Roche Children’s Walk

Empowering communities. Transforming futures.

The Roche Children’s Walk is our largest employee-driven fundraising event, dedicated to empowering communities and transforming the futures of children around the world. This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Roche Children’s Walk. It’s incredible to see how an employee-driven pilot project to support kids in need has become our biggest employee engagement and philanthropic event.

Since the first company walk in 2003, more than 350,000 Roche employees have raised over CAD 34 million  to support children’s projects in over 75 countries. This collective effort has provided critical funding for over 1,000 initiatives focusing on education, nutrition, primary healthcare, and social development.

Why we do it

At Roche, we believe that children in need everywhere deserve a helping hand towards a brighter future. Through the legally independent charity Roche Employee Action and Charity Trust (Re&Act), we partner with trusted non-governmental organizations like UNICEF, the Roger Federer Foundation, and Child’s Dream. We also support local initiatives that empower communities to create lasting change for thousands of children worldwide.

Impact highlights

950 orphans and young adults have been supported through care and education by Selam Children’s Village

More than 430,000 children have benefited from educational programs across Ethiopia, Malawi, Nepal and the Philippines with UNICEF.

8,000 children benefited from new classrooms, computer labs or scholarships in Cambodia with Child’s Dream.

168,000 children have been enrolled in the School Readiness Initiative of the Roger Federer Foundation