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Membership for Afro-descendant women.

Membership is a safe space for Afro-descendant women: as a member, you belong to the association behind our events, the Knowledge Hub and the archive. Everyone is welcome to engage with us, at our events, in our programmes and through partnerships.

Annual rates

Your contribution helps sustain our spaces, cultural experiences, retreats, workshops and organisational work.

Reduced rate

CHF 100per year

For students, people receiving RAV or IV benefits, refugees and people in the asylum process, and anyone in a comparable situation.

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Regular rate

CHF 150per year

The standard annual membership.

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Supporter rate

CHF 200per year

For members who can give more. It helps keep the reduced rate possible.

Become a member

Same membership at every rate. If the fee is a barrier, write to us at contact@afroswissters.ch.

You pay once, online, at the secure Wix checkout. There you log in to your AfroSwissters member account or create one, and fill in a short membership form. The membership runs for 12 months from payment and does not renew automatically.

What membership includes

What you get, plainly.

Most of our events stay open to everyone, members or not.

  1. Membership of the association

    You are a member of AfroSwissters, a registered non-profit association founded in Zürich in 2023.

  2. Member prices at our events

    At events run fully by AfroSwissters, members pay the member price.

  3. Draws for partner tickets

    When partners give us tickets, we draw them among members, as we did for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Angélique Kidjo.

  4. WhatsApp group

    Members can join our WhatsApp group for news, invitations and exchange.

  5. News first-hand

    We write to members about new formats and calls for participation.

  6. Onuli Silver Membership

    Through our partnership with Onuli, every member receives an Onuli Silver Membership.

    About Onuli →
What your fee pays for

The infrastructure behind it.

  • This website in English, German and French, and its hosting.
  • The Knowledge Hub: research, sources and the yearly re-check of every figure.
  • The Women of Impact and Men of Impact archive, and the network map.
  • Event costs that partners don’t cover.
  • Online tools for formats such as Breaking Barriers and the Legacy Roundtable.
How it works
  1. 01

    Choose your rate above.

  2. 02

    At the Wix checkout, log in or create your member account and fill in the short membership form.

  3. 03

    Pay online. Your membership starts right away and runs for 12 months.

Questions
Do I have to be a member to come to events?

No. Most of our events are open to everyone. At events run fully by AfroSwissters, members pay the member price.

Which rate should I choose?

The one that fits your situation. The reduced rate is meant for students, people receiving RAV or IV benefits, refugees and people in the asylum process, and anyone in a comparable situation.

Does the membership renew automatically?

No. After 12 months you can renew on this page.

Who can become a member?

Afro-descendant women. Membership is a safe space for them. Everyone else is warmly welcome at our events and in our programmes, and can support our work with a donation or a partnership.

Can I join from outside Switzerland?

Yes. Membership is for Afro-descendant women, wherever they live. Members abroad can take part in our online events, connect with our network and get our member news. Friends abroad are welcome at our online events too.