A few years ago, the Swiss populace, consulted in a referendum, voted in favor of humanitarian assistance and project cooperation with the new members of the European Union, such as for example the Czech Republic. As a result of this acceptance, many NGOs from concerned countries have developed humanitarian projects and seek partnership with Swiss counterparts.

The Cesko - britská o.p.s based in Brno (Czech Republic) and directed by Dr. Ph. Irena Cechová, founding director, and the International Institute for the Rights of the Child (IDE), based in Sion (Switzerland) by Dr. hc. Jean Zermatten, founding director, agreed to develop a 16 months project entitled Implementation of the Best Practise Experience in Education of Children’s Rights in Switzerland into Protection of Children’s Rights in the Czech Republic. The aim of this project is tocreate educational courses/modules with a specific methodology for professionals working with children in the Czech Republic. Consequently, the proposed training must target the specific needs of professionals and children. In addition, the methodology must be shaped in the context of human rights, especially children’s rights (Convention of the Rights of the Child and its two Optional Protocols). Human rights and children’s rights must be considered not only as fields of teaching, but also as an ethical measure of control for each professional’s activities in regard with children.

In order to realize this project, many different steps have been decided upon by the two partners, including field visits in Switzerland, meetings with childhood professionals, gathering of didactic materials and seminars in Brno.