Our three programmes
Sport & Wellbeing
Club and registration fees, gym membership, kit, nutrition support.
Success at school
School supplies, a laptop and, where needed, accommodation, tuition fees or other costs: everything that helps make school a place where they feel confident.
Discovery & new horizons
Trips, workshops and cultural experiences that broaden horizons and help shape a personal project.
We pay directly for whatever helps a young person move forward: a membership, a laptop, a trip, school supplies. The money goes straight to the club, the school or the supplier. We also make sure young people receive the public grants and support they’re already entitled to.
Who we help
Young people aged 15 to 18. Three criteria guide our choices.
Financial need
Beneficiaries come from households with incomes below a threshold set according to the cost of living in each country.
A personal goal
The young person has an ambition or a goal, in any field. We don’t fund circumstances. We fund futures.
Open to all
Support is given regardless of religion or background, in a spirit of solidarity and openness to every community.
How young people are selected
Where we work
Charlotte’s story was deeply international, and our work follows the same spirit. We are growing carefully, one country at a time, making sure each is on solid ground before opening the next.
We are starting in France, where our first young people will join us in autumn 2026. The foundation, based in Zug, coordinates the whole network and secures its long-term future. Our ambition is to take this work across borders, wherever it can make a difference.
Who decides, and where the money goes
The foundation is run by a board whose members all serve as volunteers.
Marie-Sophie Niddam — President · Michaël Niddam — Board member and Secretary · Léna Niddam — Board member. An independent member will join the board, bringing social, legal or philanthropic expertise.
The foundation publishes an annual report and accounts audited by a licensed auditor. Running costs are kept to a minimum: the board is unpaid, and the first year of operations is funded by the family’s endowment.