Stays for sick children
Action zones
France
The project
HandicapYouth
To help sick children overcome their illness, regain their carefree spirit and have fun in complete safety, L'ENVOL offers recreational therapy stays dedicated to young people aged 6 to 25, suffering from various pathologies and at any stage of the illness.
650K
families affected by a child's illness or disability
30K
beneficiaries supported in 26 years
97 %
of children feel able to achieve things despite their illness following a stay with us
Solution
L'ENVOL welcomes seriously ill children, aged 6 to 17, suffering from various pathologies (cancers, rare diseases, chronic illnesses...) to its multipathology stays, free of charge, who enjoy a truce from illness and take part in adapted, varied and fun activities.Supervised by recruited and trained volunteers, including doctors and nurses, sick children become children again, gaining in autonomy and resilience, and their caregivers benefit from respite time. They learn about the stays via a network of 72 partner hospitals, which identify children in the weary phase of illness.
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Dreamnight at the zoo !
270 beneficiaries of L'ENVOL, sick children, parents and siblings, were able to enjoy the privatized Paris Zoological Park, during a magical evening in early June!
The "Dreamnight", what is it?
More than 270 zoological parks in 36 countries worldwide open their doors every year free of charge to children with disabilities or affected by serious illness, as well as their parents, brothers and sisters. The movement was born in 1996 in the Netherlands, on the initiative of an animal caretaker. This year, at the Vincennes Zoo, it's L'ENVOL that has been able to benefit!
Families were delighted to discover interactive and educational workshops such as a visit to the zoo's veterinary clinic, moments of discovery of the animals (feeding the giraffes, baboons, pumas...) and sharing as a family and with the volunteers.
An evening rich in emotion, made possible thanks to the Paris Zoological Park and its staff, who organized and hosted this superb event on a voluntary basis to benefit L'ENVOL families.
This "Dreamnight" evening is part of our program of recreational outings, offered throughout the year by L'ENVOL to sick children and their families. Free of charge, these cultural, sporting or educational half-days are a breath of fresh air in their daily lives punctuated by illness, and enable them to enjoy good times with their families.
The challenges of mental well-being for sick children and their caregivers
At L'ENVOL, our mission is to offer sick children the possibility to have fun like any other child and to offer families a place to exchange and recharge, by understanding the issues our beneficiaries face. To assess how our medicalized respite stays help them, we concretely measure their impact on their mental and psychosocial health through questionnaires sent to children at the end of the stay, and then to parents a few months later.
These data reveal the incredible transformative power our programs have on the lives of our beneficiaries. Thus, L'ENVOL addresses 3 main challenges to improve the mental and social well-being of sick children and their families:
These data reveal the incredible transformative power our programs have on the lives of our beneficiaries. Thus, L'ENVOL addresses 3 main challenges to improve the mental and social well-being of sick children and their families:
<> LEAVING THE SELF-IMPOSED BARRIERS
"At L'ENVOL, I learned to be more confident and courageous" Malak, age 9
Despite the challenges associated with their illness, 64% of children succeed in surpassing their limits during L'ENVOL stays. They discover an unsuspected strength that boosts their confidence in themselves and their bodies, through our adapted activities.
> RECOVER TO OTHERS
"At L'ENVOL, I learned benevolence and to have fun despite the worries outside", a 16-year-old teenager
At L'ENVOL, brothers and sisters of sick children benefit from a privileged space for exchange during the stay dedicated to them. 94% of siblings are happy to have met other children who share a similar situation following the stay. They feel free to share their feelings and concerns with young people who understand their daily family life.
> RECOVERING AN (ALMOST) NORMAL LIFE
"This stay really gave me a breather, without worry, and that's priceless", a mom
By creating positive memories with parents of sick children, the stays act as a source of inspiration and emotional support in the face of stressful situations, daily challenges and difficult times. 80% of parents say that recalling their weekend at L'ENVOL helps them to overcome difficulties with greater resilience and determination.
For sick children but also for their close caregivers, these stays represent a precious bubble of air and the chance to enjoy a rich experience. For this reason, L'ENVOL warmly thanks all its partners and Captains who support our programs!
The money will be used for
- Create a magical stay for sick children
- Enable high-level, caring medical supervision
- Adapt fun, cultural and sporting activities to help sick children regain confidence in themselves and their bodies
- Recruit and then train the volunteers who will take care of the children during the stay
- Adapt the meals to the needs of each child
- Welcome the children in premises adapted to their abilities
Each donation guarantees the free stays, unique in France for sick children and their families!
- Enable high-level, caring medical supervision
- Adapt fun, cultural and sporting activities to help sick children regain confidence in themselves and their bodies
- Recruit and then train the volunteers who will take care of the children during the stay
- Adapt the meals to the needs of each child
- Welcome the children in premises adapted to their abilities
Each donation guarantees the free stays, unique in France for sick children and their families!
10 € = 1 hour's respite
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Action zones
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Why we love it?
L'ENVOL is the only association to offer specially-designed holidays free of charge to sick and disabled children, enabling them and their parents to enjoy a vacation and a moment of respite and joy in what can be a complicated day-to-day life.
The activities offered by L'ENVOL reflect the values of recreational therapy: self-confidence, self-improvement and social bonding.
Bénédicte Jobert
Program Director
Captain Cause gem2024 promotion
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