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What is the Marche de l'espoir ?
For 31 years, Terre des Hommes Suisse has been organising the Marche de l’espoir on a Sunday in October on the Quai du Mont-Blanc in Geneva. The largest solidarity event of its kind in Switzerland involving children, it mobilises every year nearly 4000 children and young people, accompanied by their families.
The principle is simple : each participant looks for sponsors who commit to paying a certain amount of money for each kilometre walked. On the day of the Walk, they receive a stamp on their “Walk passport” at each kilometre stand. They then collect the promised amount from their sponsors and sends it to Terre des Hommes Suisse. The money collected this way makes it possible to finance programmes for vulnerable children and their families in a particular region of the world.
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La Marche de l’espoir is back!
- 7 September 2022
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A familial walk in Geneva the second Sunday of october
- 31st edition in 2022
- Close to 12 000 people take part every year
- More than 30 000 children made aware in the Geneva classes before the Walk
A digital event to walk at your own pace
- First edition in 2020
- More than 270 walkers
- A mobile app soon available on the App Store and Google Play
Our animations
Before the Marche de l’espoir, we offer Geneva region and French border region schools animations linked to the themes of the Walk. This year, these animations will be about children’s rights in India with a special focus on the right to quality education

The marche de l'espoir in pictures
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