The SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE supports social and cooperative projects assisting those sections of the population most in need. This social role also makes a significant contribution to the Company charter. In line with a long-established tradition, it is highly committed to specific actions, well-defined objectives, in direct contact with those who are steering them and those who benefit.
SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE social actions have diversified with time. Active support for specific humanitarian and environmental projects have been added to the traditional end-of-year greetings cards. All in all, these measures represent an admittedly modest «Solidarity news», considering the immensity of what is needed, but is friendly and efficient, nonetheless.
SOLIDARITY NEWS 2011
The SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE is supporting the following associations in 2011 :
Association Tambour BattantCreated in 2007, the purpose of this association is not only to organize the “Tambour Battant Festival”, but also to promote African culture as a whole through various activities. Each year, for example, it organizes debate evenings on the subject of integration and racism. From November 23rd to November 27th, 2011, SOCIETE PRIVEE DE GERANCE is supporting the 6th edition of this important annual event, which is interactive and open to everyone, dedicated to the music and cinema of Africa and more widely, to the culture of this continent. African music and cinema but also performing arts and the art of speech will be on the agenda to help you discover or rediscover some of the wonders of the great “Mama Africa”! www.tambourbattant.ch
"Mosaïque" ProjectThe SOCIETE PRIVEE DE GERANCE is supporting the "Mosaïque" project on the occasion of the construction of the new Florimont Institute nursery school. As part of this project, nursery and primary pupils worked on an alphabet primer. Each letter was accompanied by one of the children's drawings, representing the letter. The SOCIETE PRIVEE DE GERANCE chose to sponsor the letter M for 'Maison' (house). This way, scrolling over the door to this house would display the company logo. To find out more : www.florimont.ch
Burkina Faso : Construction of a state schoolIn partnership with the Graine de Baobab association, the SOCIETE PRIVEE DE GERANCE is supporting the construction of a state school in Burkina Faso, in Ouâda, for pupils aged between 12 and 15. Work started in January 2011, in part led by the pupils. The state school was inaugurated on October 22nd, 2011. Some photo of the comeback of the state school :
Some pictures of the construction site :
Commune of Vernier-Chantier Nord-Sud in Mali: back to work programme The department for youth and employment in the commune of Vernier (GE, Switzerland), actively involved in back to work schemes, has set up a programme called 'Chantier nord-Sud', for young people aged 16 - 25 looking for vocational qualifications. This programme takes place over a four-month period and comprises two phases. From Geneva, it first and foremost enables young people to organise the journey (the setting up of four groups working in the following areas: health (vaccinations, hygiene), logistics (passports, visas), knowledge of the country (culture, history) and communication (fund raising) and prepare the way before applying what they have learnt in a Southern country with local people. This year, the group of young people (12), set about renovating a health centre in the village of Notto, Senegal. The objective is to give participants a sense of responsibility, improve skills and raise awareness of humanitarian values.
Bamako, Mali : sponsor a school pupilSince 2011 and for the next three years, the SOCIETE PRIVEE DE GERANCE is committed to providing financial support for the education of a pupil at the Rosey school, in Abantara, Mali. Sangare Sidi Gaoussou is currently in class 7.
Brazil : reforestation programmeSince December 2010, in association with Nordesta Reforestation and Education, the SOCIETE PRIVEE DE GERANCE has been participating in planting 2000 trees in the state of Tocantins. As part of this reforestation programme, several motivated youngsters from the village have also helped with the weeding and watering. Here are some of the pictures :
Recycling of worn cellphonesLaunched on the initiative of Ground of the Men Swiss and Idris Group in 2003, and in partnership with Swisscom and the company Realizes, the Solidarcomm countryside is to collect worn cellphones. The apparatuses collected in the Swisscom stores are sorted and reconditioned by people in training course of socio-professional insertion within the associative company Réalise out. Thanks to Idris Group which proposes them on the international market, the portables know a new life in countries with weak purchasing power. The entirety of the benefit of Solidarcomm is versed on the ground Switzerland Men. This money contributes to the financing of development projects in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
SOLIDARITY NEWS 2010
The SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE supported the following associations in 2010 :
The François-Xavier Bagnoud Association The aim of the association is to combat poverty and AIDS in developing countries (www.fxb.org). In particular, it supports orphans and children affected by the pandemic. The SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE is helping with a very precise objective: the construction of 11 wells in Rwanda to provide children with drinking water. See the FXB report following the SPG financial contribution : click here.
20 YEARS OF GREETINGS CARDS20 years ago, the SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE came up with the idea of using the traditional greetings card that every company enjoys sending to its clients and partners at the end of the year, to help a good cause. The principle is a simple one: each greetings card presents a social or humanitarian action and invites the receiver to make a contribution – The SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE is of course the leading contributor on the list. This way, the company not only provides its financial support, but also its network of social and professional relations and distribution and communication capacities. Click here to read the Immosolidarité article in IMMORAMA n° 26 (spring 2010).
THE ASSOCIATIONS SUPPORTED IN RECENT YEARS
L'Association Caméléon Suisse in Filipinas welcomes and reinserts young girls victims of ill-treatment, receives them in a healthy environment and helps them to prepare their future.
The Petite Arche in Geneva, from the Fondation Ensemble welcomes children with learning difficulties and sensory, motor, communicational and/or behavioural problems
The Maison Chance in Vietnam welcomes and educates orphans in a poor district of Ho Chi Minh city
The Association d'Aide in Gao combats child malnutrition in Gao in Mali
The Braillewithoutborders (BWB) Association (Sabriye Tenberken and Paul Kronenberg), which aims to provide blind children with an education and an opportunity to grow up and be integrated as smoothly as possible into their environment.
The Restavec Foundation in Haiti offers help to underprivileged families
The Un Avenir par l'Ecole (Future through School) Association equips and manages play schools in Ouagadougou in Mali
The Sourire de Chiang Khong (Smile) looks after children in Thailand
Association pour le Soutien au Développement Intégré (ASDI or Association for Support for Integrated Development) in Moudatt in Mali aims to support the population in the region of the Tilemsi valley, in North East Mali, which is regularly affected by drought and famine.
CHOICE OF ASSOCIATIONS
Selection criteria
Type of association : priority given to small structures with which SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE is able to set up and maintain personalised and lasting contact.
Projects involved in helping underprivileged children, health, education and ecology.
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