Jontefonden Foundation
Jontefonden is a charitable foundation for children and youths who are waiting for or have gone through an organ transplantation. It also works for the benefit of their siblings. The aim of the foundation is to increase their quality of life and create joy by adding a silver lining to their otherwise difficult situations. The foundation was established and named after Jonathan Ivarsson, who needed new lungs due to pulmonary fibrosis.
Each affected child has the opportunity to decide on what they would like their silver lining to be. A few examples have been family vacations, a new computer, a new mobile phone and even a pony.
Jontefonden has also contributed towards creating a more carefree environment at hospitals by providing gaming stations, entertainment and medical equipment to help aid and increase accessibility such as specialized trolleys to help prevent infections as well as making heart pumps more mobile. In addition, the foundation hands out Christmas presents and arranges surprises for children and youths during their stays in hospital.
Jontefonden’s work supports families with more social and practical silver linings as well. The foundation provides dedicated family support personnel who actively work with affected families in their homes or at the hospitals.
Jontefonden arranges various types of “camps” which are platforms where parents, children and families can build on their relationships to help enable them through their tough and everyday lives. We have also created a forum for digital networking, since the families we work so closely with are widespread all over Sweden.
According to statistics from the Swedish health authorities, approximately one person dies each week while waiting for an organ transplant. These statistics are based on everyone who is on a waiting list, both adults and children. Jontefonden’s mission is that not one more single child should die while waiting for an organ donation. This is why we continue to work
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BIC: SWEDSESS
IBAN: SE46 8000 0810 5996 4251 5119