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Awareness campaigns in Switzerland
Raising awareness of international solidarity in French-speaking Switzerland
In French-speaking Switzerland, Action Education Suisse runs initiatives to raise awareness of international solidarity, in partnership with companies and schools.
Through regular collaborations and one-off initiatives, we are raising awareness and encouraging commitment to the right to education for all.
Our initiatives to raise awareness among young people
ACT FOR TOMORROW
Raising awareness among students at the University of Geneva through this recurring event organised by the International Association of Students in Economics and Business (AIESEC), the largest international non-profit organisation run entirely by students.
Its main objective is to promote leadership and international cooperation through voluntary and professional exchange programmes for students.
During the event, Action Education led workshops on the cross-cutting nature of MDG4 (access to quality education for all) through case studies of projects in the field.
During the event, a week was devoted to raising public awareness of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Action Education presented its projects relating to MDG 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls). The central impact of MDG 4 (access to quality education) on the other MDGs was also highlighted.
STEP INTO ACTION
An event created by young people for young people (aged 15-19), with the aim of encouraging the next generation to reflect on a range of societal issues and making young people agents of change.
As part of an interactive course, the young people worked on environmental, societal and economic challenges. During this 7ème The theme of this year's event was sustainable development. The Action Education / Aide et Action team went to meet them at the Ecole de Commerce Nicolas Bouvier and the Ecole de Culture Générale Jean-Piaget and answered their questions on sustainable development and particularly on the central role of education.
On 4 and 5 May, Action Education had a stand at the Youth Summit organised by Step Into Action. Step into action is organised in collaboration with the Department of Public Education (DIP) of the Canton of Geneva, which has for some years been integrating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into the school curriculum at primary, secondary 1 and 2 levels.
Our public awareness campaigns
FIFDH, International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Edition 2021 | 2022 | 2023
Each year, on the fringes of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), Action Education is invited to take part in a workshop bringing together some 40 NGOs. The event is organised as part of Impact Days, a festival programme aimed at strengthening the potential of cinematic storytelling as a tool for social and cultural change. For 20 years, the FIFDH has been one of the most important events dedicated to cinema and human rights worldwide.
Know how to read" campaign
Edition 2023
Action Education has launched the "savoir lire" campaign, putting the public in the shoes of someone who cannot read or write. A TV advert was broadcast in November and December on various media, including the French-speaking Swiss channels RTS1 and RTS2.
Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG)
Edition 2022
The 7h30 de la Chambre are the CCIG's not-to-be-missed networking events. The aim of the game? 8 to 10 companies/associations present themselves in three minutes. The audience is asked to save their questions for the breakfast part of the event, which also provides an opportunity for networking. In this context, Action Education presented its mission, while focusing on one of our flagship projects in Laos.
International Institute for Management Development (IMD) alumni network
Edition 2024
This presentation to the alumni gave us the opportunity to showcase one of our flagship projects for female entrepreneurship in South-East Asia. This was an opportunity for Seedstar, co-presenter of the event, to provide a complementary case study of entrepreneurship projects in emerging countries.
Back to school with a focus on equality" round table!
Edition 2021
To mark the start of the new school year, Action Education / Aide et Action organised a round-table discussion in partnership with the Librairie L'Olivier-ICAM (Institut des cultures arabes et méditerranéennes).
Action éducation/Aide et Action warmly thanks the speakers: Abdeljalil Akkari, Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Mathieu Crettenand, Delegate for Integration and Head of the Academic Horizon Programme, University of Geneva and the moderator Mohamed Musadak, Journalist at Le Courrier. Finally, Action Education warmly thanks Alain Bittar for opening the doors of his bookshop to us.
Children design their ideal school: a fun and engaging event
Spring 2019
In Carouge, to mark International Day of Light, Action Education/Aide et Action organised a drawing competition entitled "Draw your ideal school".
The stand provided an opportunity to talk to the public and present our activities, in particular an electrification project in West Africa, where 9 out of 10 schools are not electrified.
Action Education/Aide et Action would like to warmly thank Professor Sabine Emad and Ms Anela Lebic from the Geneva Business School, as well as the entire "applied marketing" class with whom we worked on this event. Finally, Action Education/Aide et Action would like to thank the town of Carouge for hosting this event.
Are you sympathetic to our cause and would like to invite us to take part in an awareness-raising event?
Discover the Read-A-Thon
This scheme, initiated by Action Education, includes an awareness-raising component for schools.
Deployed in 3 primary school classes over the 2023-2024 school year, and extended to 11 primary school classes over the 2024-2025 school year, this literary solidarity challenge takes the form of a reading rally coupled with an awareness-raising campaign on international solidarity.
We would like to thank the directors of the Institut Florimont and the Moser school, the teachers from both schools and, of course, the children for their participation in this event.
Our news in Switzerland
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Meeting "What future for Swiss international cooperation"
At a time when Switzerland is considering a drastic reduction in its development cooperation budget, which could be in the region of 2 billion Swiss francs, Action Education Suisse was mobilised to attend the meeting "What future for development...
Launch of the 2024-2025 edition of Action Education Switzerland's Marathon Lecture
On 2 October 2024, Action Education Switzerland launched the Marathon Lecture in a new participating school: the Moser School. This solidarity challenge encourages pupils to read to support access to education around the world.
Field visit by our partnerships coordinator in Madagascar
In May 2024, our partnerships coordinator, Stefano Maggi, was in Madagascar to meet our local team and visit our projects. He was able to visit the Ampandrotrarana public primary school in the Antsirabe 2 district, which is home to...
A look back at the event at the IMD Alumni Club in Geneva
An Inspiring Lunch & Learn with IMD Business School In February, Action Education took part in a discussion organised by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Alumni Club in Geneva. Julie Noyelle, Head of Partnerships Switzerland, was...
Press release - International solidarity: Geneva children take up the challenge of a reading marathon to raise awareness of the importance of education in the world
From 19 February to 25 March 2024, the NGO Action Education Suisse is launching the first edition of its Marathon Lecture in partnership with the Institut Florimont, a joint literary challenge for schoolchildren in the 9th grade, to raise awareness of the importance of education.
Mobilisation and awareness-raising: Education action with committed young people
"On 4 and 5 May, Action Education took part in the 7th edition of the Youth Summit, organised by Step Into Action, the "Do-Thank" which mobilises young people (aged 15-19) with the aim of encouraging the new generation to reflect on various social and economic issues...
Action Education raises awareness among students at the University of Geneva, during the "Act for Tomorrow" week.
Photo credit: Shukri Ahmed On 6 April, Action Education took part in "Act for Tomorrow", an event organised by the student association AIESEC. Here's a look back at an event where sustainable development took centre stage. AIESEC is the world's largest student...
"Without education, there is no development!" (Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor)
On 15 February, Action Education took part in Switzerland's annual international cooperation conference on the theme of education. Entitled "Education for Future", the event brought together people from the worlds of politics and research, as well as...
