Since 1994

Jean-Pierre Rausis, Treasurer, Mrs Renate Winter, Mr Michel Lachat, members. Aims: create a “Children’s Rights” culture, publicize and promote Children’s Rights, raise awareness among professionals and inspire legislators. IDE is developing its activities abroad and in Switzerland, focusing on 2 areas: awareness-raising and training. Slogan: Raise awareness – Train – Act.

First international seminar “Children’s rights: a fine declaration! and afterwards? Since then, 20 international seminars organized on topics related to “children’s rights”.

in chidren’s rights” with the University of Fribourg, the IUKB and the CIDE of the University of Geneva (UNIGE). Academic training still available.

in children’s rights (MIDE): collaboration with IUKB. – DAS “Child Protection” (DPE), with IUKB and the Conference of Youth Protection Services of the Latin Cantons. – DAS “Psycho-legal expertise for children and adolescents” (DEPJ), with IUKB, UNIGE and UNIL. – CAS “Parole de l’Enfant en Justice”, in collaboration with IUKB and the OAK Foundation. – CAS “Violence, classroom management and children’s rights. Intervention strategies”, with IUKB and Education 21. – CAS “Juvenile Justice in Latin America”, with UNIGE and the Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh).

children’s rights (16 children’s rights, each represented by a different animal). Illustrated publication, record book and children’s show.

currently organized under the direction of CIDE. Production with Carole Rousssopoulos of the DVD “Mariages forcés, plus jamais!

Didactic manual for professionals “Female genital mutilation Launch of the CAS: “La Parole de l’enfant en Justice” supported by the OAK Foundation…

with the NGO “Creating possibilities”, and the creation of a module entitled: “Introducing children’s rights into the new Nepalese Constitution”. Publication: “Enfan’Phare: 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child”.

First continuing education module with the China Welfare Institute and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (Institute of Youth and Juvenile Studies). IDE conducts 4 modules for 25 professionals (police officers, prosecutors, judges, social workers and psychologists,) in Algiers, from May 2014 to January 2015. External evaluation of IDE. Foundation Board decisions on governance and new management.

CIDE becomes IDE’s privileged partner for all training courses in Switzerland and abroad. Solid partnership with a positive impact on training courses, providing added value for participants. First CAS in children’s rights delivered with the Centre de Formation Judiciaire in Dakar. IDE carries out research with CIDE and SHVR on “L’enfant en Valais de 1815 à 2015. De Jean-Baptiste, le petit chevrier à Ana Luisa, adolescente interconnectée”.

and various international experts, is launched on the Coursera platform. MOOC still active today: https://www.coursera.org/learn/childrens-rights Publication of “L’enfant en Valais, de 1815 à 2015” illustrated, in 3 volumes, produced in collaboration with the Société d’histoire du Valais romand. Publication of “Juvenile justice: the basics”. Publication of the methodological guide “Society Friendly to Children in Difficulties”, in collaboration with the Czech NGO Cesko-Britska.

IDE conducts a 4-day training course for 45 traditional chiefs from Burkina Faso on behalf of Terre des hommes (Tdh project, strengthening links between formal and traditional justice). Partnership with the Canton of Valais: to highlight achievements in the field of integrating children with disabilities, and the current needs of professionals, parents and the children concerned. Final document sent to the authorities.

abroad for over 30 countries (e.g. Burma, Cameroon, Ukraine, Iran, Georgia, Tajikistan, Algeria, China…), mainly in juvenile justice, but also in other fields.