Created in 1987, the Orange group foundation operates through calls for projects. Its privileged field of intervention : education and professional integration of young people and women in situations of exclusion. Established locally with great achievements to its credit, she embodies the values of the #Nouléansamb campaign and encourages community project leaders to turn to her.
Regional delegate of the Orange Foundation, Laurence Rezac addresses Reunion project leaders : “I invite associations to contact me and not wait until the last moment to respond to calls for projects from the Orange Foundation. Organized according to different themes, they have limited financial envelopes and are open over a given period. The files are in competition with those of other regions of mainland France and the Caribbean. Hence the importance of working on them well upstream. Do not hesitate to contact me before submitting the files in order to, if necessary, to be advised and helped to better prepare them. " Education, skills development, autism, culture, …Through its foundation, Orange makes digital a factor of solidarity and equal opportunities, in deep resonance with its purpose and strategy : be the trusted actor who gives everyone the keys to a responsible digital world. Strategy implemented locally by Orange teams and supported by the commitment campaign called #Nouléansamb.
Around ten Reunion projects supported each year
The emphasis today is on projects promoting education, social integration, and professional of young people and women. Launched throughout the year, the calls for projects can be discovered on the Foundation’s platform. The projects are studied by a committee made up of experts and Orange employees.. When a project is selected, an agreement is signed between the Orange Foundation and the structure supporting the project. According to needs, the Foundation mobilizes financial resources, material and human. It also opens the resources of its digital educational library to associations. In the meeting, around ten projects are supported each year. The aid is on average 60,000 EUR per year.
Digital at the service of learning
With the Webcup and FabLab O’Kartié solidarity associations, supported by the Orange Foundation in Reunion. Places for learning by doing and collaborative places in which young people develop skills by creating objects or services using digital machines such as 3D printers, laser cutter, etc. and set up their professional project. Finally, the Orange Foundation supports the upcoming creation in the heights of Saint-Leu of a solidarity third place (Lakour Association), one of these multi-use spaces which revive social bonds in isolated areas by taking advantage of the possibilities offered by digital technology.
Several actions in progress
Lantant Maloya : with the support of the Foundation, Since 2020, this association has been offering Maloya introductory workshops to young people from the Hauts deprived of any access to culture.. The Digital House of the Fayard district in Saint-André : a women’s project from the association of Maisons de la Famille de la Réunion (Amafar-epe). By training in new technologies, women gain autonomy, especially when looking for work. This Digital House is the third to see the light of day in Reunion thanks to the Orange Foundation (two in Reunion, one in Mayotte). The Orange Foundation can also be proud of its contribution to the Web TV of the Second Chance School, online TV designed to provide information on careers and professional training. The idea was to produce videos of jobs recruiting in Reunion Island by exploiting the potential of virtual reality.. In the same vein, the Orange Foundation contributed in 2019 to the creation of a video bank on professions with the Local Missions. The South Local Mission went further with a Startup and the project “360° professions”, always financially supported by the Orange Foundation. The idea was to produce videos of jobs recruiting in Reunion Island by exploiting the potential of virtual reality..
Contact : Laurence Rezac, regional delegate k : Laurence.rezac@orange.com
Foundation website : https://www.fondationorange.com/
Educational library : https://www.fondationorange.com/La-Bibliotheque-Pedagogique-3690
Calendar of calls for projects : https://www.fondationorange.com/Le-calendrier-des-appels-a-projets
Call for projects in progress : https://www.fondationorange.com/Appel-a-projets-FabLabs-Solidaires-en-France-2022
