Fondation Peters
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
About
Founded in 2013, Fondation Peters is a grant-making foundation based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg working on poverty & hunger, education, employment & skills +5 more.
Fondation Peters is a Luxembourg-law foundation established in 2013 by Jean and Hélène Peters. It is apolitical, non-denominational and independent. It selects and finances projects that combat poverty and exclusion, support education for disadvantaged young people, improve access to first jobs, assist people in difficulty, and back medical projects and the promotion of culture. Its projects are primarily located in Europe, and it also funds initiatives in Bangladesh. It supports partner associations and foundations in France and elsewhere, and funded projects are selected on effectiveness and sustainability, irrespective of political, religious or social affiliation. Beneficiaries must report on their activities and provide annual accounts. The foundation's board is chaired by Jean Peters, with Hélène Peters as vice-chair.
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Dotation d'Action Territoriale (DAT)
Youth poverty · France
Promotes company, public authority and association commitment to local programmes supporting young people in difficulty, with national deployment and plans for local branches across France.
Apprentis Volontaires
Employment & Skills · France
Project in Béthune for young people without diplomas, aiming to help them join an apprenticeship path.
Maison d'Aspasie
Housing & Homelessness · France
New low-rent housing programme in Arcueil, partially funded by the Foundation.
Jardin du Carmel
Housing & Homelessness · France
New low-rent housing programme in Douai, partially funded by the Foundation.
Hospital boat
Health · Bangladesh
Operation of a hospital boat that travels to and treats inhabitants of isolated regions of northern Bangladesh.
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Break Poverty Foundation, Rock Your Life, Entraide Scolaire Amicale, Habitat et Humanisme, La Manne, HEC Paris Foundation, Fondation ARC, BRIO, AFEV, ESA, Friendship, Princess Alice Hospice, Cité des Dames de l'Armée du Salut, Les Eaux Vives d'Emmaüs
