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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is made up of members from a variety of backgrounds, each bringing expertise and experience to help make strategic decisions, manage risks, identify opportunities, define funding policy, and communicate the Foundation's mission. This diversity of skills is essential to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of the Foundation.

President and Founder 

Bernard Sabrier

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Unigestion Holding SA

Member

Patrick Aeberhard

Cardiologist, Associate Professor University of Paris 8. Former President of Médecins du Monde

Member

Francois Ansermet

Professor Emeritus, Former Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals 

Member

Claude Le Coultre

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva. Former Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals

Member

Ali Janoudi

Group Managing Director, Head WM Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, UBS Switzerland AG

Member

Maurice Mimoun 

Professor, Head of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Saint-Louis Hospital and Head of the Burn Treatment Unit  Cochin Hospital, Paris

Member

Claire-Anne Siegrist

Professor Emeritus of Vaccinology and Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine, University of  Geneva

Ethics Committee

The Ethics Committee ensures that the Foundation's actions and projects comply with sound ethical principles and are consistent with its mission and values.

Madeleine Mirabaud

Pediatrician, Geneva

President

Patrick Fenal

Investment Advisor and Deputy Chairman of Unigestion, Geneva

Member

Samia Hurst

Professor of Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva

Member

Neema Kaseje

Head of Clinic, Children's Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals 

Member

Jean-Francois Simoneau

Psychotherapist, Lausanne

Member

Martine Stuckelberg

Lawyer, Geneva

Member

Together we make a difference

Together we  build

a better world

Field teams

Each project is led by recognized experts in their area, who work closely with field teams and local communities to identify needs and respond effectively.

Collaboration with the Geneva University Hospitals

MALATAVIE

Geneva

Project manager:

Dr Anne Edan

Manager  prevention:
 Ludovic Bornand

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a multidisciplinary team

Collaboration with the Psychiatric University Hospital of Zurich

LIFE

Zurich

Project managers:

Teacher. Suzanne Walitza

Dr Dagmar Pauli

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a multidisciplinary team

Collaboration with the Geneva University Hospitals

SABRINA

Geneva

Art Therapist

Family therapist

Storyteller

Medical students

School repeaters

Children Action project

CHILDREN ACTION

Myanmar

Local coordinator-Children Action

Thidar Aye Soe

Collaboration with the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé (HGOPY)

CHILDREN ACTION

Cameroon

Project coordinator:

Prof. Claude Le Coultre

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a team of multidisciplinary caregivers

Children Action project

CHILDREN ACTION

Vietnam

Local coordinator-Children Action

 

Giang Ta Thi Minh

Collaboration with the Peruvian Association Taller de Los Ninos

Red Mami

Peru

Project leaders:

Christiane Ramseyer

Sara Maria Cifuentes Ramseyer 

Collaboration with the Argentinean Kaleidos Foundation

Jakaira - Red Mapa

Argentina

President of Kaleidos:

Dr  Ricardo Gorodish, psychiatrist

 

Project leader :

Alejandra Scialabba

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a multidisciplinary team

Collaboration with the  Foundation of Goodness, Sri Lanka 

CHILDREN ACTION

Sri Lanka

President of FOG:

Kushil Gunasekera

Together we are

Children Action

Head office, advisory lawyers, financial auditors 

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Children Action is run like a business, with rigorous and transparent management of its resources to ensure the sustainability of its work.

Stephanie Kolly

 

Managing director

Laure Maitrejean

 

Collaborator

Isabelle Radice

 

Collaborator

Régis Martin

 

Financial manager

Angelo Barbattini

 

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ADVISORY LAWYERS

 

Aubert Neyroud & Stückelberg, Geneva

FINANCIAL AUDITORS 

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Geneva

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Giving is a commitment!

"Giving implies an ethical responsibility towards the beneficiaries with the duty to ensure that the action enables a real improvement and does not lead to negative consequences for those we support.

Giving is a commitment to those who receive  by guaranteeing transparency, respect and the effectiveness of our actions."

Bernard Sabrier, President

Together we

are Children Action

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Together we

are Children Action

Medical teams

Anasthetists, surgeons, doctors, psychiatrists, rehabilitators, psychotherapists, and other specialists contribute their skills and expertise to ensure the quality of the Foundation's programs.

Orthopedic malformations

Vietnam

Dr Abdelaziz Abid, Surgeon

Dr. David Afonso, Surgeon

Dr Geraldo de Coulon, Surgeon

Dr Benoît de Courtivron, Surgeon

Pr Alain Dimeglio, Surgeon 

Dr Pedro Domenech, Surgeon

Dr Jean-Marc Guillaume, Surgeon

Dr Michel Jacquemier, Surgeon 

Prof. Pierre Journeau, Surgeon

Pr Jean-Luc Jouve, Surgeon

Pr André Kaelin, Surgeon

Dr. Jean Kany, Surgeon

Dr. Jorge Knörr, Surgeon

Dr Tristan Langlais, Surgeon

Pr Franck Launay, Surgeon

Pr Régis Legré, Surgeon

Dr. Christian Morin, Surgeon

Dr Emilie Peltier, Surgeon

Dr Sébastien Pesenti, Surgeon

Dr Thi Thuy Trang Pham, Surgeon

Pr Jérôme Sales de Gauzy, Surgeon

Dr Camille Thévenin-Lemoine, Surgeon

Dr Jean-François Trinchero, Anesthesiologist

Dr Isabelle Suprano, Anesthesiologist

Pr Philippe Violas, Surgeon

Dr Trung Vo Toan,  Rehabilitator

Pr Pierre-Yves Zambelli, Surgeon

Burns sequelae

Vietnam

Pr Eric Bey, Surgeon

Dr. Michel Brachet, Surgeon

Pr Marc Chaouat, Surgeon

Dr. Elvira Conti, Surgeon

Mr. Alexandre Decarroz, Physiotherapist

Mme Marine Josse, Physiotherapist

Dr. Bruno Le Fourn, Surgeon

Dr Serge Le Huu, Surgeon

Dr Anne Le Touze, Surgeon

Dr Florence Lejeune, Surgeon

Pr Maurice Mimoun, Surgeon

Pr Pierre Perrot, Surgeon

Mrs Sandrine Roncier, Physiotherapist

Mrs Céline Souchet, Physiotherapist

Urological defects

Cameroon

Dr Eloise Cercueil, Anesthesiologist

Dr Sophie Dahoun, Geneticist

Dr. Daniela Gorduza, Surgeon

Pr Walid Habre, Anesthesiologist

Pr Pierre-Yves Mure, Surgeon

Dr  Oliver Sanchez, Surgeon

Mrs. Nathalie Niel Brun, Nurse anesthetist

Dr Isabelle Spahr Schopfer, Anesthesiologist

Board of Trustees

Ethics committee

Head office

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