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. 

The impact of Cyclone Chido highlighted the major difficulties in the health system. Interview with Sophie Lasserre, head of health and mental health at Fondation de France's Emergency unit.

Nine months after Cyclone Chido struck on 14 December last year, the archipelago of Mayotte is still struggling to recover. As the new school year begins, the priority is to ensure that children have decent learning conditions.

On 8 September 2023, an earthquake of an unprecedented scale struck Morocco, killing more than 3,000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless. Two years later, the Fondation de France remains committed to helping the disaster victims, particularly the most vulnerable. The donation appeal helped raise €11.4 million. The Fondation de France has already allocated more than €5.9 million to 66 initiatives throughout the disaster-stricken region of Morocco.

On September 8, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the leading public financial institution for international solidarity, and Fondation de France signed a third partnership agreement, extending a collaboration that began in 2018.

Elisabeth Barbier is a member of Fondation de France's Solidarity with Morocco Committee. Made up of six volunteer experts, this committee was set up in the first days after the earthquake to assess priority needs and examine requests for support.