The project in summary

Qualitative strengthen the child friendly activities and spaces where Save the Children is currently working and foster new collaborations with Asylum Shelters to promote creative and artistic childcare activities and spaces.

The project in detail

Improve the care, psychosocial support and protection of refugee girls and boys in Asylum Shelters in Switzerland and pave the way for the development of minimum standards for childcare and protection in the Asylum Sector.

Beneficiaries throughout the project (2023-2025)

Direct Beneficiaries

  • 399 Shelter Staff;
  • 171 Shelter Directors;
  • 61 volunteers;
  • 102 parents, asylum-seekers and migrants, in Federal, Cantonal and Municipal Asylum Shelters;
  • 351 children, asylum-seekers and migrants, (0-17 ages) in Federal and Cantonal Asylum Shelters;
  • 1’172 external experts;
  • 469 government decision-makers.

Indirect Beneficiaries 

  • 19’000 children, asylum-seekers and migrants, (0-17 ages) in Federal, Cantonal and Municipal Asylum Shelters.

In 2023-2025, Save the Children Schweiz, with Alta Mane support amongst others, provided continuous or new support to 78 Asylum Shelters (19 federal, 53 cantonal, and 6 municipal), developing the following main activities:

  • coached 171 Asylum Shelter Directors, 399 Shelter Staff and 61 volunteers to autonomously run Child-Friendly Spaces (CFS) and train them to oversee the CFS and ensure that quality childcare and protection standards are upheld;
  • developed and implemented regular arts-based pedagogical activities that are tailored to the needs of the minors in Asylum Shelters by enhancing and setting-up 35 Child-Friendly Spaces, handing 21 Creative Tool Kit and Activity Box as well as organizing 32 creative workshops age adequate, safe, inclusive and trauma sensitive, reaching 351 children and 102 parents asylum-seekers and refugees;
  • supported 11 Asylum Shelters in developing 14 written concepts for child friendly spaces and activities to anchor knowledge;
  • organized and participated to 173 advocacy activities to enhance networking, share and disseminate best practices in the field of child protection and child rights in the asylum and migration sector.