abuses and lobbies at the highest levels. Our campaigns have led to international pressure on Iran to protect victims.


Ongoing Activities & Projects

Our responsibility, first and foremost, is to work towards saving human lives.

Prisoner campaigns: Urgent campaigns to stop executions

Women’s rights: support for Iranian women

Awareness & education: refugees medical & legal assistance

Awareness: Events, documentaries and publications

Independent

Independent financial audit 

20

Years of Experience

Tax 

Exempt 

Transparency

Governed by a general assembly and five-member board.

Why Verein Welle

2 decades of rescuing thousands of individuals with voluntarily work

A tax-exempt Swiss association, under 8% administrative costs 

Each year the charity provides donors with its annual report by post


Our Mission

Welle’s mission is to promote human rights and freedom in Iran. We work to end torture and arbitrary executions, and to uphold universal rights.

Advocate for the recognition and protection of fundamental human rights across Iran, with a focus on freedom of expression, access to justice, and protection from arbitrary detention and discrimination.

Provide essential support: basic health care, legal aid, and material assistance, to victims of the oppressive regime, political persecution, and displacement in exile, to help them regain safety, dignity, and a voice.

Advocate for the women and girls rights against legal, cultural, and systemic inequalities. Raise awareness around gender-based violence, to ensure full and equal participation in society.

Empower and educate individuals to engage in civic life, defend fundamental freedoms, and build inclusive institutions rooted in human rights, by promoting transparency, accountability, and the rule of law.


Donate Now: Your Help Saves Lives

Immediate impact: Your gift provides medicine and care for desperate refugees. For example:

Life-saving medication for all refugees per day.

Ensures basic care for all 3000 refugees in the camp.

Every euro you donate keeps people alive and stabilizes the community.     

+41 44 554 82 61

sharif@vereinwelle.org