International Development

Alors que les pays du Sud sont très fortement exposés aux conséquences du changement climatique, plusieurs fondations abritées s'engagent pour le développement de nouveaux modèles de production agricole et d'activités économiques durables.

On April 20, Fondation de France organized a video conference with 12 donor-advised funds working in the Sahel region, to discuss the specifics of the projects carried out there. Tertius Zongo, the prime minister of Burkina Faso from 2007 to 2011, shared his vision and long experience of development policies in the region with participants.

How can we take lasting action in the field of international development? By supporting the emergence and structuring of a network of civil society actors, locally.

Marie-Josée Mbuzenakamwe has devoted her career as a doctor to caring for people with AIDS in Africa and works to put an end to this disease. She chairs the Fondation de France's “Gender and HIV” committee.

« Les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux, en droits et en dignité. » C'est ce principe fondamental que consacrait en 1948 la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'Homme. 

More than two years after Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Fondation de France is still very much involved in helping the people affected by the conflict. It has adjusted its strategic approach in the face of this war of attrition.

To help the people who are being displaced towards Armenia, after a military offensive launched by Azerbaijan against the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave last September, Fondation de France made a call for funds in partnership with TV channel France Télévisions on October 3. Thanks to the generosity of more than 3,800 donors (individuals, companies and donor-advised funds), €581,000 has been raised to support nonprofits to address a range of needs, where it matters.

Bruno Joubert is a French diplomat, former Ambassador of France in Morocco and president of the Solidarity with Morocco Committee. Volunteer experts created this committee in the very early days following the earthquake, enabling it to set out priorities, contact local partners and examine requests for support.

A year after the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8, 2023, which left three thousand people dead and many more thousands wounded and without shelter, the humanitarian situation remains critical. Fondation de France continues to help vulnerable populations, with local partners who take action where it matters – for the duration. It has already spent more than 4.2 million euros dedicated to the roll-out of 31 initiatives in the disaster zone.

On February 6, 2023 two earthquakes of exceptional magnitude the southern Turkey and northern Syria leaving 500,00 dead and hundreds of thousands more wounded and homeless. Eighteen months later, Fondation de France is adjusting its strategy to meet constantly changing needs and set priorities for the coming months.