Publications
Learn more about Mission 21's work in development cooperation in our 20 partner countries, about our projects and the background to our work, and about our educational work in Switzerland. Here you will find our films, magazines, the current annual report and financial report, books, workbooks for the classroom and much more.
Responsible communication
Manifesto for responsible communication of international cooperation
International cooperation stems from solidarity with marginalized and disadvantaged people. Those who communicate about international cooperation take responsibility - for the people who improve their livelihoods thanks to cooperation and for those who show solidarity.
We assume this responsibility by critically reflecting on the content of our communication and fundraising. This reflection involves a continuous learning process in which the people we communicate about are just as involved as those we address with our communication.
This is why Mission 21 has signed the "Manifesto for Responsible Communication", developed by Alliance Sud, together with over 25 other international cooperation organizations.
begegnen
Current Issue: begegnen 2/2026
Strengthening Democracy – Hope from Civil Society
In many places around the world, democracy and human rights are under pressure—due to populism, polarization, and the misuse of religious narratives. Yet at the same time, there are people and organizations that refuse to back down. The new issue of «begegnen» sets out to find these voices.
In Peru and Costa Rica, Mission 21«s partner organizations, through the »Faith and Democracy« campaign, combine spirituality with a commitment to justice and human rights. Where fear is exploited, they rely on dialogue. Where people are meant to be silenced, they create spaces for expression. Coordinator Natalia Serrano sums it up: »Fundamentalist discourses want us to remain silent. We must open up spaces.”
In Nigeria, Mission 21 works with partner organizations and government actors to strengthen democratic participation from the grassroots level—through educational projects, interfaith dialogue, and concrete support for victims of violence. And in Hong Kong, theological schools report on how they continue their work amid increasing political pressure—quietly but persistently.
Also in this issue: In Tanzania, an inclusive vocational training project enables young people in precarious living situations to earn state-recognized credentials. Baraka Peter is one of them: Today, he works as a pharmacist and supports his family—a life that would hardly have been possible without this opportunity.
Read more in the current issue of «begegnen».
The magazine "begegnen" is Mission 21's donor magazine and is published four times a year. The magazine contains information and stories about Mission 21's projects and the people behind them.
The magazine is printed in Switzerland. The Gremper print shop prints climate-neutrally and invests in meaningful climate projects. ►More information about the Gremper printing company
Previous issues
Cooperation Mission Press
Mission 21 works together with five other mission agencies in Germany and Austria. Together we form the Cooperation Mission Press. All the magazines of these mission agencies - including "begegnen" - are accessible online in an app, a digital magazine kiosk. In the magazine "Eine Welt" you will find articles on the topic of mission and ecumenism, which have also appeared in our magazine "Auftrag" so far. In the future, however, you will also find selected articles from this cooperation online on our website in the ► News.
Digital magazine kiosk (some for a fee): App.missionpress.org or via app, keyword mission press
Movies
Here you will find exciting films about the projects and partners of Mission 21.
Current film selection
Annual report and financial report
The Annual Report provides information on the impact of our work in the past year and shows how the donations received were used on the basis of specific projects. It contains the annual financial statements, including information on the origin and use of funds. It also contains information on the structure and committees of the missionary organization as well as a brief portrait of Mission 21. The annual report is published in July following the international Mission Synod of Mission 21.
Past annual reports
Project booklet
The project booklet provides an overview of the development cooperation of Mission 21, HEKS/Bread for All and DM-échange et mission. Against the background of the political, economic and social conditions of the countries, the project booklet presents the country programs and the partner organizations on site. Information on the individual projects and on donating rounds off the overview. The project booklet is updated annually and is free of charge.
Important note: If you as a church congregation would like to support the work of Mission 21, especially projects within the framework of the Ecumenical Campaign, then payments must be transferred directly to Mission 21 since January 1, 2021 (donation account/IBAN: CH58 0900 0000 4072 6233 2). A transfer via HEKS/Bread for all is no longer possible.
Newsletters
Mission 21's international staff in partner churches and organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America report at regular intervals. With the newsletters, they provide a personal insight into the projects on site.
