History
Children's smiles are the responsibility of adults
Laugher Therapy (Sitsilit Terapia) is a charitable foundation founded in 2022 by Nino Bolkvadze (National Bank of Georgia), Natela Potskhveriya (fashion journalist and author of Nateli Tbilisi), and Andro Chichinadze (Georgian theater and film actor).
Through the Years
April, 2022
Fundation Opening
May 2022
First audition and the beginning of training for the first group of hospital clowns (3-month program)
September 2022
First hospital visits by clowns
Autumn 2022
- Second recruitment announced, but the group was not formed
- Launch of the FireFly World project
From September 2022 to 2024
Daily clown visits to hospitals continued
April 2024
Visit to Georgia by Patch Adams, a globally recognized hospital clowning expert
Reports on 2025
May 2025
In May, our clowns visited:
🎈 Iashvili Clinic – 6 times
🎈 Tsitsishvili Clinic – 8 times
🎈 Firefly World Hospice – 2 times
That’s 16 magical visits filled with laughter, play, and heartfelt connection.
🎈 Tsitsishvili Clinic – 8 times
🎈 Firefly World Hospice – 2 times
That’s 16 magical visits filled with laughter, play, and heartfelt connection.
Children who received support:
✨ 76 little patients received their special dose of endorphins
Elderly people who received support:
💔 Sadly, we still didn’t have enough resources to bring joy to nursing homes
Funds Received:
8,250.00 GEL
Funds Spent:
5,806.00 GEL
Use of Funds:
Clown salaries: 92.3%
Taxes: 7.7%
Bank fees: 0% (rounded down – negligible fees)
Taxes: 7.7%
Bank fees: 0% (rounded down – negligible fees)
April 2025
In April, our clowns visited:
🎈 Iashvili Clinic – 7 times
🎈 Tsitsishvili Clinic – 13 times
That’s 20 magical visits filled with laughter, play, and heartfelt connection.
🎈 Tsitsishvili Clinic – 13 times
That’s 20 magical visits filled with laughter, play, and heartfelt connection.
Children who received support:
✨ 25 little patients received their special dose of endorphins
Elderly people who received support:
💔 Unfortunately, the funding wasn’t enough to support nursing homes
Funds Received:
14,078.88 GEL
Funds Spent:
5,602 GEL
Use of Funds:
Clown salaries: 85.7%
Taxes: 14.3%
Bank fees: 0.04%
Taxes: 14.3%
Bank fees: 0.04%
March 2025
In March, our clowns visited:
🎈 Iashvili Clinic – 7 times
🎈 Tsitsishvili Clinic – 10 times
🎈 Firefly World Hospice – 3 times
That’s 20 magical visits filled with laughter, play, and heartfelt connection.
🎈 Tsitsishvili Clinic – 10 times
🎈 Firefly World Hospice – 3 times
That’s 20 magical visits filled with laughter, play, and heartfelt connection.
Children who received support:
✨ 33 little patients received their special dose of endorphins
Elderly people who received support:
💔 Unfortunately, the funding wasn’t enough to support nursing homes
Funds Received:
270 GEL
Funds Spent:
3,808 GEL
Use of Funds:
Clown salaries: 97.2%
Taxes: 2.6%
Bank fees: 0.2%
Taxes: 2.6%
Bank fees: 0.2%
February 2025
In February, our clowns visited:
🎈 Iashvili Clinic – 3 times
🎈 Tsitsishvili Clinic – 3 times
That’s 6 magical visits filled with laughter, play, and heartfelt connection.
🎈 Tsitsishvili Clinic – 3 times
That’s 6 magical visits filled with laughter, play, and heartfelt connection.
Children who received support:
✨ 10 little patient received their special dose of endorphins
Elderly people who received support:
💔 Unfortunately, the funding wasn’t enough to support nursing homes
Funds Received:
285 GEL
Funds Spent:
608 GEL
Use of Funds:
Clown salaries: 82.2%
Taxes: 16.4%
Bank fees: 1.4%
Taxes: 16.4%
Bank fees: 1.4%
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