In the 1960s, "experts" and cows were still being sent to Rwanda in order to intensify agriculture. Today, however, being geared towards local needs is part of the self-concept of international cooperation (IC). Yet many stumbling blocks remain. Together, more than 40 Swiss NGOs have therefore drawn up a manifesto. It is a call to joint action in pursuit of equitable partnerships.

On 10 February 2026, Safer Internet Day, over 50 people from ten Swiss cantons and three countries met at the Pestalozzi Children's Village. 19 of them were in a digital room and thus followed the events from a distance. The event? The symposium organised by digitalstreetwork.ch and the OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule on digital youth work in the prevention of extremism.