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Carrefour Foundation – 2014 annual report –
Pl4y International
BEACTIVEANDEATWELL
In France, one child in six is
overweight and suffers from
obesity. This is amajor issuewhen
one knows the effects this has in
terms of chronic illnesses and poor
health. Eating a balanced diet and
doing some sport, for example, are
habits learned at a very early age.
So, to help 6-11 year-olds adopt
these healthy habits, Pl4y
International, with support from the
Carrefour Foundation, has devised
the “Playdagogy Nutrition”
programme – a fun learning tool to
raise awareness, designed for use
in primary schools, pre-schools and
similar contexts. The Playdagogy kit
was designed by teachers and
nutritionists and is used in schools
and leisure centres in
disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
In two years, 450 teachers, nursery
carers and playschool leaders
have been involved. In 2014, Pl4y
International shifted up a gear with
a wider distribution of the kits and
the creation of a digital platform
for distance training for the various
stakeholders.
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,
000
CHILDREN HAVE
BENEFITTED FROM THE
PROGRAMME SINCE
ITS LAUNCH IN MARCH 2013
China ChildrenandTeenagers’ Foundation
“HAPPYHOMES” FORABANDONEDCHILDREN
For the past twenty-five years,
the China Children and
Teenagers’ Foundation (CCTF)
has been committed to
fostering the development and
well-being of young children
abandoned by their parents.
This is a particularly sensitive
issue, given that 60 million
Chinese children – two in
every ten, 40% of them aged
under 5 years – are forced to
live away from their parents.
“With China’s rapid
urbanisation, abandoning
children has become a sad
reality,” says Xu Ben, deputy
director of the international
department of CCTF. “Our
mission is to protect these
children and to help them
grow up in conditions that
are as peaceful and healthy
as possible.” With support from
the Carrefour Foundation,
CCTF will be able to set
up 10 Happy Homes.
“The aim is for each home to
accommodate 1,000 children
aged from 6 to 15 years and
to offer them a more balanced
diet, as well as educational and
play-oriented sports activities,
in a friendly and stimulating
environment. This helps bring
a smile back to their faces!
Alongside the financial aid,
40 Carrefour staff volunteers
spend time doing stimulating
activities with the children,
such as reading, music,
drawing and games. Last
but not least, the technical
equipment provided in these
centres helps to re-establish
and maintain links within the
families, who often only get
together once a year.
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“HAPPY HOMES”
SHOULD BE OPENED
BY 2017 IN AREAS
MOST AFFECTED
BY THE RURAL EXODUS
OF WORKERS
(SICHUAN, HENAN,
ANHUI AND HUNAN)
Parada
Foundation
FIRST STEPS FOR
STREETCHILDREN
According to the Council
of Europe, there were about
2,000 “street children” in
Bucharest at the end of 2014.
This major issue is at the heart
of the actions of the
Parada
Foundation. Created in 1996,
it now aids almost one third
of these children, with a day
centre, psychosocial
assistance, alongside projects
offering vocational guidance,
training, help with job-seeking
and arts activities. The project
has twin objectives. The first
is immediate – to help these
children survive. The second
is more long term and aims
to help them find jobs, and,
as a knock-on effect, to reduce
begging and illegal working,
while strengthening the family
unit. As a starting point for more
in-depth work, offering a better
diet helps to establish a virtuous
circle.
50
FOOD PARCELSWERE
DISTRIBUTED TO TWENTY
FAMILIES IN 2014
THROUGH A PILOT PROJECT
ROMANIA
FRANCE
CHINA