Charity campaign “Movement for Movement”
5 June 2026From June 5 to July 31, the Rimi Riga Marathon and the Children’s Hospital Foundation invite everyone to support the charity initiative “Movement for Movement” with a donation and help children with mobility impairments receive orthoses, orthopedic footwear, and other essential assistive devices that significantly improve mobility and quality of life.
The Children’s Hospital Foundation regularly receives requests from parents of children with various mobility impairments, most commonly seeking co-financing for orthoses and orthopedic footwear. The average co-financing amount for a single set of orthoses is €3,000.
To help provide children with orthoses, orthopedic footwear, car seats, SPIO suits, rehabilitation courses, manually assisted wheelchairs, and other assistive devices that significantly improve mobility and quality of life but are not fully covered by the state, the Foundation requires approximately €100,000 each year.
Thanks to the ‘Movement for Movement’ campaign, children are able and motivated to move more and more. Last year, together we helped 31 children by providing essential orthoses, orthopedic footwear, rehabilitation courses, and other assistive devices worth more than €44,000. These children can now take more confident steps, become more independent, and enjoy a happier childhood.
One child was able to participate in the Song and Dance Festival thanks to new orthoses; another joined the Youth Guard because of special footwear; another was finally able to leave home with their family because we provided a suitable car seat.
We sincerely celebrate every child’s achievements and are deeply grateful for the support and donations we receive. This year, the needs remain significant—special footwear wears out, orthoses become too small, and new assistive devices are often needed to help children move forward in life, step by step, kilometre by kilometre, supported by the kindness and generosity of caring people.
Liene Dambiņa
Chairwoman of the Board of the Children’s Hospital Foundation
For the eighth consecutive year, the organizers of the Rimi Riga Marathon, in cooperation with the Children’s Hospital Foundation, invite all runners to support and donate to the “Movement for Movement” initiative to help children who are still unable to fully experience the joy of movement. Since the partnership began in 2019, runners have donated tens of thousands of euros to the Foundation every year.
The ability to run and move is a tremendous gift. Yet knowing that our own steps can help those who are currently deprived of this freedom gives the marathon an entirely new meaning.
After eight years of working together with the Children’s Hospital Foundation, supporting children with mobility impairments has become part of the Rimi Riga Marathon’s DNA. Giving and helping have long been an integral part of marathon culture around the world, and we are proud to strengthen this tradition in Latvia, transforming the joy of running into real, tangible support for those who need it most
Aigars Nords
Head of the Rimi Riga Marathon Team
