GreenAction
OneAction accompanied children in the development of pedagogical gardens in their schools, with the aim of nurturing the connection between them and nature and providing them with the tools to be actors of sustainable change in the face of the challenges of the 21st century.
Location
Topics
Beneficiaries
Direct
300+ participating students
Indirect
900+ students and teachers
Impact
7 partner schools
50+ environmental workshops conducted
8 pedagogical gardens created and cultivated
Context
Many children spend most of their time indoors, in the city or in front of screens, whereas a connection with nature is an essential element in a child’s development. It tends to foster concentration, self-esteem and creativity. According to research, the lack of connection with our natural environment could be the cause of many illnesses such as hyperactivity and attention disorders. Cantonal authorities, as well as school directors and teachers in Switzerland, have expressed the wish to set up sustainable development programmes, but schools generally do not have the necessary tools to set up such activities.
Our partners
During the 2015 – 2016 school year, OneAction conducted a pilot project with the La Côte International School, in Aubonne, with the aim of promoting various sustainable development actions within the school with a long-term operation. Among other things, the programme enabled students to reduce food waste and develop an educational garden.
Following the success of the pilot project, between 2016 and 2019, OneAction maintained vegetable gardens and conducted several environmental education workshops in 6 other schools in French-speaking Switzerland (Collège de Champittet, École de la Caroline, École Eden, École Moderne, École Moser, Institut Florimont).
The project
Between 2015 and 2019, the GreenAction programme offered schools a project to create educational gardens with various workshops related to the environment and sustainable development on topics such as recycling, biodiversity, the life cycle of fruit and vegetables, and the construction of nesting boxes and insect hotels.
OneAction adapted to the needs of the schools, which decided which aspects of the project they wished to integrate during the year, and provided a specialised advisor. According to the partners’ wishes, the advisor set up and maintained an educational garden by providing the necessary tools for its maintenance, and conducted fun and educational workshops for the pupils.
The project in figures
7
Partner schools
300+
Participating students
50+
Environmental workshops provided
8
Kitchen gardens created and cultivated
Expected outcomes
- An educational garden has been set up within the partner schools and serves as a modular tool incorporating all elements of sustainable development.
- Sustainable garden management systems are in place.
- A tangible link between pupils and nature is nurtured.
- Pupils adopt values and behaviours related to an environmentally friendly lifestyle and become actors in sustainable development.
- Pupils develop their creativity, civic responsibility and emotional and social skills.
Sustainability
- OneAction provides a solid framework with easy-to-use tools for teachers, students and school staff to take over the garden and keep the garden alive in the long term.
- The Green Team, students and maintenance team continue to care for the garden over the years, using the tools provided.
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— Camille Chappuis, Project Manager
Our projects
Together with its partners, OneAction develops initiatives to protect nature and empower communities. These initiatives are designed to be holistic, sustainable and locally owned. In most cases, self-financing mechanisms are included in order to create models that can be replicated in different contexts.
Humus & humans
This agroforestry project uses the extraordinary potential of oxalogen species in inhabited areas among those most affected by climate change.
From the source to the forest
OneAction works for the conservation of the Western Andean Forest in the Intag Valley, which is one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world.
Reunited under the canopy
OneAction creates public-private partnerships in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region to increase vegetation cover in urban areas.
The wings of knowledge
In Quito, OneAction is working with the INEPE to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model, while generating new sources of self-financing.
A future of possibilities
In Bihar, OneAction promotes access to quality education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Banyan Alliance
OneAction created Banyan Alliance, a sister company that produces and markets premium chocolate by promoting an innovative business model.
Humus & humans
This agroforestry project uses the extraordinary potential of oxalogen species in inhabited areas among those most affected by climate change.
From the source to the forest
OneAction works for the conservation of the Western Andean Forest in the Intag Valley, which is one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world.
Reunited under the canopy
OneAction creates public-private partnerships in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region to increase vegetation cover in urban areas.
The wings of knowledge
In Quito, OneAction is working with the INEPE to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model, while generating new sources of self-financing.
A future of possibilities
In Bihar, OneAction promotes access to quality education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Banyan Alliance
OneAction created Banyan Alliance, a sister company that produces and markets premium chocolate by promoting an innovative business model.
Humus & humans
This agroforestry project uses the extraordinary potential of oxalogen species in inhabited areas among those most affected by climate change.
From the source to the forest
OneAction works for the conservation of the Western Andean Forest in the Intag Valley, which is one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world.
Reunited under the canopy
OneAction creates public-private partnerships in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region to increase vegetation cover in urban areas.
The wings of knowledge
In Quito, OneAction is working with the INEPE to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model, while generating new sources of self-financing.
A future of possibilities
In Bihar, OneAction promotes access to quality education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Banyan Alliance
OneAction created Banyan Alliance, a sister company that produces and markets premium chocolate by promoting an innovative business model.
Our projects
Together with its partners, OneAction develops initiatives to protect nature and empower communities. These initiatives are designed to be holistic, sustainable and locally owned. In most cases, self-financing mechanisms are included in order to create models that can be replicated in different contexts.
Humus & humans
This agroforestry project uses the extraordinary potential of oxalogen species in inhabited areas among those most affected by climate change.
From the source to the forest
OneAction works for the conservation of the Western Andean Forest in the Intag Valley, which is one of the ten most biodiverse regions in the world.
Reunited under the canopy
OneAction creates public-private partnerships in Geneva and the Lake Geneva region to increase vegetation cover in urban areas.
The wings of knowledge
In Quito, OneAction is working with the INEPE to spread its internationally recognised holistic education model, while generating new sources of self-financing.
A future of possibilities
In Bihar, OneAction promotes access to quality education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Banyan Alliance
OneAction created Banyan Alliance, a sister company that produces and markets premium chocolate by promoting an innovative business model.
Past projects
Here are some of OneAction’s past projects.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
Past projects
Here are some of OneAction’s past projects.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.
Conservation in Mondulkiri
OneAction developed economic alternatives to deforestation to protect the Seima forest and empower the Bunong minority in Mondulkiri.
Papa china en Amazonía
OneAction supported the empowerment of Amazonian women through the sustainable production of papa china, a food tuber.
Madera plástica
Inspired by a successful model developed in Medellín, OneAction aims to provide a solution to the accumulation of plastic waste in affected areas by transforming it into a building material.