Our Actions

ASEDG implements two action means. Two pilot projects are currently underway: in Guatemala and Togo.

  1. A free, secure platform
    The HUB (currently in development) — a collaborative space dedicated to education in democracy and governance.
  2. Support
    in designing educational projects and training programmes adapted to local contexts, particularly in environments where democracy is fragile or in a consolidation phase.

🇬🇹 Pilot Project — Guatemala

Timeline: 2025–2026

Since December 2025, ASEDG has been supporting an initiative led by Kulanel Qanima in the Totonicapán region of Guatemala, a territory marked by a rich Mayan culture and tradition.

Main objective: Support the official structuring of Kulanel Qanima as an association in order to develop sustainable educational and community projects, adapted to local social, cultural and linguistic realities.

Areas of intervention

  • Training teachers and young leaders in democratic citizenship
  • Valuing indigenous knowledge and Mayan community practices
  • Dialogue between traditional Mayan governance and democratic participation
  • Developing contextualised participatory pedagogical tools
  • Promoting the engagement of young people and women in community life

Approach

  • Co-construction of content between local partners and Swiss pedagogical expertise
  • Taking into account Mayan traditions, languages and community values
  • Valuing local governance practices and community knowledge
  • Participatory methods fostering dialogue, cultural transmission and civic engagement
  • Reciprocal exchange of knowledge and experiences between partners
  • Dialogue spaces bringing together community leaders, educators and local actors

Vision

  • Strengthen local capacities
  • Encourage active, inclusive and intercultural citizenship
  • Support educational initiatives rooted in the Mayan communities of Totonicapán
  • Showcase and disseminate learnings within the edhub4democracy network

🇹🇬 Pilot Project Under Consideration — Togo

Timeline: 2027

ASEDG is developing a pilot collaboration project with the Institut des Sœurs Notre-Dame de l'Église (NDE) in Togo, as part of its commitment to education in citizenship and democratic governance.

Main objective: Design and pilot a training programme for NDE school teachers in order to strengthen education in citizenship, participation and democratic governance.

Areas of intervention

  • Training teachers in democratic citizenship and participation
  • Valuing local governance practices and community knowledge
  • Dialogue between traditional governance and democratic participation
  • Developing participatory pedagogical tools adapted to the Togolese context
  • Promoting student engagement in school and community life

Approach

  • Co-construction of content with local teachers and actors
  • Taking into account local socio-cultural realities and traditions
  • Valuing community practices from the diverse Togolese cultures
  • Integrating participatory pedagogical approaches inspired by Swiss educational experience
  • Reciprocal exchange of knowledge and experiences between partners
  • Planned roundtable bringing together local authorities, community leaders, civil society actors and educators

Vision

  • Strengthen the pedagogical capacities of teachers
  • Encourage active, responsible and inclusive citizenship among students
  • Support educational initiatives rooted in the social and cultural realities of Togo
  • Showcase and disseminate learnings within the edhub4democracy network

🇨🇴 Pilot Project — Colombia

Timeline: 2026–2027
Launch: August 2026
Local partner: Corporación Desarrollo y Paz del Canal del Dique y Zona Costera

Since August 2026, ASEDG has been supporting the Cosechas de Vida (“Harvests of Life”) project, an initiative implemented in the municipalities of Calamar, Santa Rosa and Cartagena, in Colombia. The project supports children, adolescents and young people facing gender-based violence, a weakened community fabric and a limited range of training focused on respect, peace and leadership.

Main objective: to contribute to the development of active citizenship and a culture of peace by strengthening self-confidence, dialogue, collective decision-making, responsible leadership, equality and community participation.

Implemented locally by the Corporación Desarrollo y Paz del Canal del Dique y Zona Costera, as part of Cosechas de Vida and in partnership with Action Medeor, this project is ASEDG’s first pilot collaboration in Colombia.

The first workshops have already brought together more than 50 children and adolescents.

Project partners: Cooperación Alemana (German Cooperation), Action Medeor, Corporación Desarrollo y Paz del Canal del Dique y Zona Costera, Cosechas de Vida

Areas of intervention

  • Citizenship education and a culture of peace
  • Youth participation and democratic leadership
  • Development of social and emotional skills
  • Violence prevention and non-violent conflict resolution
  • Promotion of equality, respect and diversity
  • Strengthening coexistence and the community fabric
  • Valuing ancestral knowledge and local memory

Approach

  • Participatory teaching based on play, artistic expression, visual aids and role-play
  • Dialogue and collective decision-making exercises
  • Activities focused on values, coexistence and different forms of leadership
  • Each participant defines concrete actions to benefit their community
  • Inclusive methods that make it easier for young people who struggle to express themselves to take part
  • An approach rooted in the social and cultural realities of the territory
  • Intergenerational dialogue with holders of ancestral knowledge and keepers of local memory
  • Complementarity between the Colombian partner’s field experience and ASEDG’s expertise in democracy education

Vision

  • Enable young people to become actors in their own learning and in their community
  • Strengthen their capacity to act responsibly, in solidarity and without violence
  • Support the building of more peaceful, inclusive and democratic communities
  • Bring citizenship education, leadership, a culture of peace, memory and community participation into dialogue
  • Document and share community-rooted methods of citizenship education
  • Showcase and disseminate the project’s lessons among other actors engaged in democracy education