EVAM Employee Directory
Civic and Social OrganizationsVaud, Switzerland501-1000 Employees
EVAM is a public-law institution based in Lausanne, Vaud, with a sizable workforce. It operates under cantonal and federal authorities to welcome asylum seekers and individuals admitted provisionally, and to provide emergency aid to people in irregular situations. Its mandate comes from the cantonal law on asylum and on certain categories of foreigners (LARA), adopted in 2006, which also requires the establishment of a specialized reception center for unaccompanied minors. Asylum applications nationwide are allocated among cantons in proportion to population demographics, and in Vaud EVAM participates in this system by delivering varying levels of support to applicants. In the Canton of Vaud, some asylum applicants are assisted by EVAM only partially, while others receive the full range of services. The organization operates from Lausanne within the civic and social sector, coordinating reception and aid for asylum and related cases in the canton.