APPRENTICES OF AUTEUIL
In Beirut, Lebanon, the Puressentiel Foundation supports Apprentis d'Auteuil, a foundation working with the most vulnerable young people and families.
The direct beneficiaries of this project are vulnerable young girls aged 6 to 21 at the Sed El Bauchrieh, Ain Saadeh and Hammana centers, nearly a third of whom are refugees, mainly from Syria; members of the girls' families; and professionals from the structures involved in the project.
This project contributes to 6MDGs: No. 1: No poverty, No. 3: Good health and well-being, No. 4: Quality education, No. 5: Gender equality, No. 10: Reduced inequalities, and No. 16: Peace, justice and effective institutions.
ASSOCIATION PYRENEES CATALANES
The Puressentiel Foundation supports the Pyrénées Catalanes Association and is helping to bring long-term management stability to the Namaste Children Nepal orphanage in Kathmandu.
A total of 25 children benefit from this project: 13 boys and 12 girls, aged 4 to 17, from all regions of Nepal, and from different ethnic groups, castes and religions.
School levels range from kindergarten to the equivalent of terminale in France.
This project meets 6MDGs: No. 1: No poverty, No. 2: Zero hunger, No. 3: Good health and well-being, No. 4: Quality education, No. 5: Gender equality, No. 10: Reduced inequalities.
HABITAT CITE
The Puressentiel Foundation supports Habitat-Cité, an association working for a fairer world, by promoting the development of equitable societies in which people can enjoy a dignified life through access to essential rights such as housing, health, education, residency, training and employment.
These French courses run by Habitat-Cité enable young people to learn to speak, read and write in French, in a context where they often wait several months before starting secondary school.
This project contributes to 4MDGs: No. 1: No poverty, No. 3: Good health and well-being, No. 4: Quality education, No. 10: Reduced inequalities.
HANDI'DOGS
In France, with the HANDI'CHIENS association. The assistance dogs trained by the association are designed to accompany disabled children and adults. They provide them with technical assistance (picking up an object, opening a door, etc.) as well as moral support and help with social integration, by encouraging interaction with their environment.
In 2025, the Puressentiel Foundation is participating in the education of a handi'dog, which will be given to a mentor at the IME L'Eoline, a medical-social establishment that welcomes 35 multi-handicapped children and teenagers, aged from 3 to 20, including 23 in semi-boarding and 12 in boarding. This IME, located in Reims, in the Champagne region of France, also benefits from 4 places requalified as “Handicap Rare”.
This project contributes to 3MDGs: No. 3: Good health and well-being, No. 10: Reduced inequalities.
THE GRACE OF LOVING YOURNEIGHBOUR
In Madagascar, with Grâce d'aimer son prochain, whose mission is to help the most disadvantaged and people in great difficulty in France and abroad.
In 2025, the Puressentiel Foundation is supporting the public elementary school and inhabitants of the Scama district in the town of Diego-Suarez, in northern Madagascar.
It is financing the construction of a 40-metre borehole with a mechanical drill, the installation of a water recovery pump powered by a 230W solar panel, the construction of the concrete water tower structure and its painting, and the installation of the fountain, taps and connecting pipes, for the school's 900 pupils, its entire staff (100 people) and the 8,000 inhabitants of the Scama district.
This project contributes to 2MDGs: No. 3: Good health and well-being, No. 6: Clean water and sanitation.
CHILDREN OF THE BALL
In France, with Enfants de la Balle. This association, created in 2017, works to enable children with disabilities to practice a sporting activity within a group of children, in a place of normality, close to home, all over France.
150 people are impacted by this project 10 disabled children, their families, the other children, the AVSs and the sports coaches.
Each inclusive club commits to including one child in the first year, and experience shows that they welcome between 1 and 5 children within 3 years.
This project will contribute to 3MDGs: No. 3: Good health and well-being, No. 10: Reduced inequalities, and No. 11: Improved health.
WAPA INTERNATIONAL
In the Democratic Republic of Congo with WAPA International (War-Affected People's Association International. An association that fights against the use of children in armed conflicts and for their reintegration into stronger communities.
The Puressentiel Foundation's endowment will be used to finance the schooling or training costs of 70 children for the first year of education, as well as the costs of income-generating activities set up with their families to enable them to pay their children's school fees in subsequent years, thus creating a sustainable schooling project.
This project contributes to 3MDGs: No. 4: Quality education, No. 5: Gender equality, No. 10: Reduced inequalities.
LES CAJOUTIERS
With Association Les Cajoutiers, which works for the education and care of young people from impoverished families and/or with disabilities (deaf in particular).
Since 2016, the association has been hosting them in a home to enable these deaf children from the sub-regions to go to school. Their comprehensive care enables them to access quality education and evolve in a safe environment conducive to their development.
It also gives these young people the opportunity to be with their peers, provides them with educational and social support, and protects them from all forms of discrimination.
This project contributes to 4MDGs: No. 3: Good health and well-being, No. 4: Quality education, No. 5: Gender equality, No. 10: Reduced inequalities.
CITHEA
The Puressentiel Foundation supports the Groupement Associatif Cithéa, which specializes in prevention, support and care for children in difficulty and their families.
The funds allocated will be used to finance renovation work on the association's existing château, in order to create a suitable, secure environment for these children and their families.
This project contributes to 4MDGs: No. 3: Good health and well-being, No. 5: Reduced inequalities, No. 10: Gender equality, No. 16: Peace, justice and effective institutions.