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Enfants du Monde's activities in Switzerland
1. Information and raising awareness 2. The "Citizenship education" project
2. The "Citizenship education" project During 10 years, from 1998 to 2008, Enfants du Monde has set up a project specifically intended for Swiss children and youth to make them sensitive to North-South issues. Several activities took place such as the animation of thematic camps, the publication of pedagogic learning aid and the organisation and animation of intercultural exchange camps. From 2009, instead of the raising of awareness of young Swiss people, Enfants du Monde will concentrate on the development of an experience of “citizen education” between partners (SAJ VEYE YO in Haiti, Juna in Burkina Faso and CODAP in Switzerland) and young people from the three above-mentioned countries. The “citizenship” concept or rather “the position a young person can take up on a local or international question as a citizen” will be the main topic between the protagonists. For further information: Phone: E-Mail:
Local partners of Enfants du Monde have been very favourable to these exchange camps, which have allowed the youngsters of their districts, their community or their area, to open up to the world. The recreational activities for disadvantaged children organized by the young Swiss have been well received and stimulating, and have contributed to the strengthening of the community dynamics at the local level. In total, 24 intercultural exchange camps have made possible the participation of more than 240 youth, supervised by more than 60 people specially trained to be in charge of the group. Since the launching of this activity, camps have been organized in each country where Enfants du Monde is active. Each camp has welcomed between 8 and 10 participants. The first camp in Haïti was organized in 1998.
The last two intercultural exchange camps have been organized in Burkina Faso (2007) and Haiti (2008). The youngsters from the two countries created and presented two plays called "Les Bodras du Burkina" and "La dérive du roi" (The drift of a king).
The « Youth taking action » project Under GLAJ-GE's (Genevan Liaison Group for Youth Associations) coordination, more than ten associations, including Enfants du Monde, have elaborated a workshop on Education to Citizenship. The workshop lasted 8 days and aimed to initiate thinking and citizen commitment among young people. The most dedicated participants were offered the opportunity to take part in the 8th World Social Forum which took place in Brazil (in Bélem) in January 2009! Partner associations: AJEG (Animation
de l'Eglise Protestante de Genève) , APRES (Association
pour une Economie Sociale et Solidaire), CEMEA (Centres d'entraînement
aux méthodes d'éducation active), CODAP (Centre
de Conseils et d'Appuis pour Jeunes en matière de Droits de l'Homme),
CONCACT-JEUNES, CPV (Centre Protestant des Colonies de Vacances),
CSAJ (Conseil Suisse des Activités de Jeunesse), ENFANTS
DU MONDE, GLAJ-VD (Groupe de Liaison des Activités de Jeunesse),
JATUR (Jeunes Associés Temporairement à une Région)
, LA LIBELLULE, PRO NATURA, PROJETS WAKI, TERRAWATT. Enfants du Monde works in close collaboration with various partners on its information and awareness raising programme in Switzerland. Partners Education and Development Federation (FED) Geneva Linkage Group of Youth Associations (GLAJ) Terre des Hommes Switzerland, Geneva Youth department of Terre des hommes Foundation, Lausanne Delegation for Youth, canton of Geneva Training Centre for Active Education Methods (CEMEA) Training Centre for Development and International Solidarity (ITECO) |
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