David Hassani
Co-President
Through my own background and my family, I understand the situation of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Since 2021
Our story
We are David Hassani, Valentina Grazioli, Noah Zilic and Nadine Lützelschwab, and together we founded Compassion in the Right Place. David, Valentina and Nadine make up the association’s board. We are committed to supporting people who face a difficult life simply because of their background.
The idea to set up this organisation arose following the Taliban’s return to Afghanistan in August 2021. At that time, many Afghans fled to neighbouring Pakistan, particularly to the city of Quetta in Balochistan Province. David, who is of Afghan descent and has lived in Switzerland since 2011, was visiting his family in Pakistan at the time. He collected money from friends and acquaintances and distributed it directly to Afghan refugees in Quetta. The initiative was a great success: with the money raised, he was able to help various families in need.
After returning to Switzerland, David was highly motivated to help more people. So we decided to set up an aid organisation together. Through it, we want to collect donations in a structured and organised manner and give them as directly as possible to people in Afghanistan and Pakistan – or fund projects that improve their living conditions in a long-term and sustainable way.
Since 2025, Yvonne Weissberg, Fernanda Cossio and Luana Zappella have also been supporting Compassion in the Right Place as active members. We were also able to count on the support of Saeedeh Shirmohammadi-Stoll for the translation of our website into Persian.
