Health care access
Access to care:
an essential right
“The right to health includes access to timely, acceptable, and affordable health care of appropriate quality”
Source: WHO
Summer camps
A respite for children living near war zones.
Ukraine
Children Action supports the organization of summer camps for children aged 8 to 16. Designed for young people living close to conflict lines, these camps aim to provide a safe and caring environment, combining recreational activities with psychological support through a wide range of initiatives:
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individual and group therapy workshops, art therapy, therapeutic games, and targeted activities for trauma management;
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football, volleyball, kayaking, trampoline, guided breathing, and hippotherapy, promoting physical and emotional well-being;
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nonviolent communication workshops, debates on human values, team-building exercises, and film discussions;
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drama classes, excursions, English lessons, and video production to encourage creative expression.
Basic goods and medical equipment
Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine, which began in February 2022, has affected thousands of families, including children who have been deprived of access to basic needs.
Children Action worked with a trusted partner based in Poland to organize deliveries of food and hygiene products for children and families living in war-affected areas.
The Foundation also delivered an incubator and medical equipment to the maternity hospital in Ivano Frankivsk.
Dans le contexte de la crise sociale découlant de la crise sanitaire liée au COVID-19, Children Action s'est associée aux Colis du Cœur, à Partage et aux Cartons du Cœur pour distribuer des denrées de première nécessité à plusieurs milliers d'enfants de familles en situation de précarité en Suisse romande.En 2022, la Fondation a poursuivi sa collaboration avec les Cartons du Cœur avec l'achat de produits à destination des enfants dont l'entourage est fragilisé par la crise sanitaire et économique.
Suisse
Produits de première nécessité
Le Sri Lanka est confronté à sa pire crise économique depuis son indépendance en 1948. Le manque cruel de devises ne permet plus au pays de se procurer les médicaments et le matériel essentiels au maintien des services de soins.
Face à cette situation, Children Action a réagi en livrant du matériel médical et des outils de diagnostic au plus grand hôpital pédiatrique gratuit du Sri Lanka, Lady Ridgeway, ainsi qu’à l’hôpital Apeksha qui traite les enfants atteints de cancer.
Sri Lanka
Matériel médical
Suite aux troubles politiques dûs au coup d’État militaire, plus de 250’000 enfants ont été déplacés dans les camps situés dans la zone frontalière de l’État de Karen. Ils vivent là avec leurs familles dans des conditions précaires.
En 2022, Children Action a collaboré au financement de la production de barres énergétiques nutritionnelles destinées aux enfants de moins de 10 ans ainsi qu'à l'apport d’une aide alimentaire aux familles.
Myanmar
Aide alimentaire
Other one-off initiatives
Essential products
Switzerland
In the context of the social crisis resulting from the health crisis resulting from COVID-19, Children Action has joined forces with Colis du Coeur, Partage, and Cartons du Coeur to distribute basic necessities to several thousand children from families in precarious situations in French-speaking Switzerland.
Since 2022, the Foundation has continued its collaboration with Cartons du Coeur to purchase products for children whose families are weakened by the health and economic crisis.
Medical Equipment
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. A severe shortage of foreign currency is preventing the country from procuring essential medicines and equipment to maintain health services.
Faced with this situation, Children Action responded by providing medical equipment and diagnostic tools to Sri Lanka's largest free children's hospital, Lady Ridgeway, and to the Apeksha Hospital which treats children with cancer.
Food aid
Myanmar
Following the political unrest caused by the military coup, more than 250,000 children were displaced to camps located in the border area of Karen State. They live there with their families in precarious conditions.
In 2022, Children Action funded the production of nutritious energy bars for children under the age of 10. The Foundation also provided food aid to families.
In numbers
since 2020