Swisscontact | 74,662 followers on LinkedIn. Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation | We create opportunities | Swisscontact – Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation – is an independent non-profit development organisation established in 1959 by representatives of the Swiss private sector and civil society. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the organisation is currently active in over 130 projects in 41 countries with around 1400 employees. We unleash the potential of private initiative to foster sustainable development and shared prosperity in developing and emerging economies.