Theodora Foundation

29/05/2026

What if art, play, and emotions could have a real impact on wellbeing and healthcare? ✨

On June 25, the Theodora Foundation will take part in the interdisciplinary *Flourishing Minds* conference in Geneva, organized by Healing Arts Switzerland and the Women’s Brain Foundation.

This unique gathering will bring together scientists, clinicians, artists, and field professionals to foster dialogue between neuroscience, medicine, artistic practices, and human experience.

On this occasion, Solange Denervaud (CIBM – EPFL) will present her research on the impact of the Theodora Foundation’s Giggle Doctors’ artistic interventions in hospitals on resilience, emotional connection, and healing processes.

Tamara Attali, Communication Officer at the Theodora Foundation, will also participate in a panel discussion on the role of artistic interventions in healthcare.

A wonderful opportunity to connect neuroscience, medicine, art, and lived experience around more human-centered and integrative approaches to care.

📍 Geneva — June 25, 2026
🎟️ More information and tickets:

Flourishing Minds is a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary gathering, organized by Healing Arts Switzerland in partnership with the Women’s Brain Foundation.

26/05/2026

Together we are stronger 💪

The Giggle Doctors – just like siblings – show us every day what true connection means. Laughing together, staying strong together, dreaming together ✨

17/05/2026

🎬 Straight out of an action movie!

In a Hollywood-style scenario, this little boy faced the adventure alongside the Giggle Doctors…

Who do you think came out on top? 💥

Let us know in the comments! 👇

13/05/2026

Play. Collect. Share smiles with children.

With "Play for Smiles", we have teamed up with Panini Suisse to create a collectible card game that offers so much more than just entertainment. 🌟

25% of the sales proceeds will support visits from our Giggle Doctors, bringing joy, lightness and happiness into the daily lives of children in hospitals and specialist care centres. 🏥🧡

More information: www.theodora.ch/panini

10/05/2026

Have you ever seen a space mission launch from a hospital? Now you have 🚀

Even in a hospital, imagination knows no limits ✨

23/04/2026

The United Nations has declared 2026 the “International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development”, highlighting the vital role volunteers play in building a more caring and inclusive world. 🌍

At the Theodora Foundation, volunteering has been at the heart of our mission for over 30 years. Across Switzerland, our volunteers help raise awareness of our work and strengthen its impact. 🌟

💬 And you—have you ever volunteered with an organisation? We’d love to hear your experience in the comments 👇

21/04/2026

Your turn!
Who is the real Giggle Doctor? 👀

Tell us your answer in the comments. 👇

Imagination is precious, and everyone can nurture it in everyday life. But being a Giggle Doctor is much more than that: they are professionally trained artists, able to engage with children in hospitals with sensitivity and care - even in difficult situations. ✨

16/04/2026

Have you ever seen a broccoli-tomato? 🥦🍅

In Riviera Chablais Hospital, Doctor Plume accompanies children all the way to the operating room, transforming fear and stress into moments of lightness. A precious support for families and hospital staff as well.

Through the « Operation Dreams » programme, children develop magical powers and travel into a world of imagination… aboard a broccoli-tomato, for example. 👀

Step into a poetic universe where our Giggle Doctors offer much mor than laughter...

📸 Alfonso Novo is an award-winning Spanish documentary photographer, known for his deeply human perspective. After being profoundly moved by the Giggle Doctors’ visits to his son, he became a committed supporter of the Foundation.

05/04/2026

The magic of Easter also comes to the hospital 🐣

Our Giggle Doctors turn every moment into a celebration 🧡

Who will make you smile this Easter weekend? Tell us in the comments 🌷🌟

01/04/2026

Do you remember that feeling you used to get as a child when you opened a new pack of Panini stickers? 👀✨

With “Play for Smiles”, that excitement lives on whilst supporting a great cause.

Here we go: in collaboration with Panini Suisse, we’re launching our first “Play for Smiles” card game! The new collectable card game: a fun game with added social value 🎁🧡

Whether in the form of collectable cards or a card game, every purchase helps fund visits by our Giggle Doctors to children in hospital or in specialist care homes.

You can find more information at: www.theodora.ch/panini