by Kathleen | Dec 21, 2025 | News & Events
FOTIS specializes in giving hope. Since 2008, when the non-profit Association was started by a small group of women in Geneva, it has managed to spread hope through education to over 300 young people in 12 countries. This year fundraising efforts and the donations of...
by Kathleen | Dec 21, 2025 | News & Events
In 2012 FOTIS agreed to sponsor 7 Ethiopian girls who were HIV positive orphans. They lived and were cared for in a home run by Artists for Charity, an Ethiopian/Swiss organization. The girls were motived to do well despite their difficult start in life. FOTIS...
by Kathleen | Dec 19, 2025 | News & Events
Anse-à-Pitres: This municipality of approximately 30,000 inhabitants is located on the banks of the Pédernales River, which forms the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The local economy is based mainly on logging, the timber industry, and fishing. This...
by Kathleen | Jan 20, 2025 | News & Events
The Lunar Year of the SNAKE is a time of transformation, growth and introspection For the second year the Chinese New Year celebration at the China Garden Restaurant in Geneva on 10 February 2025 was a great success with over 100 participants and a fantastic...
by Administrator | May 10, 2024 | News & Events
In January 2024, FOTIS started sponsoring a new class of 30 students in their first year at the International Village School in Kenya. We will continue sponsoring them until their graduation in four years’ time. Here they are with their parents at the enrolment day,...
by Administrator | Apr 28, 2024 | News & Events
With Educate2Envision as partner, FOTIS has sponsored 20 students in very remote mountain regions in Honduras since 2016. The students cover large distances to reach the classroom. This often means travelling across challenging terrains, through area affected by high...
