Alstom Foundation to support more projects around the world
- The Foundation supports and funds projects aimed at improving living conditions in communities where we work and live
- The new Alstom is reflected by a 50% increase in budget, the selection of more projects than usual and in addressing several new countries
5 November 2021 – The Alstom Corporate Foundation has announced its final selection of 38 projects, originating in 24 different countries, to receive funding for the fiscal year to come. Along with the record number of 189 projects submitted, the selected projects demonstrate Alstom employees’ enthusiasm for philanthropy and for supporting local communities, as well as Alstom’s increased footprint since the integration of Bombardier Transportation.
“There has been a great enthusiasm from both NGOs and Alstom employees this year, and this has translated into a record number of project submissions. If the 2020 cycle was marked primarily by the pandemic, 2021 stands out as the year in which we gained many new colleagues, so many of whom are already showing their willingness to contribute to good causes. The size of the new Alstom is reflected by an increase of the Foundation budget to €2.2 million, resulting in the selection of more projects than usual and in addressing several new countries. I’m very pleased to see this engagement to aid communities in so many different places where we work and live,” says Anne-Cecile Barbier, Secretary General of the Alstom Foundation.
“There has been a great enthusiasm from both NGOs and Alstom employees this year, and this has translated into a record number of project submissions. If the 2020 cycle was marked primarily by the pandemic, 2021 stands out as the year in which we gained many new colleagues, so many of whom are already showing their willingness to contribute to good causes.”
This year, the Foundation’s Board has selected 38 projects for funding from its 2021/22 budget – a significant increase on the 29 projects selected and funded last year. Including this selection, the Foundation will have supported 277 projects in all Alstom regions since it was first created 14 years ago.
This year’s projects:
Asia
- E² WASH - Supporting Rural Families to Access Sustainable Clean Water & Sanitation during Covid, Vietnam
- Strengthening 500 Mothers & 500 Children from Below Poverty Line Background – Family Strengthening Program, India
- Preventing Ocean Plastic, Philippines
- TARA Outreach Center, India
- Empowering Children & Adolescents Living in Jaipur Railway Station & Slums, India
- Water for Life III – Integrated Water Management Program, India
- Upskilling & Youth Employment Program, Philippines
- Increase Harvest Value for Women Farmers in Tamil Nadu, India
- Highland Water Sustainable Management & Conservation Project, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
- Support of 72 Young Women Victims of Extreme Poverty & Exclusion towards their Social & Professional Integration through the Management of a Micro-Economic Initiative Oriented on Local Needs, India
- Slum Upgrading through Adapted WASH Services & Environmental Awareness in Cebu, Philippines
Americas
- Vocational Training for Disabled Ph3, Peru
- Sowing Women’s Confidence, Colombia
- Building a Future for 100 Youths in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Amazonian Native Tree Planting for Poverty Relief, Peru
- Soft & Technical Skills Training for Women in Social Vulnerability (CAPTA) Ph2, Panama
- Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon / #SaveLACougars, USA
- Mediating Acute Water Scarcity & Contamination Issues in Rural Guanajuato, Mexico
- Restitute the Basic Rights of Children & Adolescents working or Accompanying Family Members Working on the Streets in the Historic Center of Guadalajara, Mexico
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50%increase in budget has allowed for more projects than usual
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38new projects, originating in 24 different countries will receive funding
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277projects supported by the Foundation in all Alstom regions since it was first created
Africa, Middle East & Central Asia
- Improving Educational Conditions for Pupils in Ouattafouekro through Access to Electricity at School, Ivory Coast
- Gear up! Greening the Economy of Algeria through Realizing & Unlocking Youth’s Potential, Algeria
- Skills Development, Employment Advancement & Economic Empowerment for Underprivileged Women in Jerusalem Ph3, Israel
- School Orchard, Senegal
- Economic Mobility & Work-Readiness Course for Israeli & Palestinian Young Adults, Israel
- Phumelela & Outreach Project, South Africa
- Pioneers for the Future, Egypt
- Improving the Livelihoods of Women Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Mountainous Areas, Ethiopia
- Participatory Reforestation & Green Enterprises Supporting Community Resilience in the Tocc-Tocc Community Reserve, Senegal
- Najah II: Large Scale Training & Professional Integration Project for Young People, Morocco
- Improving Living Conditions of Foster Children in Aboisso, Ivory Coast
Europe
- Providing Support to Children in Crisis Ph3, UK
- NESst: Empowers: Sustaining Quality Jobs for Vulnerable Women Post-Pandemic, Poland
- Digital Learning Opportunities & Skills Training for Refugees, Germany
- Find. Learn. Thrive. A Multilevel Employment Pathway for Migrants, Italy
- Lil’Ô, Démonstrateur de la Reconquête de la Biodiversité en Milieu Urbain, France
- NCR’s Youth Center: A Holistic Intervention for the Empowerment of Vulnerable Teens & Youth, Greece
- Entrepreneurship Awareness Program to Fight Against School Dropout, France
- Programme Carbone Scol’Ere, France
Established in 2007, the Alstom Foundation supports and funds projects proposed by Alstom employees who team up with local NGO partners and not-for-profit organizations to carry out initiatives aimed at improving living conditions in communities located near the Group's facilities and project sites around the world. The Foundation’s projects focus on four axes: Mobility, Environmental Protection, Energy & Water, and Socio-Economic Development.
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