Planète Urgence, providing education and offering support in developing countries
Cegos employees involved in humanitarian mission with Planète Urgence
For 10 years Cegos has been supporting the projects of employees wishing to take part in a humanitarian mission in partnership with the association Planète Urgence. Planète Urgence effectively allows employees to commit to a short term mission (2 to 3 weeks) during their paid holidays with the financial support of Cegos.
Employees who volunteer for Congé Solidaire apply their skills to structures organised and selected with care: village-based associations, local NGOs, schools.
Cegos finances about 20 employees each year to take up a mission, mainly in Africa (Niger, Mali, Bénin, Burkina Faso etc).
Their stories
“It is a very enriching experience. We learn a great deal in this kind of action, particularly how to adapt quickly on a cultural and professional level. The contact with children is magical. They are “sponges”, quickly absorbing whatever is provided for them; this makes our mission even more interesting because we can see our contribution more easily. Even if it is just a drop in the ocean there is nothing more moving that seeing smiling children happy to engage with us. These smiles are worth all the effort and action in the world.”
Kalia Bouguerra, Consultant, on a mission to Madagascar
“I received as much as I gave. The richness of the exchanges and the application of training to local situations highlighted the daily realities of the country even more. Not forgetting the encounters and the generosity. An incredible experience which I would like to repeat one day .”
Pascale Dromigny, Consultant, on a mission to Niger
http://www.planete-urgence.org/
Cegos supports the association LINGOs and gives several NGOs access to its e-learning training modules.
This partnership began in 2010 in Haïti where the volunteers of the local associations trained in project management and inter-personal relationships. The LINGOs association (Learning for International NGOs – www.lingos.org) includes 45 NGOs such as Oxfam, Save the Children, Care, WWF, World Vision, Catholic Relief Services etc.
The aim: offering volunteers from these associations and assisted populations access to whatever online training is available.
http://ngolearning.org
Women’s Forum, promoting the role of women in the economy and in society
For 5 years Cegos has been a partner at the Women’s Forum. Each year this event attracts more than 1,000 women, company directors, academics and opinion leaders from around the world. This “feminine Davos” aims to promote the role of women in the economy and society. As a partner Cegos leads a panel discussion each year on a topical issue, sitting alongside some feminine personalities.
http://www.womens-forum.com/
In 2004 Cegos committed to the Global Compact programme.
This international partnership developed by the United Nations unites the worlds of work and of civil society with regard to ten universal principles to do with human rights, working standards and the environment.
The Global Compact aims to promote civil responsibility in companies so that the world of business can contribute to resolving the problems posed by globalisation.
http://www.unglobalcompact.org/