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What began in 1946 as a humanitarian gesture by Switzerland in response to the suffering of war orphans in Europe is now a unique Swiss non-profit organization whose work creates access to good, equal education for all children and young people in Switzerland and around the world.

Creating sustainable access to education and knowledge is the focus of our work. With our long-term educational programs in Switzerland and in twelve selected countries worldwide, we ensure that children and young people have the opportunity to receive a good quality education.

We reached 227,361 children and young people in 2022 with our projects. Such as Komsan in the picture. Ten-year-old Komsan can switch off from everyday school life by playing football. But the rest of his life is anything but child's play. Read more about this in our 2022 annual report.

The children's and young people's radio powerup gives children and young people a voice and makes them heard. School classes spend individual project days or a whole week in the radio studio in the children's village, or the radio bus stops at the school.

With the first, fine layer of snow that covers the Pestalozzi Children's Village at "Winter Magic", it actually seems a little enchanted - especially when the first children arrive in the morning and plunge down the snow-covered slopes with sleds and bobsleds.

We are there for you in our visitor center at the following times: Monday to Friday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please note our special opening hours on public holidays on the website of our visitor center.