45% of all new asylum applications in Switzerland were submitted by minors in 2020.
Our work for children in Switzerland
In our projects, we give children and teenagers a voice and share our extensive expertise with other organisations, authorities and private individuals. Together, we can do a lot to protect and help children in Switzerland flourish.
Our work with refugee children is one of our programme’s main focuses in Switzerland because refugee children are particularly vulnerable. In collaboration with our partners in the asylum sector, we create safe and child-friendly places within asylum centres where refugee children can be children again.
Protecting and supporting refugee children
Since 2019, child-friendly spaces and regular activities have been obligatory in all federal asylum centres, not least because of our pilot projects — we are very happy about this important achievement!
Projekte
Strengthening children’s rights and child protection in Switzerland
The adults should know the rights and respect them.