Solidarity

In 2009, Total signed  a partnership with the State to provide support for the Fonds d’expérimentation pour la jeunesse (FEJ), a development fund for youth created by the Ministry of Education. The FEJ aims to identify and evaluate innovative initiatives for youth integration that could inspire new public policies.

Total’s commitment to this Fund is a way of reaffirming the Group’s will to be involved, on a permanent basis, in helping young people.
Total is the FEJ’s main private partner; the Group has paid 50 million Euros into the Fund, on top of the190 million Euros provided by the State and another 3 million Euros donated by other companies. Beyond the financial support, Total also actively takes part in the various experimental programs funded by the FEJ and encourages networking among project initiators, youth and companies.
Nearly two hundred projects funded by Total are being experimented. Selected by a call for proposals procedure, these projects cover the entire educational process, from the beginning of primary school to arriving on the job market.

The Foundation also encourages the involvement of the Group’s employees and provides support for associations that enable employees to help young people with their projects.