Newsletter - April 2019

It's back-to-school time, with all its new supplies and playground reunions. But even in France, some children remain invisible: those who grow up in shantytowns, for whom school remains a distant horizon... What is a shantytown? A shantytown is a camp built...

If you're dreaming of experiencing Nepal to the rhythm of its traditions, two moments are a must: Dashain and Tihar. They are the superstars of the Nepalese calendar, when life slows down, families gather and the atmosphere becomes simply magical.Dashain: the great family reunion In 2025, Dashain will begin...

In Lohadda, a village in Birbhum, India, 16-year-old Tithi comes from a modest family: his father drives an e-rickshaw, a small three-wheeled electric vehicle used as a local cab, and his mother looks after the house. Despite their financial difficulties, Tithi has never lost her determination to learn...

Mariam is one of 15 young single mothers we have been supporting since last spring in Burkina Faso, to enable them to support themselves and provide protection and care for their children. After taking a training course in entrepreneurship and salaried employment last March, she decided to...

From August 2 to 4, 2025, our partner Chhori organized a training course for 25 Chepang girls aged 12 to 18 in Dhading. For three days, they discovered new ways of expressing themselves, managing their emotions and believing in their abilities, in a caring environment where they...

It's the turn of our Director in Vietnam to take part in this month's portrait! What can you tell us about your background, Julia? I have a degree in Law and Human Rights. I work in the solidarity sector...

Our PEGASE program is actively pursuing its prevention and support initiatives to combat child trafficking and exploitation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The evaluation of the 1st phase conducted between 2022 and 2024 The evaluation of the 1st phase -...

From June 12 to July 6, 2025, we welcomed 5 female students and 1 male student from Bordeaux's KEDGE Business School to Phnom Penh, as part of their Univers'Elles project, to encourage the sharing of knowledge between young people and the empowerment of women through entrepreneurship. A collective effort...

For some years now, Anh Tuyet has been facilitating our exchanges with her translation skills. Now she's taken on another not-always-simple exercise: drawing up a portrait of herself. And she does so with honesty and poetry. Thank you Anh Tuyet. Can you introduce yourself in a few lines?

By Nolwenn Deschard, Early Childhood Expert. In France, a 2-year-old spends an average of 56 minutes in front of a screen every day. By the age of 3 and a half, the average has risen to 1 hour 20 minutes a day. Screens are becoming an ever-increasing part of our daily lives, all over the world. And faced with overwhelmed parents,...