PPR Foundation proposes to all employees of the Group to take a solidarity leave and volunteer for 3 partner organisations: Planète Urgence, Coup de Pouce and France Volontaires.
The principle? During a 2 week-mission in Africa, Asia or Latin America you support a local project in favour of women’s empowerment: training, skill transfer, building and renovation… The Foundation funds all the organisation, food and lodging fees. You pay your plane ticket (66% of which is tax-deductible in France), visas and vaccinations.

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PLEASE NOTE that the Coup de Pouce meeting to form the teams for the 2010 summer missions will take place on Friday, April, 9 at 8:30 pm at 10, rue de l’Annonciation - Paris 16 (discover the missions here).

Testimonials of volunteer employees:mission of Catherine with Coup de Pouce and training by Gwenola with Planète Urgence

UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) announced the first success of its campaign Say No – Unite: more than 180,000 actions fighting against gender based violence have been counted trough the world! In Kenya, the group Men For Equality Now walked around the country to mobilize the communities, in Tajikistan martial arts tournaments have been organised to raise awareness among young sportsmen on gender based violence, and in Brazil, unions asked for the implementation of special police services.

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Linda Weil-Curiel, lawyer and leader in the CAMS (Commission for the Abolition of Genital Mutilation), Professor Millez, President of the ethical committee of the international Federation of obstetrical genecology, Christine Beynis, President of the national Federation GAMS (Women Group for the Abolition of Genital Mutilation) and Aurélie Gal-Régniez, Project Manager for the organization Équilibres & Populations discuss about excision.

The PPR Foundation has decided to support the fight against the excision led by Waris Dirie, member of its Board of directors. Desert Flower will be officially released in France on March,10 on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The PPR Foundation wishes to seize this opportunity to help raise public awareness on the topic: with PPR’s support it organises a fund-raising Charity Preview Screening on March, 7 with proceeds to be entirely donated to the French NGO Équilibres & Populations. The funds collected will help the association pursue its “Pilot Project for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the Health District of Kayes, Mali”, involving among other the immigrant communities from this region residing in France.

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On the occasion of the International Women's Day on March, 8 and the release of the film Desert Flower, Fnac and the PPR Foundation organize several meetings all over France. These meetings will be led by journalists who will gather witnesses, doctors, lawyers and members of the association Equilibres & Populations. Fore more information on the excision and the FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), to understand the reasons of this practice and to meet the NGO acting in the field, in France as in Africa, join us!

• Fnac Nantes: March 5th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
• Fnac Boulogne: March 8th from 8:00pm to 9:30pm
• Fnac Ternes: March 10th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
• Fnac Lyon Bellecour: March 12th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
• Fnac Grenoble Victor Hugo: March 18th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Complete program of the debates.