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.

Out of France’s 68 million inhabitants, over 5 million are foreigners and have no right to vote. To address this lack of representation, the “Parliament of Exiles” initiative was launched in 2024. Interview with Dounya Hallaq, co-founder of the Parliament of Exiles.

« 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. 

Fondation de France has already provided support to 27 local charities to meet the urgent needs of those affected by the record-breaking temperatures and fires. We take a look at what has been done so far.

For more than four years, Fondation de France has been taking action, in the face of an ongoing war, to support people affected by the fighting, whether they have been displaced within the country or have sought refuge in neighbouring countries.

Fondation de France expresses its solidarity with the people affected by the mudslides that devastated several Himalayan regions on Wednesday 26 August.

France is experiencing a series of exceptional heatwaves, which are hitting the most vulnerable people particularly hard. Several regions are facing wildfires on an unprecedented scale. In response, Fondation de France is appealing for donations to help the victims and support those working on the front line.