On 22 September, Geneva’s jet d’eau turned GOLD in support of kids with cancer! Following the article we wrote on our website, we have received numerous photos of the fountain, taken from various angles around Geneva. Below you will find some of the pictures we received, including some of the balloons that were released at the same time.
Anyone wishing to make a donation this month, which has been designated Childhood Cancer Awareness month, is invited to visit the website of the Cancer Kids Calendar, where you can pre-order this year's Calendar of Hope.
On 22 September, Geneva’s jet d’eau will turn GOLD!
Organized in support of kids with cancer, this special event will be one of many organized throughout the month of September, which has been designated Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
In the same way that ribbon colors have been chosen to represent awareness, it is hoped that gold will become synonymous with causes related to childhood cancer – a diagnosis that touches not just children, but family, friends and teachers, to name but a few.
Meet Jili Hamilton at OffTheShelf’s next book reading event on Tuesday, 17 September, 2013
How many of us feel there is something missing in our lives? We struggle to do our best but things don’t always seem to work out the way we had hoped and we ask ourselves: ‘Why me?’
Local author, Jili Hamilton, tries to answer these questions and more in her new book, entitled, "A Seeker's Guide to a Life worth Living", which includes a series of short articles on various aspects of life and the lessons learnt, particularly through the people who have touched her life.
Living in Geneva, and working as a translator, proof-reader, writer, teacher and therapist, Jili writes a fortnightly column for a small online magazine on various aspects of self-development. So popular are the articles that she submits to this column, that she decided to compile them into this unique book, so that others can benefit from her infinite wisdom!
A leading nanny and babysitting agency has opened up a new franchise in Switzerland, filling a gap in the local market for childcare recruitment.
Called Rockmybaby, the new business was set up at the end of last year by Tanya Jeannet, a Swiss national who was born in South Africa but moved to Switzerland 5 years ago, where she now lives with her husband and two little girls.
Tanya told knowitall.ch, “With two young daughters of my own, I know only too well the challenges of working and having children. I am determined to provide a service to families that will help make life a little easier and make them feel confident in the care of their children, whilst allowing them to have some well-deserved time out for themselves.”
A new service has recently opened in the Geneva region, offering a range of face-to-face counseling services for young people, children, adults, families, schools and community youth groups.
The practice, called Counselling and Youth Work, has been set up by Mariann Parker, an Australian with professional qualifications in Counselling, Youth Work, Mental Health First Aid, Alcohol and Other Drugs Work, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Recently arrived in the region from East Africa, Mariann told knowitall.ch, “My new practice has been set up in response to the urgent need identified by international schools, parents and community group organisers in the greater Geneva area. When I arrived in the area and started speaking to these organizations, many of those involved in caring and welfare roles commented on the absence of English-speaking specialists who are capable of coming into organisations upon request or, equally, receiving individual referrals, to provide targeted and value-adding support services when and where people truly need them.”
