The numbers
The numbers
children and teenagers are diagnosed every year in Switzerland.
young people in Switzerland are rebuilding their lives after cancer. Leman hope can make the difference.
young people aged 9 to 17 have benefited from the Léman hope sailing trips since 2020.
children invited to the Léman hope sailing trips every year: this is our objective for 2030 thanks to your support and donations.
In their own words
In their own words
Why Léman hope ?
Why Leman hope
Cancer treatment can be excruciatingly lonely with long periods of isolation away from friends, family and school.
For many young people, picking up where they left off before their diagnosis isn’t possible. Only after treatment ends can they start rebuilding their life from the devastation of cancer.
Through a bespoke sailing adventure, clinically proven to have significant impact on the young person’s confidence and outlook, we aim to give these ‘survivors’ a true restart to their lives.
Young people build confidence by making friends with others who have had similar experiences – often for the first time – rediscovering independence away from home and learning new skills. Most importantly, they stop feeling like the ‘only one’.
Young people feel more positive about getting back into education or employment, reconnecting with their friends and families and reestablishing their place in the world. They discover a future they might never have thought was possible.
Support us
Support us
Léman hope is entirely dependent on private and corporate donations and the number of children taken on our sailing trips is directly linked to the funds collected.
There are multiple ways you can help:
- donate
- share specific skills through volunteering
- provide a sailing boat for 4 days
- introduce Léman hope to people who could help
- suggest Léman hope as your charity cause for your next fundraising event or company’s events
“These experiences will most certainly be the key to the evolution of their lives. They are seeds that will flourish one day, I know”. Parent
Help us make the difference to the children’s confidence in life.
Your Donation is Tax Deductible
Chiki Foundation is a recognised public-interest organisation hence your donation will be tax deductible.
The tax exemption number is CHE- 181.640.557
The sailing trips
The sailing trips
How to participate? Every young person living in Switzerland, aged 8 to 21 who has completed cancer treatment (even a long time ago) deserves a place on a Léman hope trip. As the number of places is directly linked to the donations we receive, we cannot yet guarantee the number of places per year. In 2022, 48 places are offered to young survivors in Switzerland. The sailing trip will take place on Lake Geneva from 9 to 13 July 2022 and from 16 to 20 July 2022. Registrations will be open from 15 February in honour of the International Child Cancer Day. Contact us now to benefit from this gift in 2022.
Want to know more? Please have a look at our Roadbook from last year!
News
48 young people in remission from cancer will be able to sail on Lake Geneva this summer
After two moving editions, the Chiki Foundation's Léman hope project is spreading to German-speaking Switzerland. It has aimed to welcome 48 young people from the...
48 jeunes en rémission du cancer pourront naviguer sur le lac Léman cet été
Après deux éditions poignantes, le projet Léman hope de la Chiki Foundation essaime en Suisse allemande. Il s’est fixé d’accueillir 48 jeunes, romands et alémaniques,...
Des étoiles plein les yeux au retour des croisières 2021 de Léman hope
Du 7 au 11 juillet puis du 14 au 18 juillet, 24 jeunes en rémission d’un cancer sont partis en croisière de 4 jours et 4 nuits sur le lac Léman à bord de trois voiliers...