Your class is going on air to promote human rights
What does it mean to live with dignity and freedom? Which rights are particularly important for children and young people? To mark Human Rights Day 2026, the mobile radio unit will be visiting your school, giving young people the chance to confidently share their thoughts, questions and concerns on air.
Papa Moll wows the crowd at the summer festival
On 22 August, around 2,000 guests celebrated the summer party marking the 80th anniversary with Papa Moll, Andrew Bond, YESHE and the Goofechörli Gonten. Right at the heart of it all: Papa Moll with his new book *Papa Moll in the Children’s Village*.
No weakening of the fight against poverty
More than 140 prominent figures from the worlds of politics, academia, business, the church and civil society have addressed an open letter to the Federal Council, calling for strong international cooperation. The Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation also supports this cause. Our Foundation Board Chair, Rosmarie Quadranti-Stahel, is one of the signatories to the letter.
Mobile learning project for Hadzabe children in Tanzania wins award
The Tanzanian organisation Community Aid and Social Education Empowerment (CASEE) has won the Pestalozzi Children’s Village Foundation’s Innovation Fund 2026. Through its project ‘Mobile Bridge Learning for Hadzabe Children’, it aims to open up new ways of learning for children from the Hadzabe community and make it easier for them to attend school.
Children’s Rights in the classroom: Free material & competition
Children have the right to protection, education and a say in matters affecting them. But only those who know their own rights can demand them and exercise them. With its new platform, child-rights.ch, the Pestalozzi Children’s Village brings children’s rights into the classroom in a practical way.
Your class is going on air to campaign for children’s rights
What do children want? What matters to them? To mark Children’s Rights Day 2026, the Radiomobil will be visiting your school, giving young people the chance to confidently share their thoughts, wishes and concerns on air.
Papa Moll attends the 2026 Summer Festival
On Saturday 22 August 2026, the Pestalozzi Children’s Village will be hosting its big summer festival. Papa Moll, Andrew Bond and many other highlights are on the programme for the 80th-anniversary celebrations.
Project competition seeks ideas for the future of education
Through the ‘Pestalozzi Next Generation’ project competition, the Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation supports innovative projects that empower children and young people and prepare them for the challenges of a globally interconnected world. Applications are now being accepted.
Collective commitment as the key ingredient
Thursday evening, 11 June 2026. Despite the rather uninviting weather, numerous guests made their way to the Pestalozzi Children’s Village to enjoy a culinary treat at the Charity Tavolata – and at the same time to show their support for education. Or rather: to make room for it.