Philanthropy

Evolem and Evolem Citoyen are the founding patrons of EDEN School, the first and only centre in France to train pupils who have finished Year 10/ninth grade in programming. As an inclusive training centre, it is open to all those who are keen to take the course. In Paris and in Villeurbanne

We support the Coop’R programme developed to promote the social and professional integration of young refugees through civic service. The group is made up of 10 French-speakers and 10 non-French speakers. They take part in civic service missions in teams 2 days per week and are offered specific activities on the other days, including French language lessons.

P.E.R.L.E. is an employment access program for people who are far removed from employment and reside in shelters. This year, Evolem Citoyen is also funding the study conducted on the return to housing of beneficiaries when they leave the PERLE program over the period 2018-2020.

The Propulseo association is committed to giving students in higher education a better chance of academic success. This programme enables deserving students to receive financial, personal and professional support from a company throughout the year.

Rêv’Elles offers innovative guidance programs (free of charge and outside of school hours), aimed at young women from modest backgrounds so that “each young girl, whatever her social background, can be in a position to dream, choose and appropriate her own personal and professional life”.

Valdocco Laurenfance is an establishment for vulnerable adolescents (aged 13 to 17) placed in the framework of child protection and judicial youth protection. Located in Tassin, it consists of a boarding school for teenage boys and an educational day care service. We support the Motiv’Action scheme, which is a personalised support programme that facilitates access to autonomy and commitment for 17-21 year olds who have a professional project.

ATD Quart-Monde campaigns for the eradication of extreme poverty. We support the experimental research-action project “Réussir Ensemble” (succeeding together) in favour of employment and professional training for young NEETs (not in employment, education or training). The aim is to enable young people who are very far from employment to integrate socially and professionally.

Launched in 2018, the Caracol association takes over the management of vacant premises to promote inter-cultural and solidarity-based flatshares in infill housing. The aim is to promote inter-cultural and solidarity-based shared housing, where refugees and French people of different ages, origins and backgrounds live together. We support the establishment of the association in the Lyon metropolitan area.

The Collectif Orientation brings together 8 organizations working in the field of guidance for middle and high school students, with a shared vision of effective, egalitarian, clear and collaborative guidance. Together, they have been experimenting with the OUI (Orientation Utile et Innovante) project since the start of the 2022 school year.

Chapitre 2 is an association under the French law of 1901, whose mission is to help young people in vulnerable situations to integrate professionally and socially into life, and to achieve autonomy.

Weavers not only trains and facilitates the recruitment of exiles, but also all the stakeholders who have a role to play in making a real impact on the French reception and integration system.

The association fosters access to and retention in vocational training to help people who are far from employment find a better job. LE TAF is laying the foundations for a collective of training organizations committed to co-constructing and pooling innovative solutions for better management of fragility in vocational training.

The social mission of the SEPR Horizon fund is to contribute to the development of a more egalitarian, innovative SEPR that is open to the world. As part of its equal opportunities program, the Horizon fund is committed to working alongside learners to enable young people from all backgrounds to thrive in their training and make their way to success.

Evolem is one of the founding members of this endowment fund launched by Alain Mérieux, bringing together Lyon-based companies in the fight against homelessness. What makes l’Entreprise des Possibles particularly innovative is how it pools human, financial and property resources and redistributes them to local community organisations working to reduce extreme insecurity. This plan does not aim to take the place of social services, to the contrary, rather to scale up their action by setting up a platform to provide an interface between companies and non-profits.

La Halte des Femmes provides accommodation for women in pre- or post-maternity situations. The project is run by the Alynea association, which works with people in vulnerable situations in the Lyon metropolitan area.

The Centre Gabriel Rosset is a hostel in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon, which has been providing shelter for homeless men for over 70 years. The Foyer has launched a program to renovate its rooms, communal areas and outdoor courtyard, in order to provide a more dignified welcome that is better adapted to the needs of its residents and social workers. Evolem is supporting the Foyer in financing the renovation.

Zone Libre is an innovative shelter offering semi-collective accommodation to homeless people who cannot find a place in traditional housing. The project is run by the Alynea association, which works with people in vulnerable situations in the Lyon metropolitan area.