The 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which were adopted in 2015 by all of the UN member states, structure the work of all countries in promoting prosperity and ending poverty, while preserving the planet. Active in all non-profit sectors, Fondation de France incorporates this approach in both its charitable activities and its organization.
Intergenerational transmission drives philanthropy, which is why Fondation de France and its donor-advised funds work for a better world, day after day. By supporting each year more than 10,000 projects in all nonprofit sectors, they contribute actively to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Combating poverty, reducing inequalities, protecting the environment, these are some of the interdependent areas for which Fondation de France has chosen to measure its contribution and that of its donor-advised funds.
Since 2019, it has been identifying the most relevant SDGs for each of the projects it supports. They represent a common point of reference with which to guide the work of Fondation de France and its donor-advised funds and to involve all project leaders in this positive momentum.
In 2020, three SDGs stood out in the work carried out by Fondation de France and its donor-advised funds, largely because of the pandemic.
SDG 1: NO POVERTY and SDG 13: CLIMATE ACTIONS are at third and fourth place respectively. The Covid-19 pandemic led to new forms of poverty. Throughout France, Fondation de France and its donor-advised funds supported projects for the most vulnerable. The pandemic also highlighted the urgent need to act for the planet and to prevent new climate change events, on a global scale. This is a battle Fondation de France has been engaged in for more than 50 years.
For the past 20 years, Fondation de France has been supporting the “compagnons bâtisseurs” (master builders) who assist, train and work with low-income households in housing rehabilitation.
In Mali, local nonprofit ICD helps mini-dairies to grow, by raising farmers’ income and making it easier for residents to access local dairy products.
In Le Havre, La Compagnie des Voyageurs Imaginaires (a story-telling theater company) organizes interactive meetings with carers of elderly relatives with neurodegenerative diseases (such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis). A theater show was produced, changing people’s perception and honoring the work of carers.
A nonprofit that promotes empowerment through sport uses physical activity as a platform for the inclusion of young women who are experiencing personal and social problems. They become more confident and start to engage in community life.
Bou’sol is an inclusive and responsible bakery which sources its fair trade organic wheat locally. It provides school canteens with whole-grain, nutritious bread of high quality. It also trains people seeking to enter the labor market and offers lower prices to food banks
In Avignon, a research group focusing on organic agriculture opened an experimental farm (la Durette) in 2015. The site provides a testing ground, in actual economic conditions, for agroecological production. This consists in combining vegetable crops, fruit trees and small livestock operations, while optimizing biodiversity.
