The month of September is international childhood cancer awareness month. We focus on those affected by the illness, and their families. On all those who show full commitment every day to counteract and care for them. We create awareness of the importance of research to advance medicines and treatments. And we remember all those who lost the battle.

Today, 4 out of 5 children with cancer can be successfully healed. We are working to ensure that this also applies to the fifth. There is a lot to do. Together we are strong.

Please help and draw attention to September’s fundraising for the fight against childhood cancer. Join an action for International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The Juno Foundation has developed the Juno Sport Challenge, to draw attention to the importance of sports therapy for young cancer patients. In each of the four weeks of September, the children show an exercise from their sports therapy, and everyone can join in, do the exercise, and thereby show solidarity. Prominent supporters like athletes are also involved. You will soon find further information about the Juno Sport Challenge here.

Sports for children with cancer – that’s what we are committed to – and we receive support from great people like Benjamin Franke, known as Benz. He is a marathon runner himself, and also trains others to be successful.

International Childhood Cancer Day was established more than 20 years ago to draw attention to the disease in children and adolescents. A lot has happened since then, especially with regard to the therapies and the associated chances of recovery after a diagnosis: Today, 80% of the newly diagnosed cases, around 35,000 per year across Europe, have good prospects of recovery.

Stiftung Juno works with many other collaborators to ensure that every day, children and young people with cancer receive the best possible care. This includes sports and exercise therapy, which provides young patients with fun and a change, as well as physical fitness and better chances of cure. Therefore, our foundation supports sports programs for children and young people suffering from cancer.

We are also committed to ensuring that research into childhood cancer takes place at the highest level and that one day, our vision will become reality: all children with cancer can be cured.

You too can help. Get active. Donate today.
15.2. is International Childhood Cancer Day

Stiftung Juno Kinderkrebshilfe is an organisation very near to my heart. This is for a variety of reasons. In business life I act as part of networks. As an Investor Relations Manager, I travel a lot and have the great privilege of meeting interesting and very active people around the world. We also like to think outside the box and exchange views on the important questions in life. That is, especially of life!

 

I was struck by childhood cancer in my own family, confronted with the suffering and powerlessness of my loved ones. And also the helplessness, although one had always found a solution for everything – up to that point!

 

So I wanted to do something active. Public relations, “drumming” for the foundation, carrying the message and the thoughts further. But also initiating new things in this huge research area of ​​cancer. I am involved with dicehub.com as a founding partner via the DataTech approach. Computer simulation models play an enormously important role in future research approaches. Here, too, I will be very happy to contribute my opportunities for the Juno Foundation.

 

“Detours increase local knowledge” is my motto that has accompanied me for a long time. Accelerating these detours and getting help to fight childhood cancer more quickly will be and remain my motivation. For this reason, I am happy to have accepted my place on the Board of Trustees of the Juno Foundation.

“Time we take is time that gives us something.”

– Ernst Ferstl

Based on this principle, I joined the Board of Trustees at Stiftung Juno Kinderkrebshilfe in April 2022, and have been benefiting from my voluntary work ever since. I would like to take time for the little heroes whose foundation for a fulfilling life has faltered.

As an enthusiastic mountaineer and practicing yogini, I know about the balancing, and even healing, effects of physical activity. That is why I was immediately convinced by the efforts of Stiftung Juno to increase children’s chances of recovery through exercise. Ensuring the best possible support for the healing of the children is a matter close to my heart.

As a qualified lawyer, I live in Munich and work as a financing specialist for mezzanine capital to close the financing gaps of real estate investors and project developers in acquisitions, project developments and refinancing. My hands-on mentality, which is necessary for this, is equally beneficial for my work on the Board of Trustees.

Let us ensure together that the affected children will be able to still take time for themselves in the future. We cannot prevent the diseases, but we can try to ensure the best possible chances of recovery.