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Emergencies: rebuilding lives over the long term

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Interventions since 2010

2238

Projects supported since 2010


After a disaster or a major crisis, Fondation de France swings into action to help rebuild lives. We stand by victims and casualties by providing them with assistance, over the long term, coordinating with NGOs, nonprofits and local authorities.

We were there after hurricane Irma in the Caribbean in 2017, flooding in south western France in 2018 and more recently after the explosion in Beirut. We focus our work on the strategic programs set out with our volunteer expert committees, closest to the needs of the community.

Our network of partners makes it possible for us to take action within a few hours of an emergency, to ensure proximity, thoroughness, transparency and traceability.

The experience we have gained in all nonprofit sectors means we can provide psychological and medical support, as well as help with housing rehabilitation, recreating social connections, education, agricultural recovery and so on. Our overarching philosophy is to act beyond the emergency situation and embed our work over time, so that we can offer affected residents lasting relief.

We implement these principles when natural disasters strike in France and elsewhere, and in the case of unprecedented events. Such was the case in 2019: when fire broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, we became one of the institutions tasked with raising and allocating donations for the repair work. Likewise, the pandemic was marked by exceptional levels of mobilizations thanks to the “United Against the Virus” Alliance created with AP-HP (Paris hospitals) and Institut Pasteur.

20

Interventions since 2010

1680

Projects supported since 2010


After a disaster or a major crisis, Fondation de France swings into action to help rebuild lives. We stand by victims and casualties by providing them with assistance, over the long term, coordinating with NGOs, nonprofits and local authorities.

We were there after hurricane Irma in the Caribbean in 2017, flooding in south western France in 2018 and more recently after the explosion in Beirut. We focus our work on the strategic programs set out with our volunteer expert committees, closest to the needs of the community.

Our network of partners makes it possible for us to take action within a few hours of an emergency, to ensure proximity, thoroughness, transparency and traceability.

The experience we have gained in all nonprofit sectors means we can provide psychological and medical support, as well as help with housing rehabilitation, recreating social connections, education, agricultural recovery and so on. Our overarching philosophy is to act beyond the emergency situation and embed our work over time, so that we can offer affected residents lasting relief.

We implement these principles when natural disasters strike in France and elsewhere, and in the case of unprecedented events. Such was the case in 2019: when fire broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, we became one of the institutions tasked with raising and allocating donations for the repair work. Likewise, the pandemic was marked by exceptional levels of mobilizations thanks to the “United Against the Virus” Alliance created with AP-HP (Paris hospitals) and Institut Pasteur.

Major grant programs

Major grant programs

News

26 February 2026
On 28 February 2022, just days after the first Russian offensive on Ukrainian soil, Fondation de France launched an appeal for solidarity to provide emergency assistance to affected populations. Four years on, in the face of an ongoing war and humanitarian crisis, Fondation de France remains committed to supporting those impacted by the fighting, whether displaced within the country or seeking re…

26 February 2026
Sophie Lasserre, Head of the Emergency Programmes Unit at Fondation de France, reflects on the situation in Ukraine and…
26 February 2026
On 6 February 2023, southern Turkey and northern Syria were struck by two earthquakes of unprecedented magnitude, causi…
17 December 2025
Karine Meaux, Head of Fondation de France’s Emergencies department, looks at the current situation in Mayotte and Fonda…

News

26 February 2026
On 28 February 2022, just days after the first Russian offensive on Ukrainian soil, Fondation de France launched an appeal for solidarity to provide emergency assistance to affected populations. Four years on, in the face of an ongoing war and humanitarian crisis, Fondation de France remains committed to supporting those impacted by the fighting, whether displaced within the country or seeking re…

26 February 2026
On 28 February 2022, just days after the first Russian offensive on Ukrainian soil, Fondation de France launched an app…
26 February 2026
Sophie Lasserre, Head of the Emergency Programmes Unit at Fondation de France, reflects on the situation in Ukraine and…
26 February 2026
On 6 February 2023, southern Turkey and northern Syria were struck by two earthquakes of unprecedented magnitude, causi…

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