Join the team
The single membership in this organisation is granted to anyone, any private individual or company supporting the objectives of KARUKINKA® association. To become a member of the organisation, please click on the following button or scroll down this page to fill the form hosted by HelloAsso platform.
If you want to become involved in our projects and be an active member, it’s very easy: tell us about your motivations by contacting our team via the Contact form. We will send you by email or post the file to be sent back duly filled and signed to the organisation headquarters. We will get back to you as soon as we can once we receive the document.
The board
Lauriane Lemasson
Founder of Karukinka
Jacques Sax
President and cofounder of the “Explorations and residences” project
Cyrielle Lemasson
Vice-president
Sébastien Pons
Secretary and cofounder of the “Explorations and residences” project
Marie-Pierre Lemasson
Cashflow manager
Damien Treutenaere
Skipper, cofounder of the “Explorations and residences” project
The honorary members
Mirtha Salamanca
Selk'nam and member of the National Indigenous Participative Board (Argentina)
José German Gonzalez Calderon
Former president of the Yagan community, Navarino island (Chile)
Alejandro Pinto
Poet and writer, Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
Jean Raspail
Writer and explorer
Jean Malaurie
Geologist, anthropogeographer and explorer
Join us
Karukinka Exploration
Navigations with a positive impact
The Karukinka association proposes sailing expeditions to help finance its projects in support of indigenous peoples. Founded 10 years ago, Karukinka has carried out many activities, including expeditions and, in 2019, organizing the first visit to France of members of indigenous populations from southern Patagonia.
In 2025, we aim to build upon the ideas born from these initial interactions and give these peoples direct access, over time, to the archives kept in France and containing valuable information about the history of the Yagans, Haush, and Selk’nam. This project entitled “Voces de las abuelas” can be discovered here (in French).
Support for expeditions
Aware of the difficulties faced by laboratories, researchers, and creators, Karukinka does its utmost to help and support field activities.
Because it is often very difficult to obtain the necessary funding for research in polar and subpolar environments, we make every effort to ensure that funds obtained from private navigations contribute to support our projects.
With a constant focus on helping our planet and its inhabitants, we are happy to evaluate and consider any request for administrative and/or logistical support for the realization of scientific, artistic, sports, and humanistic expeditions.
