ARIADNE Hess

Switzerland

Rita Pasquale, Miriam Hess

Open Gate

Poland, November 2012

ARIADNE Hess

Rita Pasquale

Team MUNTERwegs, NGO Miriam Hess CEO ARIADNE Hess

Primary teacher, Master in educational and social science, yoga

teacher, part time lecturer at university of applied sciences Luzern, Central

Switzerland, former lecturer in German as a second language and

intercultural studies at University of teacher training, Central Switzerland

president of an organisation providing mentoring for children

In the heart of Europe

Central Switzerland - Zug

• Provides different programms to keep the mind ahead of challenge

memory training, brain fitness, techniques to help reaching a

new level of mental agility, improving the individual learning skills

and techniques

- senior citizens

- students at universtiy

- students at primary / high school

ARIADNE

• Provides different programms for parents:

- how to improve the learning skills at home

- how to coach school homework successfully at home

- how to improve the motivation

ARIADNE

• Yoga courses

• Ayurvedic nutrition adviser

ARIADNE

• Mentoring programm addressed to helping in the integration

of immigrant children / children facing social obstacles

ARIADNE

„It takes a whole village to raise a child.“

(African saying)

Bridge Building

120 Mentoring pairs

Kennenlernfest

8 Monate – 2 x im Monat

Ca. 2 – 3 Stunden

Abschlussfest

Sich Kennenlernen Zu zweit sein Neues kennenlernen

In der Gruppe sein (2 mal)

Abschied nehmen

Überblick über das Mentoringprogramm MUNTERwegs:

6 Coachings Begleitung

„Jetzt ist Frau Bertha

Freundin von Haus!“

„Now, Mrs. Bertha is a

friend of the house!“

Vater von Gobiga, 2009

•

Parents education with mentors and parents

• Learning and physical education / movement

• Brain food / healthy food

•

Anybody snoopy?

www.munterwegs.eu

Open gate

the situation of vulnerable groups in Switzerland

Population in Switzerland in total about 7,6 Mil.

More than 30 % with migrant background

More than 20 % with another nationality (1st / 2nd generation)

Vulnerable groups in Switzerland

• Labour market integration of immigrants in Switzerland is generally

successful:

75 % of immigrants in Switzerland are in employment

(more than in any other OECD country)

• disadvantaged groups:

- low-educated immigrant women with young children

- recent humanitarian migrants

Vulnerable groups in Switzerland

Not enough awareness of discrimination against immigrants among

employers and the general public.

Employment-

population ratio

of the 15-64

years old in

selected OECD

countries, 2010

27% of the working-age population in Switzerland are foreign-born.

(The employment rate of immigrants is only five percentage points below

that of the native-born) 14/02/2012 ,OECD report

Changes in age structure since 1900 in Switzerland

Changes in age structure since 1900 in Switzerland

The ageing of the Swiss population continues from year to year.

Figures from 2009:

share of people 65 or older = 16.8%

share of the population under age 20 = 21.0%

Employment rate in EU

Employment rate in

Switzerland

different population groups and their unemployment rate in

Switzerland

in Switzerland

annual disposable income

in EU

Poverty rate, 2010

Percentage of individuals who are happy with various aspects of their lives

87% of adults aged 25-64 have earned the equivalent of a high-school

degree (OECD average = 74%)

90% of men have successfully completed high-school (83% of women)

life expectancy at birth in Switzerland is almost 83 years

(OECD average of 80 years)

strong sense of community and a moderate level of civic participation in

Switzerland: 94% of people believe that they know someone they could rely

on in time of need (OECD average of 91%)

76% of people say they have more positive experiences in an average day

(feelings of rest, pride in accomplishment, enjoyment, etc) than negative ones

(pain, worry, sadness, boredom, etc) (OECD average of 72%)

3rd transnational meeting in Switzerland – Summer 2013

www.montana-zug.ch

English

-> pictures-brimpressions

-> panorama-view

International partnermeeting

in Switzerland:

Monday, 8th July 2013 (travel day)

Tuesday, 9th July 2012 (meeting)

Wednesday, 10th July 2012 (meeting)

Thursday, 11th July 2012 (travel day)

Airport: Zürich international airport

Transport to Zug: train (www.sbb.ch) – direct connection (about 30 min)

Transport „Hotel“: cable car

Thank you for your attention!

Rita and Miriam