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outreach
in outreach, the bnP Paribas foundation
has chosen to become involved in innovative
pilot projects aiming to promote
social integration and combat various
forms of exclusion.
employee initiatives
“coup de pouce” programme:
supporting staff projects in france
and abroad
since 2003, the “coup de Pouce” programme
has supported general-interest
projects devised by bnP Paribas staff.
the programme provides funding and
support for associations in which employees
are involved on a volunteer
basis. the diversity of issues addressed,
such as outreach, healthcare, disability
and helping the disadvantaged, reflects
the personal commitment of the bank’s
people as well as the human dimension
of these initiatives.
since the programme was launched in
2003, eur 450,000 has been spent on
supporting more than 200 projects per
year, with grants ranging from eur 400
to eur 4,000.
in 2009, the three rounds of applications
were highly successful, with staff putting
forward 86 proposals. in all, 62 outreach
projects were awarded a total
of eur 162,000, covering areas such as
organising sporting holidays for young
people from deprived areas, buying
equipment for a school in mali, support
for medical research projects and the
renovation of a specialist education
centre for disabled children in tunisia.
the “coup de pouce”
programme worldwide
similar initiatives have been introduced
in other countries, with the same values
of commitment, solidarity and
respect for human rights. they include
Apoyamos tus ideas in spain and the
mano amica programme devised
by the bnl foundation in italy. similar
programmes have also been set up in
belgium, luxembourg and switzerland,
where each year the bnP Paribas
switzerland foundation supports more
than ten associations in which employees
are involved. Programmes are also
being developed in greece, senegal,
morocco, Portugal and certain eastern
european countries.
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uk: support for
schools through
the community &
charity programme
since 2001, bnp paribas uk has
had volunteer programmes aimed
at encouraging disadvantaged
children in local primary
and secondary schools to fulfil
their potential. the programme
is part of the “uk Community
and charity programme”.
For the staff of Cib uk
(bnp paribas’ uk corporate
and investment banking unit),
this is an excellent opportunity
to provide direct and ongoing
support to children living
in the church street community.
this community lies close to
the bank’s uk head office on
Harewood avenue, and is one
of the 10% most deprived districts
in the uk. 52 bnp paribas uk
volunteers visit three local primary
schools for an hour and a half per
week, helping children with reading
and maths.