Community of TotalEnergies Foundation partners - working together for young people!

On November 19, 2024, TotalEnergies Foundation gathered its partners together because they wanted to meet, chat to one another and, together, we also want to look at future themes selected with our partner associations. We’ve also decided to focus on young people’s mental health which is an issue of concern for our partners, because the initiatives we support are designed to help the most vulnerable young people, and mental health is one of the issues that the associations must address.

A fantastic program, great organization, and a super venue. I’ve already learned a lot, I’ve met other people, from the Foundation, other associations, I’m really pleased.

TotalEnergies Foundation partners’ community includes around 130 associations, of all sizes, and some of them have been members for several years. We have welcomed others today as they are winners of our 2024 call for partners. They work together, discuss issues together to share their experiences, their best practices, and sometimes the questions they all ask themselves, and we move forward, together. Nourishing our network of partners is very important to us, because what really works at the end of the day is creating partnerships.

Creating partnerships is being able to work in synergy with other associations. That is catalyzed by TotalEnergies Foundation, by giving ourselves the means for all the stakeholders to meet. 

We’re often alone in our structures. So it’s great to be able to chat to others. Every time when I leave, I take away concepts and ideas that give us a different perspective, and go back to our association and say “I’ve thought about this.” We don’t have many times to just think, take stock, and this is an opportunity to do so.

Creating partnerships is crucial because when it comes to social and solidarity economy, just like in many other areas - we don’t get far alone. 

There are needs, resources and expertise. There are a lot of people behind me here today, and what’s really important is that they have all come together to keep the network thriving, to learn from one another’s experiences, and move forward with the actions we support.

It’s rich, stimulating and really energizing. It’s a really fulfilling day. That’s what life’s about. We have to fill our minds with wonderful ideas, so that we can transpose them to society and have a true impact.