Core Contribution to Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation, 2025-2028
The Pestalozzi Children's Foundation (PCF) is a globaly active Swiss non-profit organisation. PCF promotes access to inclusive and equitable quality education with a focus on the most vulnerable children. Through capacity strengthening, innovative approaches and close cooperation with local NGOs, PCF supports civil society as a way to promote sustainable development and the right to education .
| Paese/Regione | Tema | Periodo | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mondo |
Istruzione nothemedefined
Primary education
Teacher training Politica dell'istruzione |
01.01.2025
- 31.12.2026 |
CHF 6’086’000
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- 72 official political commitments at national, regional or local level in 8 countries and 20 curricula improved the access of vulnerable girls and boys to education or promoted gender equality.
- PCF promoted adequate pedagogical approaches/methodologies, relevant content of education and safe and rights-based learning environments by providing training to more than 9,500 teachers (6'896F; 2'674M) and involvingnearly 97'500 parents and community members (51,415F; 45,986M) in education processes.
- More than 225'000 girls and boys (111'523F; 113'737M) benefitted from improved quality of teaching and over 111'500 children (55'330F; 56'247M) improved their competencies in core subjects (math, reading, science) and to promote sustainable development and peace. 224 out-of-school children (86F; 138M) were (re-)integrated into the education system.
- Fondazione Villaggio Pestalozzi per bambini
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Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE ISTRUZIONE
ISTRUZIONE
ISTRUZIONE
Sotto-Settore in base alle categorie del Comitato di Aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell'OCSE Istruzione primaria
Teacher training
Politica dell'istruzione e gestione amministrativa
Temi trasversali Diritti dell'uomo
Il progetto sostiene anche miglioramenti nell'organizzazione partner
Tipo di aiuto Contributo generale
Numero del progetto 7F03941
| Contesto |
The international environment is characterised by numerous multiple crises. The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the escalation in the Middle East, food insecurity, debt burden and inflation, climate change and the energy crisis are all having a direct impact on the world's population. They particularly affect the most vulnerable, mostly women and children and result in increasing humanitarian needs. Accelerated change is accompanied by increased uncertainty: The world is becoming more fragmented, unstable and unpredictable. Whilst the vision to reach the Sustainable Development Goals remains, challenges including the accelerating global food and nutrition crisis, shrinking civic and humanitarian space, the erosion of rule of law, intensifying armed conflicts, more frequent climate-related disasters, international migration and internal displacement, exacerbated demographics and an important gender gap hamper progress in reaching them and pose a main challenge for all actors engaged in Switzerland’s International Cooperation. PCF's focus lies in the realisation of boys' and girls' right to inclusive and equitable quality education. In the countries where PCF operates, yet a growing number of boys and girls are denied their right to education. While they have narrowed globally, in low-income countries gender gaps in schooling are huge. |
| Obiettivi | Enhance inclusive and equitable quality education by promoting sustainable development for all girls and boys through a whole of school approach to Education for Sustainable Development. |
| Risultati dell'impegno dell'organizzazione nella fase precedente |
In 2023 with PCF’s support, the following results could be achieved: These achievements were made possible by drawing on local expertise, the respect of local priorities, close collaboration with and strengthening of local authorities and 33 partner organisations |
| Risultati dell'impegno svizzero nella fase precedente | PCF strengthened its focus on localisation, reflecting on its own mindset and identifying what new role PCF can adopt in a localised International Cooperation sector. PCF drafted its definition of localisation as a foundation for PCF’s localisation approach and a guiding principle for the new International Programme Strategy and the Partnership and Capacity Development Strategies 2025-2028. A needs assessment of all OPs helped to understand how PCF could strengthen the localisation approach and PCF’s Capacity Development Programme in the new strategy. PCF also shared good practices and challenges related to localisation with other NGOs in the Swiss NGO Platform and the SDC conference on localisation. |
| Effetti a medio termine ottenuti dall'attuale impegno dell'organizzazione |
Outcome 1 (policy level) Outcome 2 (institutional level) Outcome 3 (individual level) Outcome 4 (capacity development) Outcome 5 (education in emergencies) |
| Effetti a medio termine ottenuti dall'attuale impegno svizzero |
The role of Swiss NGOs in the implementation of the Swiss IC Strategy 2025-28 shall be strengthened through: a) sharpening the narrative on the importance of the core contribution, b) an inclusive policy dialogue, c) Locally led development and d) potential adaptations of programmes and approaches (reforms in the larger sense). |
| Direzione/Ufficio responsabile |
DSC |
| Partner del progetto |
Partner contrattuale Organizzazione svizzera senza scopo di lucro |
| Budget | Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF 6’086’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF 3’043’000 Budget dell'organizzazione CHF 47’779’560 Progetto totale dalla prima fase Budget Svizzera CHF 63’318’591 Budget inclusi partner del progetto CHF 71’470’000 |
| Fasi del progetto | Fase 20 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 (Fase in corso) Fase 19 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024 (Completed) Fase 16 01.01.2017 - 31.12.2018 (Completed) Fase 15 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016 (Completed) Fase 14 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014 (Completed) |
