Wednesday, December 07, 2022. It’s the big day. TotalEnergies Foundation invited its 80 partners to spend a day together on the site of L’Industreet in Stains. A key moment for meetings and discussions focused on a theme close to their hearts: “Working together for youth.”
“I’m happy to see all our public interest partners gathered here today, hand in hand with our Company: all mobilized to play their parts, to create fairer, more inclusive & sustainable models together.” It’s with these words that Namita Shah, President of TotalEnergies Foundation and President OneTech, welcomed the partner associations invited.
The watchword was clear: to create partnerships and wager on collective action to help young people, left on the sidelines by the system, to flourish, express their potential and find their path. And why not encourage them to work for the common good too? This is precisely the topic that was addressed during the first round table: “Young people’s commitment to public interest: a way to become an enlightened citizen?”
Our partners then played the speed-meeting game, dynamic and lively meetings that enabled everyone to get to know one another, discover the wide range of projects, form bonds, and exchange views on common issues. The associations present also took part in theme-based workshops, where they received practical advice to complement the financial support provided by the Foundation. Subjects such as the diversification of funding methods, changes in scale, and creating loyalty among volunteers were all addressed.
Tours of L’Industreet were also organized to introduce the partners to this unique campus designed on the initiative of TotalEnergies, and which offers free training to young people, with or without qualifications, who wish to turn toward cutting-edge and highly sought-after professions. Lastly, during the forum devoted to TotalEnergies Foundation, the various structures present were able to learn more about the Company’s different areas of commitment, the initiatives developed to accompany them in addition to financial support, and the employee volunteer program.
Guided throughout the day by pairs of young people, including students of L’Industreet, the partners were thus given the opportunity to forge ties, and consider new partnerships to strengthen the impact of their actions for youth.
At the end of the day, Jacques-Emmanuel Saulnier, Managing Director of TotalEnergies Foundation and Senior Vice President Public Interest, underlined the wealth of the day’s discussions and the importance of federating partners within a living community. “I hope this day has been productive and will have a positive impact on coming actions. I also hope it will have helped prepare the ground for growing even more partnerships and collective actions for youth,” he concluded.
