Carole Feilen's Contact Details

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Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner (help for children with cancer)

Strassen, N/A, lu • 20 - 49 Employees
Non-Profit

For 30 years, the ‘Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner' has been accompanying children fighting cancer or a rare and life-threatening disease and their families. \The foundation has three main missions: \- Help to improve the physical and psychological condition of the child and his family. Its multidisciplinary team offers an individual care from the diagnosis all the way to the remission, including assistance with the administrative and financial aspects, psycho-social support as well as educational, therapeutic and recreational activities. Three establishments are run by the foundation in order to offer the best possible access to this support: ‘La Maison des Enfants' in Luxembourg hosting all activities and administrative assistance, ‘La Maison Losch' in Brussels offering a temporary shelter for the parents whose children are being treated at one of the main cancer treatment Centers and finally ‘L'Appartement de Convalescence' on the Belgian coast allowing the families to retreat and to recuperate in the immediate proximity to the sea.\- Raise awareness of childhood cancer and defend the children's rights by participating actively in working groups or initiating meetings with decision-makers.\- Support actively onco-paediatric research by funding selected projects with one main goal: increase the cure rate and the quality of life for survivors.\\The foundation is exclusively funded by donations and invests any available funds into their three missions. Every year, an external audit is done in order to guarantee total financial transparency. The Foundation is also founding member of 'Don en Confiance Luxembourg'​.