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Boîte à PluiE – Sensibiliser à l'eau de pluie autrement
A learning kit and trained facilitators to help children in Greater Geneva discover rainwater through science, play and art.
Like many places, Geneva now swings between droughts and intense rain. Managing rainwater well has become a local question of resilience, education and community life. Yet most people know little about it. Since 2023, IRHA's PluiË activities have met strong interest from schools and neighbourhood centres. But IRHA cannot reach every child alone. Teachers and youth workers need ready-to-use tools.
Expected results: – A five-module rainwater kit is designed and made available to teachers, youth workers and volunteers. – Trained facilitators run pilot activities with 1,125 children, with support from IRHA. – An active network of kit users shares ideas and good practice.
Progress so far: – By October 2026, the Fondation Leenaards (March 2026), the Ernst Göhner Stiftung and three public partners had confirmed their support. – In 2026, IRHA launched a call for proposals to design the kit.
Les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières.
“Little streams make great rivers.”
French proverbproverb: wording and translation to check with our local partner
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The kit is developed with Global Water Dances – Geneva, the ceramics association Caractère Inverti, J'aime ma Planète (education for sustainability), La Libellule nature centre and Genève Cultive. The Cantonal Water Office (OCEau), the Commune of Vernier and the Fédération genevoise de coopération (FGC) support the project. Funders: Fondation Leenaards, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, the Communes of Carouge and Collonge-Bellerive, and the Cantonal Office for Agriculture and Nature (OCAN).
Help communities catch, store and use the rain.
