Rutu Foundation

The Rutu Foundation for Intercultural Multilingual Education is an award winning non-profit organization committed to making linguistic and cultural diversity the norm in education. We believe that all children, especially indigenous children and children from migrant and minority backgrounds, should be educated in a way that allows them to grow and flourish, well-rooted in their own languages and cultures. Our programmes include:* the Language Friendly School - a quality label and a global network of schools that embrace all the languages spoken by their students. Visit our website as a member of the Indigenous-Led Education (ILED) Network, we support initiatives developed and led by Indigenous peoples in tropical forest regions to educate their children and youth and pass on their valuable knowledge and languages. See: We offer trainings and develop multilingual resource materials for teachers and schools. And we actively advocate for children's rights to receive an equitable, inclusive education, respectful of their languages and cultural backgrounds in accordance with Article 29 of the Children's Right Convention. Feel free to contact us for more information about workshops, internships or donations.