Join our next Open Meeting online
What a great year for Lake Aid! Meet the team online on Monday 7th February 7 at 8pm, on ZOOM, where we will be hosting our General Assembly open to …
News
Employment opportunities for asylum seekers
by Suzanne Baltazard We are looking for hours of work in private homes: cleaning, DIY, gardening, childcare. Even if you only have a few hours a month to volunteer, get …
Temporary lodgings
by Suzanne Baltazard Two urgent requests: At the beginning of January, two of the young people we support*, who are unaccompanied minors, will have to leave their current lodgings because …
Finding our way
by Felicity Fallon, Chair of Lake Aid Lake Aid’s Film Night was in November 2021, and has remained on many people’s minds since. We showed La Traversée, an animated film …
School tutoring by Lake Aid volunteers
By Nerys Roberts-Law Lake aid continues to support over 20 children and young people through individual tutoring and a homework club. 6 volunteers work on a one-to- one or small …
‘Christmas Boxes’ Version 2.0
Lake Aid is delighted to present the 2nd edition of the Christmas boxes project which was such a success last year. The aim is simple: share a bit of Christmas …
Finding Our Way: A study of unaccompanied minors and volunteer support in Annecy
Lake Aid is delighted to announce the publication of Claudia Seymour’s report ‘Finding Our Way: A study of unaccompanied minors and volunteer support in Annecy’. Applied researcher and academic, Claudia …
Lake Aid organises its 2nd annual Film Night on the theme of asylum-seekers
One of our goals at Lake Aid is to raise awareness of the challenges asylum seekers face in our own community here around Lake Annecy. So we are delighted to …
Montée de la Tournette 2021 – Enrol now!
Support Team Lake Aid in the Ascent of La Tournette 2021 on Sunday 5th September. For the 4th consecutive year, Lake Aid is taking part in the legendary hike/run race …
Lake Aid’s TedX Talk
How a grassroots charity can contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals Lake Aid Chair Felicity Fallon recently gave a TedX Talk about charities and sustainable development. In the 10-minute interview, …