Clowns Sans Frontières: bringing back laughter to children in need

Clowns Sans Frontières (CSF) has begun its first Eastern Townships Jour Nez campaign. Throughout the month and until Nov. 18, CSF will be running an awareness campaign and calling for donations in the hopes of bringing back hope into the lives of thousands of children.

Several businesses have partnered with the campaign and will give their customers the opportunity to support CSF in a show of solidarity for the thousands of children positively affected by CSF initiatives. $2 clown noses can be purchased, and donations can be made at locations including Choco-là, on King Street, T.A.F.I. et cie, on Wellington Street, and Espaces 100 Noms on Queen Street.

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of displaced people has reached its highest point in decades, with more than 65 million uprooted persons across the world in 2017.

CSF describes itself as offering extensive support in locations where cultural growth can be stunted by oppression, war, or poverty, such as in the slums, refugee camps, child prisons, orphanages, native communities, youth centers, and more.

Volunteer professional artists host free shows, workshops, and workshops that allow children in vulnerable positions to laugh and escape from their harsh realities just for a moment. They work closely with grassroots organizations to ensure that continuous initiatives will be offered to children in distress.

The organization will reveal the amount raised in the Townships on Nov. 20, in the context of World Children’s Rights Day. In 2017, 57 artists were involved with CSF in Canada and across the world. CSF also worked with more than 26 partners, including the Red Cross and UNICEF, dedicated 98 hours to social intervention programs and trained more than 22,000 beneficiaries. CSF is one of Clowns Without Borders International’s 15 autonomous organizations. Clowns Without Borders has organized over 5,000 shows in 36 countries, reaching over 2 million people, since 1994.