Context
In Switzerland, around 350 young people are diagnosed with cancer each year. In the face of this reality, returning to normal life is often an underestimated challenge. The physical and psychological after-effects of the illness, treatments, and hospitalization can have a lasting impact on the daily lives of these young people and their families.
Objectives
- Offer children and adolescents in cancer remission a unique experience that supports their physical and psychological recovery.
- Break the isolation often felt after illness, restore self-esteem, and help young people regain autonomy and feel useful and competent within a group.
- Strengthen family bonds and provide a space for sharing and support for all those affected by the illness, including the siblings of survivors.
Actions
- Five-day sailing trips on Lake Geneva and Lake Constance aboard live-in sailboats, for young people aged 8 to 21 in post-treatment and their siblings.
- Supervision by a skipper and a trained instructor, with active participation in life on board (sailing, cooking, organizing).
- Activities that shape daily life on the boat (swimming, games, etc.).
- Daily stopovers to discover new places and environments.
- 2026 goal: 80 participants on 20 sailboats.
Partners
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Since its creation in 2011 by Esteban Garcia, the Léman hope Foundation, formerly known as the Chiki Foundation, has been working for the well-being and development of children through educational and child protection projects. Léman hope, one of the foundation's flagship projects, uses sailing andadventure as therapeutic tools to help young people regain confidence and hope.