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Léman Hope: 2025, a year that opened new avenues

Léman Hope supports young people in remission from cancer by offering them therapeutic cruises on Lake Geneva. On board our sailboats, they find a space where they can rebuild themselves, far from the m...

Swim4Lémanhope 2025, a great wave of solidarity on Lake Geneva: a human and sporting adventure in aid of young people in remission from cancer.

From August 27 to 29, 2025, no fewer than 920 male and female swimmers will set off in relays to take up an extraordinary challenge: to swim from Geneva to Chillon, passing through emblematic ports and towns...

Swim4Lémanhope Zurich - A solidarity relay on the shores of Lake Zurich

On Friday June 20, 2025, eight teams from five companies in the Zurich region will take turns swimming between Rapperswill and Zurich as part of Swim4Lémanhope, a sporting and social event...

Dive into an adventure of solidarity!

Get your swimsuits ready and your goggles out, because on August 31, we're inviting you to an exceptional event that marries sport, solidarity, and fun: the Olympic Baths! 🌟 The...

Léman hope logbook - Summer 2024 special edition

Dear Léman hope supporters,It's been an emotional summer, and there's no end in sight! Dive into these unforgettable moments with us, and get ready for what's to come! JUNE 2...

Setting course for 2024 cruises

The Léman hope cruises are fast approaching. From July 6 to 10 and July 17 to 21, the young participants will once again sail the magnificent waters of Lake Geneva to share an in...

Discover our new fundraising platform!

We have great news to share with you: our brand new fundraising platform is now live! 🎉This platform is an extraordinary tool for supporting children in...

Léman hope, partner of the 20km de Lausanne

Get involved and give meaning to your run with our ambassador Jessica Horn, daughter of Mike Horn! The Fondation Léman hope is proud to announce its partnership with the 20km de Lausa...

Léman hope: Become our local hero!

The Fondation Léman hope is delighted to announce its commitment and active participation in a series of charity events throughout 2024. These events provide an opportunity to...

"The secrets of the Little Prince" revisited for Léman hope

An extraordinary performance combining the visual art of sand animation, theater and music. This modern adaptation of the famous tale features 10 visual and musical tableaux...

24 hours of swimming

For the second year running, Lausanne Aquatique is organizing a sporting and associative challenge in favor of Léman hope 💙. The event, which takes place over the weekend of September 30 & ...

Lausanne Marathon 2023: Run to support us!

The Lausanne Marathon is once again supporting Léman hope in its 30th edition, scheduled for Sunday October 29! More than five different courses will be on offer, from half-mara...

Sport and solidarity for Léman hope: Swim4hope kicks off soon!

In a week's time, 30 companies are planning to take turns swimming a unique crossing between Chillon and Geneva, to raise funds for the Léman hope cruises. For the 4th edition...

Léman hope 2023 cruises: An unforgettable adventure for 60 young people in remission from cancer 

A real success, the Léman hope 2023 cruises once again offered an enriching experience to 60 young people in remission from cancer, during the month of July. Transcending cu...

Cruises 2023: new adventures on Lake Geneva!

The Léman hope cruises are back for an unforgettable experience in the heart of the enchanting landscapes of Lake Geneva. From July 3 to 7, 2023 and from July 15 to 19, 2023, 58 young people in remission from ca...

Together, let's swim for hope

Once again this year, Léman hope is organizing the Swim4hope charity and sports challenge to give a shot of hope to young people in remission from cancer! 🏊‍♂️ What? A swimming relay event for...

Registration for the Léman hope 2023 cruises is now open!

Oyé oyé future sailor! You're invited to join the Léman hope cruises! This experience is much more than just a boat cruise. It's an adventure in life that gives young people the chance to...

The Greatest for Léman hope, a success story

A year ago, the Duchemin family had the great idea of supporting the Léman hope project in an unusual and totally new way for this sporting family. Objective → To put...

A year rich in sharing

The Léman hope team has worked tirelessly with numerous partners to enable more and more young people in remission from cancer to take part in the cruises. Sports challenges, events...

The Greatest

Come and discover the exhibition "The Greatest", a real gem created by the entrepreneurial couple and collectors, Alexandra and Rémi Duchemin. Created by the artist&nbsp...

Lausanne Marathon

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Ladies Lunch

Ladies'Lunch Lausanne, a philanthropic association founded in 1991 by Mrs. Carmela Lagonico, organizes two lunches a year to raise funds to support a foundation or charity.

38 portraits of history's greatest champions auctioned to benefit Léman hope for young people in remission from cancer

Come and discover the "The Greatest" exhibition, a real gem created by entrepreneurial couple and collectors Alexandra and Rémi Duchemin. Created by artist Da...

24 hours of swimming

The 24 Hours of Swimming is an event organized by Lausanne Natation, which came into being in 1984 thanks to the impetus of Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the IOC from 1980 ...

Croisières Léman hope 2022: A positive and moving assessment

The magnificent third edition of the Léman hope cruises ended on Wednesday July 21 with smiles and bright faces, but above all with parents proud of the experience...

Nearly 50 young people aboard 11 sailboats set sail for the 3rd edition on Saturday

After two poignant editions, the Léman hope project will be taking on board 48 young people in remission from cancer starting on Saturday from the ports of Ouchy and Pully*. This year, no fewer than 11 boats will...

48 young people in remission from cancer to sail Lake Geneva this summer

After two poignant editions, the Léman hope project is spreading to German-speaking Switzerland. The aim is to welcome 48 young people from the German and French-speaking parts of Switzerland on a cruise on Lake Geneva, offering them a new...

Stars in the eyes as Léman hope returns from its 2021 cruises

From July 7 to 11 and again from July 14 to 18, 24 young people in remission from cancer went on a 4-day, 4-night cruise on Lake Geneva aboard three sailboats for the 2nd edition of the Lé... project.

Yesterday saw the grand start of the first of the two Léman hope cruises, 2021 edition!

Divided into groups of four on three sailboats, 12 young people in cancer remission from all over French-speaking Switzerland will sail for 4 days and 4 nights on Lake Geneva. It's at the Cabanon des Pirates, in...

Realteam Sailing inaugurates its sails in the colors of Léman hope

Today, to coincide with the launch of the new championship for hydrofoil catamarans replacing the D35s, the professional team from Lausanne is announcing a partnership with a charity project that is bringing life...

International Childhood Cancer Day

This summer, 24 young people in remission from cancer will sail Lake Geneva to regain their optimism and confidence in life.

The birth of Léman hope

Giving a confidence boost to young people in remission from cancer so they can look forward to a future full of optimism: that's the challenge of the Léman hope cruises Lausanne, December 10, 2020 - In Switzerland, approx....

Journal de la Coop - March 21, 2023 - Smiling at the future on the water

Journal de Morges - July 7, 2022 - Recovering from cancer on a cruise

Journal de Morges - May 10, 2022 - Léman hope thinks big

Skippers Magazine - March 29, 2022 - Léman hope: Adventure and hope after cancer

Marina, swiss nautical magazine - March 16, 2022 - Léman hope project

24 Heures - February 16, 2022 - Young people sail against cancer

RTS - July 16, 2021 - Children in remission from cancer sail on Lake Geneva

La Télé - July 08, 2021 - Léman hope: the cruise of hope

La Côte - June 24, 2021 - Realteam and Léman hope make children fly

20210624_LaCote_RealteamSailing_Realteam and Léman hope fly children affected by cancer

Bluewin - February 15, 2021 - "This summer, young people in remission from cancer will sail on Lake Geneva".

20 Minutes - February 14, 2021 - "Twenty-four children recovered from cancer will go sailing".

Journal de Morges - February 11, 2020 - "A cruise with an air of renewal".

20 Minutes - December 10, 2020 - "Confidence boost for young people in remission from cancer."