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S U S T A I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T<br />
78 - 79<br />
CIVIL SOCIETY:<br />
ALL INVOLVED<br />
S TA K E H O L D E R S<br />
67 MAJOR PROJECTS AND MORE THAN 60 LOCAL INITIATIVES BACKED BY THE GROUPE<br />
<strong>SEB</strong> fOUNDATION SINCE 2007<br />
COMBATING SOCIAL EXCLUSION Of EVERY SORT<br />
<strong>Groupe</strong> <strong>SEB</strong> has made <strong>the</strong> promotion of social integration a<br />
priority of its corporate philanthropy, which is structured around<br />
three key vectors of integration: employment, housing and<br />
education & training. While <strong>the</strong> <strong>Groupe</strong> <strong>SEB</strong> Foundation<br />
coordinates and develops <strong>the</strong> Group's philanthropic work, its<br />
social commitment is also expressed through a wide variety<br />
of initiatives by its subsidiaries. The Group’s philanthropic work<br />
involves an annual budget of some €2 million and mobilizes<br />
hundreds of volunteer employees around <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
The first <strong>Groupe</strong> <strong>SEB</strong> Foundation Volunteer<br />
Day, held in Ecully on 14 September 2010,<br />
attracted 80 participants from all over France.<br />
fOR MORE INfORMATION: WWW.fONDATION.GROUPE<strong>SEB</strong>.COM<br />
For several years, Supor has been helping <strong>the</strong> ‘Schools for Hope’ project<br />
in China to facilitate access to education in poor regions. In 2010, it<br />
contributed RMB 2 million (€220,000) to <strong>the</strong> creation of two schools in<br />
<strong>the</strong> province of Gui Zhou, in <strong>the</strong> south of <strong>the</strong> country. Supor also helped<br />
to train 24 teachers for <strong>the</strong>se two schools, which will be operational from<br />
<strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> new school year in 2011.<br />
BURUNDI: STREET CHILDREN NOW ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL<br />
Yvonne Matuturu, Head of <strong>the</strong> UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Programme in Bujumbura, Burundi<br />
“The war that devastated Burundi until early this decade put thousands of children onto <strong>the</strong> streets as orphans, separated<br />
from <strong>the</strong>ir families and forced to beg in order to survive. In 2000, we started a project to help <strong>the</strong>m find <strong>the</strong>ir relatives or a<br />
foster family, and re-integrate <strong>the</strong>m into <strong>the</strong> educational system. The project began with 15 children. Today, 2,700 are being<br />
helped, in large part thanks to <strong>the</strong> backing of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Groupe</strong> <strong>SEB</strong> Foundation since 2007. In addition to buying school supplies,<br />
this helps us to support foster families in creating a means of income, so that <strong>the</strong>y can provide for <strong>the</strong> basic needs of <strong>the</strong><br />
children, and particularly to feed <strong>the</strong>m. Today, <strong>the</strong> vast majority of <strong>the</strong>se children have returned to school, which for us is <strong>the</strong><br />
best indicator of success.”