The members of the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives, which constitute the Colombian Congress, have awarded the Foundation the declaration of the "Order of the Congress of Colombia in the rank of Commander".
The Foundation was thus thanked for the many outreach projects that it has been conducting for several years in the country, all aimed to improve the living conditions of the most disadvantaged populations.
September 2008
The Veolia Environnement Foundation is rewarded by the Colombian Congress
"Les foyers Bambi"
The following projects were singled out in particular :
- "Granitos des Paz" in the slums of Cartagena,
- "Les foyers Bambi" assisted in the suburbs of Bogota and Cali,
- "ECLOF", a microcredit organization, backed in the Bogota area,
- "Apiculture as a substitute for coca growing" set up in the Cordoba area.
April 2008
Veolia Foundation signs a cooperation agreement with UNICEF
23 April 2008
Today, with the signing of a cooperation agreement, Veolia Environnement, through its Foundation, becomes a'standby partner' of UNICEF. Veolia Environnement will be able to boost UNICEF's ability to respond in the event of humanitarian crises, and to contribute its expertise and know-how. For both partners, it is also a case of giving concrete expression to their desire to work more closely together in the field.
February 2008
Inspired by traditional buildings, the "Nubian vault" also has an environmentally friendly dimension.
The "La voûte Nubienne" project rewarded at the entrepreneurs show
The IMPACT competition was created in order to structure and optimize socially oriented business plans.It therefore rewards original initiatives of social entrepreneurs not only by a financial grant of €15 000, but also by an accompaniment over one year.
During its latest edition - organized at the entrepreneurs show in February 2008 - ten associations were selected, four of them currently supported by the Veolia Foundation: "1001 et une fontaines", "Champ des cimes", "La centrale de mobilité" and "La voûte nubienne".The latter, aided with a €64 000 grant from the Veolia Foundation, is one of the 3 winners of the 2008 contest.
The Veolia Environnement Foundation earns grade A++ for its good governance
After four years of operation, the Foundation asked the BMJ Ratings Agency to assess its governance practices.The task involved a twofold objective: to review the status of the management procedures and actions of the Foundation in this various projects, and proceed with their assessment with regard to recognized international standards for governance and good foundation practice.
The report of BMJ Ratings identifies effective and efficient governance principles.The Foundation is distinguished by the implementation of an efficient organization which guarantees a rigorous selection of the projects.The consistency of its guidelines with regard to the strategy of the company, and the sound management of its resources, are a guarantee of permanence.The agency emphasizes the quality of the information disseminated through the institutional documents of the foundation.
January 2008
The "training and cultural" center in Varna.
The Veolia Environnement Foundation backs its first project in Bulgaria
At the selection committee of December 4, 2007, the Veolia Environnement Foundation decided to back its first project in Bulgaria through the initiative of the ADECAES association. This association has founded a "training and cultural" center in Varna, the country's second biggest city.
Mainly intended for the most disadvantaged population and particularly for the gypsies, the centre has many objectives: training, workforce development, medico-social observation, as well as the setting up of initiatives for meetings and exchanges. In connection with vocational training for example, it is possible to learn a language, to take a management course or be initiated into information possessing.
A centre for services and counselling, this structure will ultimately help to end the process of exclusion and impoverishment now experienced by many gypsies, and will help them to integrate better in Bulgarian society.
