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|Categories: Integration |
Young people dressed in national costume in the middle of the Appenzell countryside? Images such as this will be seen frequently in the course of the year, for example on our website, in our publications, in our new magazine or in the newsletter. The photo of Rara who proudly poses in Burmese traditional clothes surrounded by green Appenzell pasture is just one of them. Rara says she likes fondue very much, as if that was the most natural thing in the world! But not necessarily because of the cheese Read more [...]

Generous contribution for the Education Programmes

|Categories: Education |
Just as the first exchange group of 2012 arrived at the Pestalozzi Children’s Village from Ukraine, Executive Director Urs K. Egger received a cheque of 50,000 francs from the UBS Foundation for Social Issues and Education in support of PCF’s Education Programmes. Every year, over 2000 children and youth from South East Europe, the Chernobyl region and Switzerland take part in PCF exchange projects. Thank you very much! Read more [...]

Emergency project Guatemala: New toilets for girls and boys

|Categories: Development cooperation |
Only a year after tropical storm Agathe caused devastation and loss of life in our Central American project country Guatemala, tropical storm 12 E brought wide-spread damage to the country's agriculture and buildings. A total of 66,120 families are affected by the disaster. The secondary school Julajuj Aq’ab’al in Santa Cruz Quixaya (Department San Lucas Tolimán) with whom our partner organisation Prodessa has been working together for nearly seven years was hit once again. Persistent torrential Read more [...]

Share your joy

|Categories: General |
A new smart phone, a game console, LEGO-pirates, a spider man costume? All over the world, this is the time when children write their wish list to Father Christmas.   However, many children's wishes cannot be fulfilled with money alone. Almaz in Ethiopia wishes she could go to school because she wants to be independent when she grows up and dreads the thought of having to marry to secure a living. Nuru in Tanzania is deaf and dumb. He desires to learn sign-language so he can communicate Read more [...]

You can make the difference

|Categories: Development cooperation |
Proud and happy! Tonight the students of our emPower leadership course received their diplomas. „You can make the difference“, was the message of the speakers at the graduation ceremony. Next week, the 20 young adults will return to their countries where they will pass on the knowledge and experience they have gained during their nine-month course in the Children’s Village. Read more about emPower Read more [...]

Myanmar: Schools are still closed

|Categories: Development cooperation |
Following ongoing protests by the local population, the Burmese government has put a halt to the reservoir dam project in the country's north-eastern region. However, the situation around Myitkyina, where three of our schools are located, has not calmed down. On the contrary: Skirmishes between the local Kachin Independence Army and Government troops have intensified. Civilians are leaving the troubled areas and village surroundings are being mined. Land mines harbour long-lasting devastating effects. Read more [...]

Let’s make noise for Children and for their Rights!

|Categories: Development cooperation |
As we like to involve the children and youth staying in the Pestalozzi Children's Village, we will celebrate the day of Children's Rights on Wednesday, November 16th  (the official day is on November 20th). A big market of Children's Rights will be hold in the Village, with different acitivities. The day will end with a flashmob. For 3 minutes, we all - employees, children, youth - will join on the village square and make noise for the Children's Rights with different instruments, voice and other Read more [...]

Eine Reise in die süd- und mittelamerikanische Filmwelt

|Categories: Event |
Zum dritten Mal: Leinwand frei für eine fünftägige Reise in die mittel- und südamerikanische Filmwelt vom 16. bis 20. November. Die «Pantalla» (Leinwand) des Kino corso füllt sich wieder mit aktuellen Kino- und Kurzfilmen aus Lateinamerika – alle in der Originalversion sowie zum ersten Mal in St. Gallen präsentiert. Zum ersten Mal wird das Festival von einem Rahmenprogramm im Kaffeehaus und in der Casa Latinoamericana begleitet. Mit Unterstützung der Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi. Programmzeitschrift Read more [...]
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