What you will find with us

course

We are in the process of creating small video units, exercise material and podcasts with training elements on the topics of moving, culture change and transitioning. If a topic is particularly important to you, we would be happy to receive a message and ideas about what seems important to you personally.

Networking

One of the greatest resources for children across cultures is realizing that they are not alone. Over 300,000 children from Switzerland and over 800,000 from Germany currently live in another country. We bring children together and help them to understand their experiences and create a positive future.

Community

It's not just children who sometimes feel alone in their experiences between cultures. Even as a parent, you need someone who understands from time to time. The community is intended to share resources and receive support on specific expat questions.

Sarah Pfister
Co-funder

Rahel Brügger
Co-funder

Trauma therapist/intercultural coach

Social educator

Art therapist ED, specializing in design and painting therapy, artist

"Das relocate-Programm hilft Familien im Umzug in eine neue Kultur, zusammen zu wachsen, Stärken zu entdecken und das Leben zu geniessen."

We love discovering new cultures, experiencing the diversity of people and traveling to new areas. Although we both spent our entire childhood in the Swiss countryside, we were drawn out into the world. Alone and with our families, we experienced African cultures up close - and currently also the American school system in the Midwest.

After studying social education, Sara trained as an intercultural coach and trauma therapist and Rahel focused her painting therapy work on art therapeutic trauma work after obtaining her federal diploma.

Together we believe that it is absolutely important to prepare families for a stay abroad in a preventative and age-appropriate manner. This shouldn't just depend on the parents (they have their hands full at this time anyway!), but should be supported professionally and competently.

In this way, important steps are set for the children to integrate the new culture and to be able to live a healthy and reconciled life in the long term.

The Relocate program helps families moving to a new culture grow together, discover strengths and enjoy life.

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