Lake Aid volunteers organise February holiday fun for children in need
Thank you everyone who made time these holidays to bring a bit of sunshine to local children in need! Here is a glimpse of what they got up to. Wednesday …
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Lake Aid announces new partnership with ConnectAID
by Felicity Fallon Lake Aid is delighted to join ConnectAID, the International Solidarity Network, as a non-profit partner. This innovative humanitarian aid platform was started by Gaelle Mogli. Originally from …
Baby box for Collectif Urgences ROM
Thank you Hajni for preparing another baby box for our partner association Collectif Urgences Rom! If you would like to get involved with our ongoing baby boxes project: https://www.lakeaid74.org/en/what-we-do/baby-boxes/
Lake Aid’s work with young asylum seekers in Annecy to be subject of new research
by Felicity Fallon Dr. Claudia Seymour has chosen Lake Aid as the subject of new research into volunteering with young asylum seekers. From March to May 2021, she will examine …
Lake Aid organises work experience for Sekou
Thank you very much to Clare Dawson from Lake Aid – Tignes for inviting Sekou, a 17 year old unaccompanied minor currently studying for his professional Baccalaureat in Business in Annecy, to do …
Baby boxes given to victims of domestic violence.
One of Lake Aid’s Baby Boxes last week went to a centre for women who are victims of domestic violence. The centre contacted Lake Aid today to say thank you, …
Developing resilience during a pandemic: Grassroots charity learnings from Annecy, by Felicity Fallon Chair of Lake Aid
Most of us would agree that 2020 has been a pretty awful year, but not for this grassroots charity in Annecy…What can we learn from pandemic year to make us …
Lake Aid launches Christmas Box Appeal
Lake Aid plans to provide over 100 surprise Christmas Boxes to children and unaccompanied minors living in emergency shelters and temporary accommodation in Annecy. Each Christmas Box will contain a …
October Holiday Activities for Asylum-Seeking Teens
During the October school holidays, Lake Aid decided to offer activities in and around Annecy for our community of asylum-seeking teens and unaccompanied minors. We reached out to our volunteers …
My family’s reaction to seeing Manuela Fresil’s film about Annecy’s aslyum-seeking children, by Claude Kular
Yesterday we attended the first public projection of “The Good Wheat and the Tares” by Manuela Frésil, as a family. What an amazing projection and message that was! We were …