Jonas Foundation

A second chance

Basel: Fundraiser concert with Alexey Trushechkin and Alena Trushechkin-Osminkina

It was an extraordinary experience to have the likes of Bach, Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninov and Debussy as guests in the venerable «Zunftsaal Schmiede» in Basel... performed by the Russian pianists Alena Trushechkin-Osminkina and Alexey Trushechkin! Christine and Ueli Sigwart-Sartorius, founders of the Fondation Jonas, have invited them. Two days before the concert, they organized a master class in Geneva with advanced students of the Fondation Jonas and Alexey Trushechkin. The young … [Read more...]

Geneva: Childrens musical «Jonah and the fish»

The story of Jonah from the Bible, performed at the Centre Malagnou in Geneva: Children and youngster of the Jonas project in Geneva have shown the power of this story: First fleeing from fear and shyness, then surviving a dramatic interlude (in the fish) and finally recognising and acdepting his role in life. A short video extract (March 16th 2024, Malagnou / Geneva): … [Read more...]

Tbilisi children were invited to the football game Scotland–Georgia

In octobre, the Tartan Children‘s Army Charity (TACC) from Glasgow made again a visit in Tbilisi. The cooperation of TACC and Jonas brings together two worlds: Music and sport.«TACC were delighted (as part of our flagship «My First Scotland Match») program to invite 10 kids from the Jonas Foundation to the Georgia v Scotland football game on Thursday 16th November 2023 to experience their first Georgia Match», as you read on the TACC website. It was of course a special experience for … [Read more...]

Geneva: JONAS gathering

JONAS Geneva group event on 28 October 2023 at the Malagnou Parish Centre!The leaders: Océane Brigitte, Enrique Mejia Pérez and Carolina Mejia Pérez. … [Read more...]

Kyrgyzstan: It starts with gymnastics

In Kyrgyzstan as well, the school year has started again. Thus, a few new children are making part of the JONAS dance class. Basics are important – among others gymnastic exercises (under the direction of Gulsara Nurmatova) that ultimately serve a graceful dance. … [Read more...]

Paris: As “la rentrée” starts, some new pupils join the JONAS project

The new school year is always the moment when new pupils join our music project in Paris/France. The project is located in a district with many challenges - in St. Denis at the Collège Pierre-de-Geyter. The Fondation Jonas has been active at this Collège for 19 years! While the situation has changed somewhat during the Covid interruption, this does not stop new pupils from looking forward to participating in the programme. The animator of the project is Takfarinas Barkou (M.Sc … [Read more...]