The many faces of poverty (Swiss Press Text 2025, by Sascha Britsko) - Swiss Press Award

Das Magazin

Sascha Britsko

In Switzerland, money isn't discussed. Yet, 1.2 million people in our wealthy country live in poverty or are at risk of poverty. It's said that there are as many types of poverty as there are people affected by it. We wanted to make this visible. Thirty people stand up, providing their names, photos, and where they live, and talk about their daily lives. They calmly bring this difficult topic closer to us.