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With as little as 90 francs a year – or 25 centimes a day – you will help secure the future of our projects in Switzerland and abroad.
Why does PCF prefer project sponsorships over sponsorships of an individual child?
The administrative costs of individual sponsorships are very high and represent an inefficient use of valuable donations. Furthermore, personal relationships between children and sponsors tend to arouse false hopes and expectations on the side of the children and sponsors alike. Well-meant preference of one child over another is in reality a form of discrimination which may cause jealousy and resentment and hence jeopardizes social harmony. We address children in difficult circumstances, and direct sponsorships would increase their feeling of dependence. Sponsoring an individual child implies "advertising" the fate of an individual for the purpose of raising funds, in other words an instrumentalisation of an individual – an approach PCF rejects.
Sponsorship Children's Village: Intercultural Exchange
Patricia and Bianca are very lively and they start chatting right away. Both speak English quite well, so well that the translator is hardly needed. They have come to Trogen for two weeks to take part in one of PCF’s Intercultural Exchange Projects ... 
Sponsorship Children's Village (PDF)
Sponsorship Ethiopia: From the fields to school – Educational opportunities for girls
Early in the morning when the birds are singing and the sun begins to rise, Guja gets up, washes her hands, collects water and eats her snack. She is in a hurry... Educational opportunities for girls (PDF)
Sponsorship Laos / Thailand: Children and teachers speak the same language
Look Me means “little bell”. And her laughter is just as high and clear. Look Me goes to the kindergarten in Wangka, a village north west of Bangkok near the Burmesian border. She belongs to the Mon people which today represent a highly underprivileged ethnic minority... Sponsorship Laos/Thailand (PDF)
Sponsorship Tanzania: Special education measures help integrate children with disabilities
Nuru was four when he enrolled in school. He used to be very unruly, cried a lot and threw himself to the ground, kicking wildly. He did not know how to communicate with people and was unable to express his feelings ... Sponsorship Tanzania (PDF)
Sponsorship Roma: Ensuring educational opportunities and tolerance for Roma children
Today, as soon as school closes, Irsan goes straight to the education centre run by PCF’s partner organisation, Vrama Si. Here he does his homework and takes Macedonian lessons.... Sponsorship Roma (PDF)
Sponsorship Guatemala: Supporting Maya children through mother tongue teaching
After having completed her obligatory schooling in her village Primavera de Ixcan, Florencia worked for the municipality as a secretary. Yet her biggest wish was to become a nurse. At first her parents would not hear anything of it for fear that like many young Guatemalan women she would quit further training ... Sponsorship Guatemala (PDF)
Sponsorship Village Renovation: We build for the future
Having been built in record time in 1946/47 by volunteers, the basic structure of most of the houses is in bad shape today. Insulation is poor and as result heating costs are high. Sanitary facilities are insufficient and electrical installations are defective. In addition, the nearly 60-year-old layout of the rooms is no longer meets today’s needs ad requirements. 
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