Association Lokhos
History
The Association Lokhos is a non-profit association, founded in March 2019 and recognised as an entity providing a service to the community. It receives support from private foundations and donors but continues to seek further funding to ensure its survival.
Thanks to this financial support, Centre qap opened its doors in June 2020, occupying a welcoming 550 square-metre space on one level.
The idea came together in 2018 when parents of children with special needs, doctors and therapists decided to join forces to create a multidisciplinary centre offering traditional and innovative therapies and serving the south-western part of Switzerland. It has close links to Swiss hospitals and is resolutely forward-looking in terms of robotics-assisted therapy and virtual reality.
Research
In cooperation with the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), it is planned to establish treatment protocols to allow data to be collected and to finance research projects.
Why “qap” ?
Where does the name ‘qap’ come from? It is a take on the French word ‘cap’, which means a place you set your sights on, a destination, a new perspective, a milestone. And ‘qap’ sounds like the last syllable of the word ‘handicap’ – which we thumb our noses at. The letters q and p, can be seen as mirror images of each other and are like a pair of crutches or pillars to lean on or pull yourself up to look beyond a handicap. It is also a nod to the expression, ‘t’es cap?’ or in other words: ‘Ready to try?’.
The Association’s founding members:
Gabrielle Boetsch
Arnaud Boetsch
Marie Bouchardy
Dr Finn Mahler
Dr Jean-Yves Corajod
Dr Geraldo de Coulon (HUG)
Members of the Association Lokhos board:
Gabrielle Boetsch, Présidente
Finn Mahler, Secrétaire
Me Pascal Aeby, Trésorier
Dr Geraldo de Coulon (HUG)
Dr Romain Dayer (HUG)
Dr Laetitia-Marie Petit (HUG)
Yves Marinoni
Chief Administrator of Centre qap S.A.:
Arnaud Boetsch
