profawo is a swiss-wide non-profit organisation that offers services and advice on the topic of "reconciling family and career" on behalf of its member companies. It was founded in Zurich in 1996 and is now a nationwide organisation with almost 350 employees. With its comprehensive package of child and family care services, profawo reaches over 200,000 employees within the affiliated member companies and relieves them of the daily balancing act between work and family life.