Where would you sleep, live, and raise your kids without a safe place to call home? Adequate housing is recognized as a human right. Yet, in Nepal, nearly half of the population lives in substandard housing conditions, hindering their opportunities for social and economic advancement. Like many in her country, 29-year-old Pramila, a devoted mother of two, intimately understands the impact of this challenge.

In 2023, Franck Goddio and his team have succeeded in discovering amazing new artifacts at Thonis-Heracleion in Egypt. Some of the beautiful and ancient objects found below the sea are now part of the world’s largest archaeological collection in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. Furthermore, we also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cooperation with the University of Oxford.

With its research and testing center, the Bamboo Academy and its own construction projects in the Philippines, Nepal and other Asian countries, the BASE Bahay Foundation, founded by the Hilti Foundation in 2014, aims to make bamboo a standard building material of the future – dedicated to the needs in construction of low-income families.

Within walking distance of the Hilti plant, a new children's center will be built by 2026. This new childcare center, together with the new middle school and a planned elementary school campus, will form an innovative educational district. The Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein is supporting this new construction as part of its "Self-Determined Living" initiative.

Our ambition to contribute to a better society is stronger than ever, a dynamic force that continues to gain momentum. The great work of our more than 33,000 Hilti team members and the commitment of our customers and partners enables us to invest in large-scale initiatives globally.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA). The OCMA was established as a collaborative venture by the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) under the direction of Franck Goddio, and the Hilti Foundation which has supported his archaeological expeditions since 1996. The aim was to create a center of expertise for Maritime Archaeology at the University.

Contributing to the communities in which we live and work are becoming more and more important in today’s world. Hilti recognizes this need and encourages its team members’ social commitment through the corporate volunteering program Engaged Beyond Business (EBB). One of our recent volunteers shares about his exciting experience about his EBB trip to Bosnia and Hercegovina.

Like in many other developing countries, children and young people from South African’s Townships lack opportunities to develop their full potential. Music can make a difference. By making music collectively young people develop competencies and key life skills that can open the way to a self-determined future.

The sunken temple of Thonis-Heracleion has unveiled its long-held treasures and secrets as an underwater archaeological team, led by Franck Goddio in collaboration with the Department of Underwater Archaeology of Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, made significant discoveries in the Bay of Aboukir off the Egyptian coast.

Every year, about a million young people flood the Kenyan labor market. Most of them have little chance of finding a job because they lack the financial means to attend college or university. Adding to the problem, the current Kenyan vocational training system is largely disconnected from the needs of the private sector.

The Liechtenstein Daycare Association is enhancing its leadership through targeted further education, supported by the Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein. Through this training, leaders and their deputies gain essential skills for greater self-responsibility and handling increasingly complex leadership and care tasks.

“supergut” is an initiative to promote biodiversity in Liechtenstein. Together with a network of experts, the Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein aims to make biological diversity a topic for everyone.

"supergut" is an initiative dedicated to promoting biodiversity in Liechtenstein. With the support of a network of experts, the Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein aims to make biodiversity a topic of interest for everyone.

By 2030, it is predicted that 3 billion people worldwide will be living in substandard housing. Affecting their education, health and livelihood, this is one of the reasons why underprivileged families remain in the so-called poverty trap. To help alleviate this situation, the Hilti Foundation, together with the BASE Bahay Foundation, collaborate for affordable technology solutions to improve housing and the lives of low-income families.

As part of a reintroduction project led by the University of Vienna, the Eurasian Eagle-Owl, which was once considered extinct in Central Europe, has successfully been reestablished in the region.

Since 2021, Sindbad Vorarlberg has been dedicated to promoting equal opportunities. As a project partner of Sindbad, the Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein is particularly pleased that Hilti employees are also volunteering as mentors within the program.

A game-changing approach of decentralized vocational education of nurses and midwifes, implemented by SolidarMed and funded by the Hilti Foundation, has proven effective in Zambia. Now, the Ministry of Health has decided to make it a national education standard to be implemented nationwide.

Imagine knowing from a very young age that music is your life. You dream of becoming a professional musician and enchanting audiences on the world’s leading stages. But there’s a catch: You live in one of Lima’s poorest neighborhoods, where money is scarce, and opportunities are few. This is the story of Athzel, a young Peruvian,

Two colossal statues retrieved by Franck Goddio and his team from the ancient sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion (Aboukir Bay), are now on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, near Cairo. They are part of one of the world’s largest underwater archaeological research projects, supported by the Hilti Foundation.

Young musicians from Iberacademy Medellín understand excellence not only as a leitmotif in music, but as something that determines their entire work in and through music. This attitude corresponds almost ideally to the approach of the Alban Berg Ensemble Wien, which cultivates a highly innovative character in its concert programs and their presentation - always connected to the past and devoted to the new. Therefore, the ensemble has invited students from Iberacademy to participate in its new concert cycle at the Josephinum Vienna.