Today in France, many young people in vulnerable situations have limited or unequal access to culture and heritage. This is the societal challenge that TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation has decided to tackle, by helping young people gain access to art and culture in all shapes and forms. These actions involve shining the spotlight on rich, diverse and living cultures.
TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation works to ensure access to culture for as many people as possible, to foster equal opportunities and build a fairer and more sustainable society. To give everyone access to culture, TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation supports players who play an active role across the regions as well as art and cultural education projects nationwide, which develop young people’s ability to take action and play an active role in society.
For TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation professional inclusion, young people and regional appeal are at the heart of its commitment, through 3 main courses of action:
- supporting artistic creativity with a social impact, by and for young people, through art education programs;
- preserving and promoting heritage buildings, through restoration projects that catalyze professional integration;
- promoting cultural diversity to help people reach out to one another.
Culture to help the most vulnerable young people gain empowerment: TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation’s new partnerships
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young people aged 12 to 25 took part in one of the cultural programs supported by the Foundation in 2023
tickets distributed to our partners' young people
Supporting artistic creativity with a social impact, by and for young people, through art education programs
TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation supports art and cultural education projects that develop young people’s ability to take action and play an active role in society. The act of creating helps them develop skills useful for their personal empowerment, socio-professional inclusion, and makes them part of a collective project that contributes to strengthening social ties.
Finally, particular attention is given to art work programs centeredon a co-constructionand co-creation process, which fosters culture “for all”.
TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation, main sponsor of the cultural initiatives department of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Passerelles.
Allowing young people to reveal their potential through arts
The heritage, a vector for professional integration and citizenship awareness
For TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation professional inclusion, young people and regional appeal are at the heart of its commitment.
Every year, and throughout France, TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation supports projects involving young people–either jobseekers or without qualifications–and thereby contributes to the preservation and promotion of heritage buildings through restoration projects that have both a major cultural interest and are also wonderful socio-professional levers for young people in vulnerable situations.
A longstanding partner of the Fondation du patrimoine, TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation has lent its support to over 300 restoration sites spearheaded by the the former.
On the international scene, TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation contributes to the funding of projects to protect and restore heritage buildings and sites, through its partner The International Alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH), mainly in Iraq and Libya. Their actions include ensuring that the projects involve the active participation of local populations and communities and foster intercultural dialogue.
8 new work sites with the Fondation du patrimoine: when restoration spells professional inclusion for young people
“High-school students discover the biggest museum in France”: focus on the program to raise awareness of, preserve and pass on local heritage
Promoting cultural diversity to help people reach out to one another
Making access to culture easier for everyone and encouraging open-mindedness when it comes to cultural activities are two of the priorities at TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation. Culture helps broaden horizons, strengthens harmony in diversity and is a source of independence and fulfillment. And because access to culture is one of the mainstays of equal opportunities, TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation encourages initiatives to help young people in vulnerable situations.
To this end, TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation supports major exhibitions that promote cultural dialogue, encourage cultural exchange, and in which the mediation actions and educational tools are designed and created with young people in mind.
Institut du monde arabe / TotalEnergies Corporate Foundation: A partnership of 20 years and renewed support to young people
Broadening cultural horizons as a vector of empowerment for young people
Our other priority focus areas for youth
Road Safety
Inclusion and Education
