Restoring the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris By nellie | April 14, 2021 Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was ravaged by fire on April 15th 2019. The appalling images will remain in our memories for ever. The catastrophe triggered a worldwide outpouring of generosity with hundreds of thousands of donors in over 150 countries wanting to contribute to the mammoth restauration project. In the immediate aftermath of the… Read More
Managing conflicts between man and nature, the example of rooks By nellie | April 9, 2021 Preserving Nature and biodiversity is a priority to which the Michelin Corporate Foundation is committed. The Foundation is participating with the Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) in the protection of rooks who are key players in a unique ecosystem. The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is one of four European species belonging… Read More
Opening a community teaching restaurant By nellie | April 9, 2021 The Michelin Corporate Foundation wished to become associated with the Toques Académie restaurant, a novel community training and social assimilation project that is unique in France. This unusual eating place located in Clermont-Ferrand opened in June 2020 in spite of the coronavirus crisis. The chef, Hugo Czechowicz, has a dazzling professional record. He offers inventive,… Read More
An employment scheme for refugees with PIETRA By nellie | April 2, 2021 For more than 24 years, the CeCler association has been fighting against the exclusion of people in need in the Clermont-Ferrand metropolitan area. Its mission is to facilitate their reintegration into society and employment by using four levers: housing, health care, support towards autonomy and adapting to the workplace. The association responded to the invitation… Read More
SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19 research programs By nellie | March 31, 2021 The Michelin Corporate Foundation has pledged its commitment to the Institut Pasteur in Paris to support an ambitious research program aimed at finding science-based solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mustering unprecedented resources, this program has brought together over 50 teams and more than 400 people involved in Covid-19 research on the Paris campus. The program… Read More
Support for the Youth Coalition for Road Safety By nellie | March 31, 2021 Road crashes are the leading killer of young adults aged between 15 and 29. Almost 350,000 die each year and 80% of them are males. To help in fighting this scourge the NGO YOURS (Youth for Road Safety) was set up in 2007. It has grown steadily and in 2010 became an official member of… Read More
Planting Trees, Fosters Hope for the Future By nellie | July 17, 2020 Living in a country with the nickname Mega-biodiversity Country – which means a country with a rich biodiversity – should make us aware of the importance of biodiversity as a supporting component of our survival – humans. There are so many benefits that we can get from the existence of biodiversity, namely as a source… Read More
Autism: a free national listening and information platform By nellie | July 16, 2020 The nationwide www.autismeinfoservice.fr web platform launched on April 2 2019 by the Autisme Info Service association aims to provide improved listening, guidance and support services to people with autism. The purpose of the project is to answer all questions about the condition which people ask by phone or email, using the website and the national directory… Read More
Developing a new approach to the treatment of brittle bone disease with Institut Necker By | April 10, 2020 Institut Necker professor Valérie Cormier-Daire is heading a research project to improve the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). This condition also known as brittle bone disease is one of the most frequent congenital bone disorders, with an estimated occurrence of one in every 15,000 births. It is characterized by low bone density which causes repeated… Read More
ALIS – Locked-In syndrome association By nellie | September 4, 2019 Project: Enrichment of the equipment loaned to people suffering from locked-in syndrome by the acquisition of two communication tablets equipped with eye control Read More
