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Benvinguda, Dag & Bonjour from Brussels!
Smiles and emotional support are needed more than ever!
Healthcare Clowns are more than a ‘Nice to have’
for patients, families, HC staff.
We are indispensable within a country’s healthcare system!”
Time flies, and a lot happened again.
We have some amazing programming lined up for 2023.
Enjoy the read of our "Newsletter with a Smile" 2022 !
On 3rd March 2011 eight professional Healthcare Clown Organizations founded our European Federation, established under Belgian Non-Profit-Organization law. They outlined in the efhco charter and its statutes the promotion, support and protection of professional clown work in healthcare environments; in particular the caring for hospitalized children and their families, and other vulnerable people.
The formation of The European Federation of Healthcare Clowning Organizations, efhco , is a benchmark in the growth of this profession! I am so proud to be an honorary member! In fostering recognition of the profession, promoting active exchanges, identifying professional standards and ethics, creating a hospital clowning data base and serving as an administrative center, efhco is helping to take our wonderful profession to the next level. I extend my heartfelt thanks to all of the talented and passionate people who created it and maintain it. Bravo!
Michael Christensen started Healthcare Clowning in USA. His work inspired many in Europe to start similar activities.
Today, efhco has grown to 15 full and 7 associate members from 15 countries across Europe. All 22 are professional Healthcare Clown Organisationss driving forward our truly European federation. Every new member is strengthening our NPO. efhco organizes several virtual or nose2 nose meetings per year easing inspiring knowledge exchanges among clown artists and back office staff.
By now 4 working groups are active for Artistic and Managerial leaders, Fundraisers and Research.
The members of our growing European federation are:
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Palhaços d'Opital
Portugal
Palhaços d'Opital website
8 clowns
1 cities
7 care institutions
200 visits a year
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Director
Isabel Rosado
Artistic Director
Jorge Rosado
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Pallapupas Pallassos d'Hopital
Barcelona, Spain
Pallapupas website
23 clowns
8 cities
14 care institutions
35.000 visits a year
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Director
Angie Rosales
Artistic Director
Jordi Solé
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RED NOSES Clowndoctors International
Vienna, Austria
RED NOSES website
Cooperates with RN network & Global clowns
Active in 11 countries cities
676 care institutions
visits a year
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Director
Natalie Porias
Artistic Director
Giora Seeliger
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Crveni Nosovi
Zagreb / Croatia
Crveni Nosovi website
26 clowns
7 cities
42 care institutions
10.000 visits a year
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Director
Deniza Drusany
Artistic Director
N. Dabac + Z. Vukic
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Cliniclowns België
Belgium
CliniClowns Belgium website
32 clowns
22 cities
62 care institutions
26.000 visits a year
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Director
Valerie van Gastel
Artistic Director
Geert Pardon
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Sairaalaklovnit ry
Finland
Sairaalaklovnit website
45 clowns
5 cities
8 care institutions
46000 visits a year
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Director
Kari Jagt
Artistic Director
Kari Jagt
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Hôpiclowns Genève
Switzerland
Hôpiclowns website
15 clowns
4 cities
6 care institutions
11.040 visits a year
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Director
Anne Lanfranchi
Artistic Director
Hélène Gustin
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Danske Hospitalsklovne
Denmark
Danske Hospitalsklovne website
60 clowns
5 cities
30 care institutions
58.000 visits a year
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Director
n.n.
Artistic Director
Ewan MacKinnon
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Nariz Vermelho
Portugal
Nariz Vermelho website
30 clowns
7 cities
18 care institutions
40.000 visits a year
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Director
Rosária Jorge
Artistic Director
Fernando Escrich
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Zdravotni Klaun
Czech Republic
Zdravotni Klaun website
86 clowns
55 cities
70 care institutions
104.788 visits a year
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Director
Katerina Slamova Kubesova
Artistic Director
Petr Jarcevsky
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Sykehusklovnene
Norway
Sykehusklovnene website
22 + 5 trainee clowns
8 cities
9 care institutions
9959 visits a year
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Director
Nina Eidem
Artistic Director
Vibeke Lie
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CliniClowns Nederland
The Netherlands
CliniClowns website
110 clowns
70 cities
480 care institutions
95.000 visits a year
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Director
Coen Abbenhuis
Artistic Director
n.n.
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Hearts & Minds
Scotland / UK
Hearts & Minds website
16 clowns
12 cities
29 care institutions
10.000 visits a year
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Director
Rebecca Simpson
Artistic Director
n.n.
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KlinikClowns e.V.
Germany
KlinikClowns website
57 clowns
42 cities
75 care institutions
52.850 visits a year
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Director
Elisabeth Makepeace
Artistic Director
Peter Spiel
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Le Rire Médecin
France
Le Rire Médecin website
103 clowns
15 cities
46 care institutions
80.000 visits a year
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Director
Clotilde Mallard
Artistic Director
Laurence Renn Penel
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Rote Nasen Clowndoctors e.V.
Vienna, Austria
Rote Nasen website
66 clowns
22 cities
45 care institutions
150.000 visits a year
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Director
Ivana Bacanovic
Artistic Director
Martin Kotal
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Soccorso Clown Societa
Italy
Soccorso Clown website
31 clowns
5 cities
8 care institutions
41.000 visits a year
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Director
Yuri Olshansky
Artistic Director
Vladimir Olshansky
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Fondation Théodora
Switzerland
Théodora website
62 Doctor Reves clowns
20 cities
97 care institutions
110.000 visits a year
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Director
Andre Poulie
Artistic Director
Artistic Council
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Clown Medicin
Sweden
Clown Medicin Website
15 clowns
5 cities
35 care institutions
2200 visits a year
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Director
Anne- Marie Möller & Eva Riepe
Artistic Director
Anne- Marie Möller & Eva Riepe
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Fondazione Theodora ONLUS
Italy
Fondazione Theodora Italia website
32 clowns
11 cities
42 care institutions
35.000 visits a year
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Director
Emanuela Basso Petrino
Artistic Director
Artistic Council
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Fondazione Dottor Sorriso ONLUS
Italy
Dottor Sorriso Italia website
30 clowns
11 cities
20 care institutions
19.800 visits a year
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Director
Cristina Bianchi
Artistic Director
Rodrigo Morganti
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Stiftung HUMOR HILFT HEILEN gGmbH
Germany
HHH website
50+ clowns
20+ cities
30+ care institutions
40.000 visits a year
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Director
Maria Bley
Artistic Director
n.n.
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