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Government commitments in favour of housing for the most destitute:
a ”chantier national prioritaire” closely followed by the Foundation

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In Morocco

A 25m3 container for disaster-area victims

07/05/2009
 

More than three years after the earthquake in northeastern Morocco, in the region of Al Hoceima, the Fondation Abbé Pierre continues its efforts to help the victims.

After more than three years of financing the reconstruction of dozens of houses in collaboration with the local population, it joined the four Emmaus communities in Alsace to send a 25m3 container of clothing, blankets, shoes, sewing machines and gas cookers as well as games, bicycles and equipment for the disabled... in order to improve highly unstable living conditions for families there.

The container left for Morocco and was destined to arrive before the start of winter... making the holiday season a little brighter for children.

 

 

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Our partnership associations

Our partnerships with associations and/or social housing organisations have resulted in:

  • Ensuring that obsolete buildings, often occupied for many years, comply with safety standards so as to make certain that occupants are safe in their dwellings.
  • Since 2007 the association “Collectif Hébergement Varois” has organised workshops on restoring deteriorated dwellings in the old neighbourhoods of Seyne-sur-Mer and Toulon.
  • Made-to-measure solutions adapted for marginalised people.
  • Promotion of cultural neighbourhood projects that contribute to the acceptance of inhabitants and improved living conditions for them: action against inadequate housing also means action against substandard living conditions.
Funding of our projects

Our funding of community projects allows inhabitants to feel safe in their dwellings and improve their living conditions.

The Foundation mainly finances work that needs to be done to have electricity and heating systems comply with safety standards and to repair roofing, to enable the inhabitants to continue to live safely in their dwellings while waiting for them to be completely restored.

Whenever possible, the Foundation favours using renewable energy.

Our emergency funds

Our emergency funds for exceptional situations are used to help disaster victims in France and abroad.

Climatic and industrial catastrophes, humanitarian disasters: any emergency situations that require immediate aid and longer term assistance, since housing is often most affected as a consequence.

Since 1999, the Foundation has had an emergency fund it can use to directly help the most vulnerable people, who very often find themselves in the most precarious situations following a catastrophe.