The CMA CGM Corporate Foundation is pleased to announce the name of the associations that will be rewarded following its 2018 call for proposals on the theme “Promoting equal opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds”.
This year, 16 French and Lebanese associations were selected, and their initiatives aim at improving the living conditions, wellbeing and fulfillment of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Foundation notably supports:
- cultural, social and crime prevention actions through classical music,
- the development of a multi-activity field,
- tutorship for deserving pupils from sensitive neighborhoods,
- learning of digital tools.
Due to the high number of applications received, the Foundation has decided to rise the global subsidies envelope from 160,000 € to 220,000 €.
On this occasion, Naïla Saadé, President of the CMA CGM Corporate Foundation, declared: “The CMA CGM Corporate Foundation pursues its mission to support children and received this year the record number of 180 applications as part of its new call for proposals. After in-depth examination of each application, we have retained sixteen outstanding projects that will improve the life of children coming from disadvantaged backgrounds in France and in Lebanon”
Since 2005, the CMA CGM Corporate Foundation supported more than 200 humanitarian and social projects to bring a concrete support to fragilized childhood.
The associations and projects supported by the CMA CGM Corporate Foundation this year are:
The associations and projects supported by the CMA CGM Corporate Foundation this year are:
- Lebanese Associations :
- Société Saint Vincent de Paul: renovation and modernization of the library to transform it into a Documentation center.
- ASSABIL: acquisition of digital tablets and books, and educational software dedicated to digital learning in public libraries and the bus-library (Kotobus) of the association.
- Dar Al Amal: acquisition of laptops and tablets that will benefit vulnerable youth and children who are not enrolled in school, introducing them to digital.
- Mar Semaan Center: setting up a library in the dormitory which welcomes 90 young people in social and/or familial difficulty.
- Fondation Sociale St Antoine: renovation of numerous study areas in an orphanage in Tripoli which hosts 120 children.
- Annas Linnas: acquisition of a school bus allowing young Syrian refugees settled in the region to have access to school and participate to leisure and sports activities. This bus will also be useful for food aid distribution.
- French Associations :
- IMAJE Santé: improvement of the reception areas and of the psychological support of isolated minors in the streets or placed by the childhood social services (“Aide Sociale à l’Enfance”).
- APIS: acquisition of musical instruments as part of a social support program called « Harmonie Cités» based on the collective learning of orchestra music.
- Les Apprentis d’Auteuil: development of a green rooftop at the “Maison des familles”, a reception, meeting and exchanges venue for children and parents.
- Fraternité de la Belle de Mai: arrangement and equipment of a multi-activity field initiated by pupils from the Belle de Mai neighborhood (Marseilles, France), who will also follow the project.
- SCO Ste Marguerite association – L’Ecole des pointes: acquisition of sports material for the animation of athletics activities in order to encourage talents detection and access to sports in sensitive areas.
- ANEF (Association Nationale d’Entraide Feminine): renovation and equipment of the kitchen and laundry room of a hall for teenagers in great difficulty.
- Association ASCC: acquisition of a minibus allowing the neighborhood’s children to have access to diverse leisure activities.
- Association Coup de Pouce: acquisition of Coup de Pouce packages containing playful and educative material for children to learn how to read in order to prevent premature school dropout.
- Centre social de Culture Ouvrière: acquisition and design of a minibus serving as a mobile annex to Sainte Marthe Social Center.
- The Institut Télémaque: funding of scholarships for 5 secondary school high potential pupils from sensitive neighborhoods; this project includes in-business tutoring and support from an educational referent.