27 major projects
Fondacio is involved in development and solidarity projects (PDS) whose purpose is to give men and women in precarious situations the means to become actors in their lives, by promoting the development of their autonomy.
Fondacio’s development and solidarity programs and projects are based on the search for personal autonomy, respect for local cultures and the principle of subsidiarity. Even if certain situations require urgent action, Fondacio’s action is based on the long term and therefore leaves ample room for the training of local actors.
In each country where Fondacio is established, the commitment of its members in solidarity development programs is encouraged, in order to improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable. The projects respond to the specific needs of each region. These programs are led by associations governed by local law and managed by local actors who are themselves part of the socio-economic fabric. The projects are aimed at the entire population, regardless of their political or religious affiliation. They are carried out in collaboration with local civil and political structures.
Most of Fondacio’s major projects are carried out in partnership with local or foreign organizations and companies, each providing the means and skills to carry out the projects.
In 2019, nearly 100,000 people were the direct beneficiaries of one of our development projects. We have about twenty major projects spread over 4 continents (see the corresponding pages), which can be divided into the following sectors:
• Education and youth,
• Social entrepreneurship,
• Economic and social development
• Health,
• Water and sanitation,
• Environment.
Education and youth
This is a vast sector that affects street children but also literacy and education.
ANGE (Togo) : a project for street children in Lomé, which promotes their social reintegration, in particular through schooling, vocational training and socio-educational activities.
OASIS (Colombia) : In the socio-economic context of a poor district of Bogota, many children are sometimes left to their own devices in the street, without activity or adult supervision. We offer them a dedicated space for games and work related to their future.
SUCCÈS + (Togo) : a school support and socio-educational activities project for children in the Hountigomé district of Lomé.
EDUCATION IN SICHEM (Togo) : a project to develop quality education in South-East Zio in Togo, in rural areas: library network, capacity building for teachers, school equipment and infrastructure, socio-educational activities.
ASFOTODE EDUCATION (Togo) : a project in rural areas that provides school infrastructure and equipment and offers tutoring and socio-educational activities to children in the village of Assomé and Wli, in Zio, Togo.
SÔ-ZOUNKO (Benin) : a literacy and educational support center in the lakeside town of Sô-Zounko in Benin, on the shores of Lake Nokoué.
LPJ / EPJ (Burkina Faso) : The Lycée pour la Promotion des Jeunes (LPJ) is a college of excellence in the city of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso. The School for the promotion of young people (EPJ) offers evening classes for young people and adults who have not attended school, led by LPJ teachers.
EPMO (Burkina Faso) : a primary school in a rural area of Tambiga, 30 km from Fada N’Gourma in Burkina Faso.
LIBRARY LOS ALMENDROS (Chile): The library aims to develop educational and cultural activities for children living in neighboring slums, to improve their skills, to develop their talents, expression and creativity, to support them in the educational field and to transform them as protagonists of social change in their environment.
Social entrepreneurship
This sector aims to train young people in difficulty in a trade in order to acquire autonomy and enable them to engage in the economic and social life of their country.
SICHEM / AGRO-DR (Togo) : the farm-school offers agricultural training to young entrepreneurs (in collaboration with IFF Africa) and to young and adult farmers from localities in the south-east of Zio (Togo). Vocational training courses in building trades are also available. Young people are supported and integrated into teams on construction sites.
ASFOTODE (Togo) : the Nazareth rural center of Asfotode aims to help young people from the village of Assomé (Togo) to receive training and discover the opportunities available to them in rural areas, in order to limit the exodus of young people to the city.
YLDC : The YLDC centers (Young Lives and Development Centre) are training centers for marginalized young people. The aim is to help them acquire the knowledge, values and skills that will enable them to integrate socially and professionally into economic life. Five centers currently exist in Asia, in 4 countries (Myanmar, Philippines, Malaysia, Laos). A new YLDC is being set up in Colombia (Ciudad Bolivar).
OASIS (Colombia) : Workshops are offered on professional orientation, entrepreneurship and professional integration for young people from public schools in the region or for new graduates.
Economic and social development
The objective is to allow populations to live with dignity in their habitat and to develop an activity which at the same time allows the schooling of children. It is also about getting close to isolated populations and people living in extreme poverty.
Green Pastures (Myanmar) : this project aims to promote economic development, schooling and education for the children of a village of 95 families. The project started with a goat breeding activity entrusted to 5 families, with the idea, by growing the herd, of developing the activity with the other poorest families in the village.
OASIS Habitat (Colombia) : since 2013, the Oasis project has participated in the construction of more than 50 new prefabricated houses in collaboration with the Catalina Muñoz Foundation. Since 2015, Oasis (Colombia) has been developing a microcredit program, an additional tool to help families in the territory improve their quality of life.
Un Hogar mas digno (Chile) : an integral intervention based on two complementary lines of work: the construction and renovation of housing, and social support, before, during and after the housing intervention.
Jesus Carpintero (Chile): The objective is to allow women without resources not to remain isolated and without activity, and through crafts, to find a space for meetings and creativity.
Mi Proximo (Chile): This project helps people who live in total marginalization and extreme poverty on the streets.
Dobraia (Romania): helping the population of an isolated village in Romania, without water or electricity. Renovation of the school and support for the elderly.
IGP (Burma) : An income-generating project (IGP) is being developed in Myanmar, based on a sewing workshop (clothes, bags, wallets, etc.). It thus makes it possible to support local communities and social actions.
Health
Several projects make it possible to help through dispensaries or medicinal herbs.
Asfotode -Santé: a dispensary in a rural area, in the south-west of Zio (Togo), which offers care, maternity and health prevention services to the populations of the village of Assomé and the surrounding area
JADE-Pour la Vie: for people living with HIV/AIDS, a medical center in Lomé (Togo) that offers routine health services and medical, psychological and social care. The association also conducts regular work on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Sichem / AGRO-DR (Togo): the school farm of Sichem (Togo) has developed a program for the cultivation and dissemination of medicinal plants and in particular Artemisia, a natural, effective and accessible solution to fight against malaria.
Centro ocupacional hortiterapeutico (Chile) : this center offers a complete rehabilitation alternative for physically or mentally handicapped adults with limited economic resources.
Water and sanitation
In many regions of the world, the problem of water remains a major problem and Fondacio intervenes in a certain number of places close to its centers to allow populations better access to this vital resource.
SICHEM / AGRO-DR : drilling and installation of standpipes and latrines in villages in the south-east of Zio (Togo)
Asfotode: installation of a borehole near the dispensary and public latrines for the populations of the village of Assomé (Togo).
YPL : made available to the populations of the pumping area of the Fada N’Gourma high school (Burkina Faso).
EPMO Tambiga : supply of the school borehole to the inhabitants of the village of Tambiga (Burkina Faso).
Environment
The problem of the environment is only increasing, everywhere in the world, and Fondacio invests in priority through the education of the local populations.
SICHEM / AGRO-DR: the farm-school of Sichem is resolutely committed to training, awareness and the implementation of good environmental practices, in particular by training farmers in the region but also by a regular program of reforestation in the villages and the provision of plants. Sichem is also involved in the local production of processed products and promotes sustainable local consumption.
Recycle: Generation of compost from the organic waste of families to generate gardens in public places, strengthening the bonds between neighbors