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.

« 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. 

On September 19, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against the Nagorna-Karabakh enclave – with a population largely made up of Armenians – causing the mass exodus of around 100,000 people into Armenia. In order to help people who are already very vulnerable after months of blockades, Fondation de France launched a call for funds, in partnership with France Télévision on October 3. To date, 400,000 euros has been raised.

Following the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8, 2023, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring thousands more, Fondation de France launched an appeal for donations to help the thousands of families affected by the quake. Nearly 9 million euros have already been raised. A team was on the ground to report on the first actions taken.

A magnitude-7 earthquake struck Morocco on the night of September 8, 2023, killing nearly 3,000 people, injuring thousands and leaving thousands homeless. The death toll is rising by the hour. Fondation de France, which has been at work in the area for years, raised 250,000 euros on Saturday, September 9, and made a call for donations to support its action and help the thousands of families affected by the earthquake.

A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the country’s humanitarian situation is catastrophic. Fondation de France remains mobilized.

On February 6, 2023, two massive earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, leading to the death of more than 16,000 people, and thousands more injured, as well as large-scale destruction. The number of casualties is rising by the hour. As of today, Fondation de France, which is already active in the region, is releasing 100,000 euros and launching an appeal for donations to reinforce its work in the field and provide emergency relief to the victims.

For more than eight months, Fondation de France has stepped in and come to the aid of people affected by the conflict. As the latter turns into a war of attrition, we focus on changing needs and new initiatives.