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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

  Monday, 12 February 2024, FOTIS celebrated the Chinese New Year, the year of the dragon,  with a dinner at the China Garden Restaurant in Geneva. It was a great success and a very enjoyable evening with over 80 donors and friends participating in a sumptuous...

An enormous thank you to all the participants and donors to the 2023 Challenge! We have raised CHF 17,000 to continue  FOTIS mission of giving children hope through education.

On the Chinese New Year FOTIS hosted a sumptuous dinner at a Geneva restaurant with Chinese themed entertainment, the first in-person event in 3 years! It was a very successful and fun time with old and new friends. The dinner was sold out and thanks to our generous...

In 2022, 31 students sponsored by FOTIS in Viet Nam, Rwanda, Honduras and Sierra Leone have successfully graduated from secondary school. Many have taken National exams for admission to university, for others there is the opportunity of rewarding jobs. The impact of...