Transdev Foundation
Born in 2002 out of the Transdev group's deep roots in the heart of French towns and territories, the Transdev Foundation is the expression of the company's and its employees' commitment to solidarity and citizenship in the field of social mobility. The foundation has been involved in corporate philanthropy for more than 20 years, and is active in all the areas served by the Transdev network in France. Its actions are backed by a powerful network of local sponsors and correspondents, all of whom are Transdev employees.
The Transdev Foundation's mission, values and eligibility criteria
Placed under the aegis of Fondation de France, the Transdev Foundation has chosen to intervene in the field of social mobility by supporting initiatives that enable individuals in difficulty to advance and progress in their life paths.
In this context, the foundation supports local social support projects in the fields of employment, education, culture, health, sport and social mediation: providing immediate employment or training for people who are far removed from the world of work, reducing inequalities in access to education and culture, developing social ties and self-esteem, helping people suffering from illnesses to integrate or reintegrate into society or the workplace… these are the objectives of the associations supported by the foundation.
By supporting social and/or professional support schemes, the Transdev Foundation aims to help overcome the obstacles faced by vulnerable people, and to significantly improve their living conditions, as part of a process of integration or reintegration.
Solidarity
Solidarity is an essential value in maintaining social cohesion. Associations play a crucial role by intervening directly with populations in difficulty. To ensure the inclusion of all, the Transdev Foundation works closely with these local players to promote local solidarity.
Citizenship
In a society marked by uncertainty and the need for shared values, it is important to strengthen the sense of civic responsibility. The Transdev Foundation is committed to promoting social cohesion through a collective experience of mobility. This mission guides the Foundation’s initiatives in both urban and rural communities.
Engagement
Project leaders are driven by deep conviction and possess the ability to inspire and mobilize others. The men and women of the Transdev Foundation share the same values: they are involved, they listen, and they are committed to the common good.
One of the special features of the Transdev Foundation is the sympathetic support it provides to project leaders from start to finish.
The Foundation's 6 eligibility criteria
- Criterion 1 – Legal status of the structure – The project is supported by an association that is more than one year old, an operational foundation or an operational endowment fund.
- Criterion 2 – Beneficiaries targeted by the project – The people concerned are: residents of priority urban districts or isolated rural areas; people in precarious situations; people suffering from ALD or disability; single-parent families.
- Criterion 3 – Proximity of the project to Transdev through sponsorship by a group employee – The project is deployed in a town or department served by the Transdev transport network and must be sponsored by a group employee in the area concerned.
- Criterion 4 – Support for beneficiaries – Only initiatives that include a support program for beneficiaries will be supported. A minimum number of hours of support per beneficiary is required: 100h per beneficiary for employment and 50h for culture, education, social mediation, sport and health.
- Criterion 5 – Project co-financing – The Transdev Foundation finances a maximum of 30 to 40% of the total cost of a project, up to a maximum of €15,000. The foundation only finances a maximum of 10 to 15% of coordination costs.
- Criterion 6 – Independence of projects – The Transdev Foundation supports projects developed in complete independence and which do not replace the activities of the Transdev group or those of its local public or private partners.
Social mobility - The Transdev Foundation's commitment and fields of action in 6 flagship projects
Education: Rêv’Elles
Rêv’Elles was founded with the aim of helping young girls from working-class neighborhoods who are confronted with a triple determinism (territorial, social and gender), reducing their future prospects. In order to widen the field of possibilities and give these girls back the power to choose and act, the association offers comprehensive, long-term educational and professional support.
Find out moreEmployment: A second life for medical aids
In Seine-Saint-Denis, the Transdev Foundation has supported the establishment of Envie Autonomie in the Paris region. Envie Autonomie is a network of back-to-work companies whose employees bring second-hand medical equipment back into good working order and into circulation. An economic, ecological and socially responsible approach that creates jobs and facilitates access to mobility aids for dependent people.
Find out moreSocial mediation: Bikes for everyone!
The association Les Ateliers de l’Audace has set itself a challenge: to make bicycles accessible to all. To achieve this, it recovers bicycles, repairs them and then puts them back into circulation by giving them away or selling them at low cost. In this project, the bicycle contributes to social integration by facilitating access to employment for employees on integration schemes, and by improving mobility.
Find out moreCulture: L’Ecole du Spectateur
Since 1996 in Le Creusot, the Ecole Du Spectateur has enabled generations of children to nurture themselves, grow up and open up to the world through artistic education in the performing arts: accompanied by professionals, children and teenagers from all social backgrounds learn to sing and perform on stage. In an area that is half urban and half rural, the association takes concrete action to democratize access to culture.
Find out moreHealth: Rebuilding with others beyond disability
When people leave a re-education and rehabilitation center, there is no specific support available for those whose daily lives have been turned upside down. Inspired by the personal story of its founders, Comme les Autres has been supporting people with disabilities since 2011 in a process of global remobilization – physical, psychological, social and professional – thanks to an approach based on sport and thrills.
Find out moreSport: integration through rugby
Founded in Toulouse in 2004 by former professional rugby players, the Rebonds! association uses rugby as a lever for the education, social and professional integration of children and teenagers at risk or in difficulty. The rugby field becomes a space for socialization, openness and discovery, which, with specific support, enables young people to blossom.
Find out moreEmployee volunteers
At Transdev, employee volunteers can personally support a project for the foundation and become its “sponsor”.
As volunteer participants, these employees are invaluable allies.
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