''Pro Juventute'' is a charitable foundation in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

established in 1912. It is dedicated to supporting the rights and needs of Swiss children and youth. Since 1913, the Swiss post office has issued an annual

charity stamp A semi-postal stamp or semipostal stamp, also known as a charity stamp, is a postage stamp issued to raise money for a particular purpose (such as a charitable cause) and sold at a premium over the postal value. Typically the stamp shows two deno ...

series to support the work of Pro Juventute. Until the 1970s, the semi-official policy of institutionalizing Yenish parents and having their children adopted by more "normal" Swiss citizens was carried out by Pro Juventute on behalf of the Swiss government. The name of this program was ''

Kinder der Landstrasse Kinder der Landstrasse (literally: Children of the Country Road) was a project of the Swiss foundation Pro Juventute, active from 1926 to 1973. The focus of the project was the assimilation of the itinerant Yenish people in Switzerland by forcib ...

'' ("children of the road").

External links

Official website

The Pro Juventute stamps
on ''Timbressuisses.ch'' ; retrieved 19 April 2009. 1912 establishments in Switzerland Foundations based in Switzerland Youth organisations based in Switzerland Non-profit organisations based in Switzerland Philatelic terminology Philately of Switzerland Yenish people {{youth-org-stub