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Hereditary reserve: is it possible to share an inheritance between your children and an association?
More and more of us are mobilizing our lives for a cause or for values we hold dear. Volunteer work, donations, strong convictions... the choices are varied! But when it comes to thinking about the impact we're going to...
You'd think she'd have nothing left to learn: testimony from Mina, a teacher in Nepal
Mina is 35 years old. She is one of the kindergarten teachers working in one of the 48 schools we support in Gorkha, Nepal, and whom we trained for a week in January on how to run and manage a class of 3-6 year-olds.
Portrait of the month: Sanny Chhun, driver-logistician in Cambodia
Any plans for the future?
I live from day to day and get everything I want when I dream!!!! On a more serious note, I'd like to stay with Planète Enfants & Développement until I'm old (I'm old already?)!).
Otherwise, I perfect my English whenever I get the chance. I started learning the language in 1994. At first, I learned from cassettes, but now I listen to videos on Youtube!
I'm also interested in computers in my spare time. I'm learning to type so that I can do it with my children later on.
Early childhood and the dangers of screens: Serge Tisseron shares his expertise
Convinced of the importance of a child's first 3,000 days for his or her development, early childhood is a major focus for Planète Enfants & Développement. For some years now, the association has been paying particular attention to...
What become of them? Adjaratou, 5 years after her training
Adjaratou had to leave school in CE1. But at the age of 24, she picked herself up and decided to go back to training. With a lot of courage and hard work, she obtained her nursery assistant certificate in 2019 with Planète Enfants & Développement in Burkina Faso. She is very proud of her diploma.
Children's clubs: 12 new leaders trained in Vietnam
Last December, we trained 12 new young women to run the Children's Clubs we have set up in Vietnam. During this 5-day training course, our Early Childhood expert Nolwenn Deschard and our social workers had the opportunity to...
Urban agriculture with the people of Phnom Penh
In 2023, Planète Enfants & Développement helped families in Andong, a suburb of the Cambodian capital, to develop urban cultures. Through this project, the association offered training and distributed culture kits. A look back at...
An awareness campaign against exploitation at the 2024 Olympics
As a member of the collective Against Human Trafficking, which brings together 28 associations in France, Planète Enfants & Développement would like to highlight its latest awareness-raising campaign, "On voudrait toutes et tous que ce soit une fête". A...
Public policies: an exchange workshop on Early Childhood in Togo
From November 27 to 30, 2023, Planète Enfants & Développement organized an exchange workshop with representatives of Ministries and key players in the field of Early Childhood in Togo. The aim of the meeting was to share the results...
Portrait: social worker Thao celebrates 10 years with the association
Thao Huynh Xuan has been with Planète Enfants & Développement in Vietnam for 10 years. An opportunity to take a look back at some of her memories. "In 10 years of social work with the association, I have accompanied school drop-outs to...
India: a new project for early childhood
This project, developed by our partner Tomorrow's Foundation in India, targets children under 6 in 170 villages in the Birkhum district of West Bengal. Before entering elementary school, the children attend...
Writing a will: what are the main misconceptions?
Making a will - and bequests in general - is the subject of so many questions that it can be hard to get a clear picture. What is true? What isn't, or what needs to be clarified? We've taken stock of the situation for you, in...
1 year on: Khon's renovated house
Remember just 1 year ago, we introduced you to Khon, a 32-year-old Cambodian woman who lived with her husband and 5 children in a regularly flooded tin house in Phnom Penh. She told us that sleeping in the dry had become a luxury...
On the move in 12 Ouagadougou nursery schools
On October 2, the summer vacations came to an end, and pupils returned to school in Burkina Faso. Since then, we've been continuing our work in 12 pre-schools (CEEP) in the Ouagadougou department. How far have we got? Fabric for uniforms...
The Pariwartan center is now managed by our partner in Nepal.
Since October 1, the Pariwartan social center for exploited women in Nepal has been managed directly by our partner Chhori, with funding from a foundation. "After more than a year's follow-up, the center's coordinator notes that some...
Portrait of the month: Sakony Pen, Project Coordinator
Kony, can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Sakony PEN. I'm a mother of two and I've been living in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, for 40 years. Since birth, in fact! I started working for an NGO in 2007, first as an assistant...
Colloque à l'Assemblée nationale sur les Droits de l'enfant : 23 novembre
On November 23, 2023, the Children's Group of the CDH (of which Planète Enfants & Développement is a member) and the Parliamentary Delegation for Children's Rights are organizing a symposium at the French National Assembly dedicated to children's rights in the context of...
Legs: the 5 questions you ask me most
Every day, the generosity of our donors enables Planète Enfants & Développement to carry out important projects for children and their families around the world. There is another form of support, one that is still quite...
Portraits of exploited child labor - Vietnam
Last June, following investigations carried out with social workers from our local partner CSWC, we identified 33 child victims of labor exploitation in Phan Thiet, a port city in southern Vietnam. Since this summer, we have been offering them follow-up...
HaLI, finalist for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Innovation Award
Our HaLI project in Cambodia stood out from among 3,100 entries! It was one of the 6 finalists for the Innovation Award in the "Civil Society Impact on Housing" category, presented by ESCAP*, a regional commission of the United Nations...
Promoting the BOP digital platform in nursery schools
In early October, our supervisor Massimbo Adama organized a visit to 10 schools in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to promote the use of the "BOP" internet platform for educational resources in nursery schools. We recently...
Portrait of the month: Fondation RAJA-Danièle Marcovici
For once, we've chosen to devote our monthly portrait to a loyal partner, the Fondation RAJA-Danièle Marcovici, which has been by our side for 15 years. What convinced you about Planète Enfants & Développement's projects?...
Another great evening for charity, thank you.
For its 3rd edition, our major charity event "120' for our children's future" 2023 was once again a great success, with €150,300 in pledges and 140 donors in attendance. Our teams in Asia and Africa would like to thank you...
India: a new partnership for the education of children and teenagers
Planète Enfants & Développement expands its scope of action in India, alongside disadvantaged children, as the members of our respective general assemblies voted last June in favor of the merger/absorption of the Calcutta de la Rue association with...
Portrait of the month: Mylène Massé, Philanthropy Manager
Hello Mylène, why don't you tell us a little more about yourself? I'd love to! I'm 37, I studied history and geopolitics and I love Colombo. As a result, I've been a journalist-reporter for 13 years! I was always between planes. Two years ago,...
A new art therapy session at the Pariwartan social center in Nepal
A dozen women from the Pariwartan social center in Kathmandu benefited from an art therapy session on September 13 in Nepal. This art therapy workshop, on the theme of meditation and somatic experience (better known as...
Being a good parent: Loïc's testimony
"I always say I'm hyper patient...not so much actually! The fatigue of having a child has shown me that I'm not all that patient... (laughs). Loïc, father of a 2-year-old girl, was happy to answer our questions...
Portrait of the month: Arnaud Tougma, Early Childhood Project Manager
Arnaud, what can you tell us about yourself? My name is Arnaud Tougma and I come from Burkina Faso. I'm 41, married and the father of 3 beautiful children! My original profession is economist and planner. But I also have a Master's degree in management...
"I feel great pride that I want to share with you," Buddi in Nepal
By Buddi Shrestha, Director of Operations in Nepal It's already been 1 year since we opened the Pariwartan social center in Kathmandu's lively Thamel district. And when I look back on how far we've come, I feel a great sense of pride that I'd like to share...
Graduation: 89 nursery assistants congratulated in Vietnam
In October 2021, 31 donors believed in this project at our generosity evening. 19 months later, our team in Vietnam is proud to announce that 89 childminders have completed 8 months of training with us. We...
