Fondation Félix et Éliane Genève
Paris, France
About
Founded in 2018, Fondation Félix et Éliane Genève is a grant-making foundation based in Paris, France working on poverty & hunger, community development, environment & climate.
The Fondation Félix et Éliane Genève is a foundation under the aegis of the Fondation de France, created in 2018 by the founders, farmers from Pommiers-la-Placette in the Chartreuse region of France. It funds collective projects that help peasant farmers in France, in other countries and in French overseas territories, with a focus on family farming, diversification activities such as agritourism, and open, popular-education approaches. Its projects include seed banks, community tourism, agro-ecology, food self-sufficiency and irrigation. The foundation also supports networks of peasant farmers, including Accueil Paysan and Paysans du Monde, which the founders helped establish. Donations are tax-deductible in France through the Fondation de France.
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Banque de semences pour les paysans de Khoulé
Poverty & Hunger · Senegal
Seed bank providing groundnut seed to smallholder farmers in Khoulé and surrounding villages, run with the local association Diaspora Action Sénégal, with seeds repaid after harvest and redistributed.
Développement de la production agricole à Sansando
Poverty & Hunger · Guinea
Community project in Sansando, Faranah, to develop rice and market gardening on a 10-hectare lowland through drainage works, training, beekeeping and literacy classes, with APEK-Agriculture and Guinée Cornouaille.
Tourisme solidaire dans les communautés tsimanes de San Borja
Community development · Bolivia
Community-led solidarity tourism initiative run by Tsimane communities, combining economic alternatives for families with environmental education to protect the Beni Biosphere Reserve.
Plan de Vida & RedMac
Poverty & Hunger · Colombia
Support for the Red de Mercados Agroecológicos Campesinos of the Valle del Cauca, including agro-ecology training and agritourism on farms.
Circuit d'agrotourisme du Contestado
Community development · Brazil
Agritourism circuit in Santa Catarina presenting the history of land struggles and the traditions of peasant families, developed with Acolhida na Colônia.
Restauration de gîtes paysans
Community development · Algeria
Restoration of four rural guesthouses in Kabylie, hosting peasant families and an artisan, to diversify farm incomes through tourism and crafts.
Transformation de lait de yak
Poverty & Hunger · Russia
Workshop turning yak milk into dairy products in Siberia and training nomadic herders in cheese-making in remote high-mountain areas.
Autonomie alimentaire portage
Poverty & Hunger · Guinea
Food self-sufficiency project in Guinea supporting local farming communities.
Projet d'irrigation
Poverty & Hunger · Republic of the Congo
Funding for a solar-type pump and irrigation equipment for a market-gardening project run by widows and single mothers in Bouansa.
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Fondation de France, Diaspora Action Sénégal, APEK-Agriculture, Guinée Cornouaille, ADSE, Acolhida na Colônia, RedMac, Paysans du Monde, Association Arc-En-Ciel, Femmes du Congo, Université Fédérale de Santa Catarina
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