Jonas Foundation

A second chance

September 2025, Sicily: ‘Concerto Solidale’ at the Segesta Teatro Festival

On 5 September 2025, a special event took place at the ancient theatre of Segesta as part of the Segesta Teatro Festival: the ‘Concerto Solidale’, organised by the Jonas Foundation in collaboration with Archéologie Solidaire and the University of Geneva (Département des Sciences de la Terre, Alessia Mistretta). Children from Tbilisi/Georgia took to the stage, accompanied by musicians Natia and Dachi Taktakishvili. Together with international artists such as Enrique Mejia, Carlo Taobada, Lia … [Read more...]

London: Trip to Eastbourne

It is always a special day for the participants of the Jonas Project London: the trip to the seaside of Eastbourne. Any families of the children/teenagers who want to come along are also invited. Sun, beach, sea, ice cream – a welcome contrast to central London. … [Read more...]

Geneva: Early music and bardcore

Océane Brigitte (vocals, recorders) founded Arcana Antiqua with four friends, including Enrique Mejia (guitar). Océane and Enrique are former participants in the Jonas project in Geneva. Arcana Antiqua plays early music, particularly Celtic music, and bardcore. The latter is a popular style that reinterprets pop and rock songs in a medieval style with corresponding instruments. The group is very popular and in high demand. … [Read more...]

Dorothée Munyaneza at Zurich’s «Theater-Spektakel»

A special highlight at this year's «Zürcher Theater-Spektakel» was the stage play Umuko. Responsible and appearing on stage herself was Dorothée Munyaneza – a former student of the Jonas Project London! Dorothée came to London with her family at the age of 12, fleeing the horror of the genocide in Rwanda. In the UK she discovered her talents. She was also a pupil in the Jonas Music project. She studied in London, has been involved in various productions (including as a singer in the … [Read more...]

Jerusalem: Jonas Alumni at the «Alleluia» festival

As part of the «Alleluia» festival (4–9 December 2022), a musical project was organised: With the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, students of the IBDAA School and Jonas Alumni (Geneva, London, Tbilisi), conducted by Nizar Elkhater, composer, musician. A week of meetings, exchanges, dialogue and friendship between members of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, students of the IBDAA School and Alumni of the Jonas Foundation. We are very grateful to Pastor Andreas Schindler. He accompanied … [Read more...]