Solidarity with Japan - Fields of intervention of Fondation de France

Thanks to its 20 years of experience in post-emergency contexts in France and abroad, Fondation de France is well known for its support to NGO projects in previous disasters: earthquake in Boumerdès in Algeria (2003), tsunami in south-east Asia, earthquake in Haiti (2010), Xynthia hurricane in France (2010)…

With regard to the disaster in Japan, Fondation de France will provide financial support to post-emergency projects carried on by Japanese NGOs.

Financial support of Fondation de France will be provided as a matter of priority to projects which direct beneficiaries are the most vulnerable affected populations of North-Eastern areas of Tôhoku and Kantô.

Eligible projects will cover as a matter of priority the following fields of intervention:

• Agriculture and fishery: contributing to re-install small farms, agricultural or fishery production units located in areas that have been strongly damaged by the tsunami or contaminated by the accident of the nuclear power station;
• Accompanying of elderly or disabled persons: supporting elderly or disabled persons especially for those who are isolated from any social or family link, and restoring a safe environment which safeguards their dignity;
• Psycho-social support: contributing to restore the social and family links and preventing post-traumatic through psycho-social support in particularly for young people;
• Access to health care: providing access to health care, access to medical and psychological care to people affected by the disaster, preventing the risks of complication;
• Collective support: promoting networking, community-based actions, etc.

Fondation de France remains open to any other proposal from associations and Japanese NGOs, which have the capacity to adapt themselves to the evolution of the needs of disaster-affected people and can quickly respond to a local problem. The proposed projects must ensure full participation of beneficiaries in the design and implementation of the actions.

They must also fit into the Japanese government and ensure an optimal coordination with other international and national coordination mechanisms.

Projects implemented in partnership with other complementary organisation(s) with a clearly defined lead organisation will receive special attention.

Procedure:

Project holders should submit by email a file grant application in English including a previous budget. Other formats are accepted provided that they include the same information.

Following an instruction, these projects are submitted to the selection committee, which meets regularly and proposes to the President of the Fondation de France the attribution of the grants.

Download the application form :

Head of Programme for Solidarity with Japan: Martin Spitz

Projects officers: Sonia Lokku and Marie Laloum, 01 44 21 87 23

Email address: urgence@fdf.org

Kindly send us your request for information and the grant application by email.