Monthly Archives: February 2012

30 years of working abroad: The Foundation celebrates milestone event by showing glimpses of its work

|Categories: Event |
September 21th, 2012, Pestalozzi Children's Village, Trogen: "International Programmes: 30 years of working abroad" Thirty years ago, the Pestalozzi Children's Foundation launched its first development programme by setting up aid projects for children in Lebanon, India, Bangladesh and Ethiopia. Today, we are active in twelve countries worldwide, seeking to ensure that children and youth have access to good quality education and intercultural education programmes that promote peaceful cohabitation. Programme Read more [...]

One franc per citizen a day

|Categories: Development cooperation |
The Federal Council has transmitted its Message on Switzerland's International Cooperation in the period 2013–2016 to Parliament. For the first time, the Message describes in one document various aspects of international cooperation, including the task of development cooperation. An obligatory amount of CHF 11.35 billion has been budgeted. Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter said the total amount earmarked was equivalent to one franc per Swiss citizen a day. Alliance Sud, the alliance of leading Read more [...]

Music as a bridge to people’s hearts

|Categories: go4peace |
In connection with the children and youth contest go4peace, singer Emel talked to a school class about her experience as a Turkish woman in Switzerland. "When I was a child, people often wanted to know whether I felt Swiss or Turkish and often I felt torn between my cultural roots and my home country", explained Emel. Her father gave her good advice: Just call yourself 100 percent human being. Emel said she follows her father’s advice gladly and with conviction! Reports and images go4peace Read more [...]

Passionate commitment to young people

|Categories: go4peace |
Linda Fäh's work has enabled her to travel extensively and meet and appreciate people from various cultural backgrounds. In the context of the project contest go4peace, the former Miss Switzerland and current television presenter shares her experience with pupils of the upper school classes of the secondary school in Bischofszell. Linda is convinced that respectful relationships with others enable people to learn from each other. Reports and images go4peace Read more [...]