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Read more about the focus areas of the Foundation, education and humanitarian crises. French press review
19 Sep In Last, news
Solidarity Day Round 2: Thales welcomes youths seeking professional integration in Vélizy
On Wednesday 6th September, youths from a professional integration centre in Brétigny-sur-Orge were given a warm welcome by 50 Thales employees on the Thales site in Vélizy. This second solidarity day was filled with kindness, respect and sharing between all participants. …
18 Sep In Last, news
Hurricane Irma: Télécoms Sans Frontières deployed to the Caribbean islands
On 5th September 2017, Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, struck several Caribbean islands causing extreme destruction notably in Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy. 24 hours later, Télécoms Sans Frontières, partner of the Thales Foundation, was able to…
12 Sep In Last, news
Muriel Roy: key challenges of Planète Urgence, partner of the Thales Foundation
Muriel Roy, Director of Partnerships at Planète Urgence, tells us more about their school kit project in Africa, which Thales employees have supported thanks to the payroll giving scheme in France. What is Planète Urgence’s ambition for the school kit project?…
12 Sep In Last, news
Volunteer story of the month: Carine Sztark
Carine Sztark has been working at Thales for 20 years for the Avionics activities. An engineer by training, she joined the aeronautical certification department in Bordeaux in 2011. With two years of volunteer experience in India and now in France, she tells us about her…
11 Sep In Last, news
Volunteer story of the month: Damien Gillette
This month, Damien Gillette, Project manager at Thales in Gennevilliers, shares his commitment as Vice President of the Five Hearts association for a multimedia learning centre project in Togo. Thanks to the Foundation’s support, the association was able to build a multimedia e-learning centre for…
03 Jul In Last, news
Pro Bono workshop at Thales Bordeaux Campus: combining schooling and solidarity
June 30, 17 Thales Bordeaux Campus employees dedicated their expertise and ideas to a 2016 Thales Foundation winning solidarity project. Their challenge consisted in preparing a script for a video appeal promoting schooling in Mali during the half day Pro Bono workshop organized by…
30 Jun In Last, news
Young Researchers’ High Tech 2017 Conferences in Cannes and Gennevilliers
Over 300 students, teachers and Thales volunteers were present at two Young Researchers’ High Tech Conferences in Cannes and Gennevilliers in order to present class projects carried out in the framework of the Foundation’s pilot project Les Savanturiers de la High Tech 2016-17. …
02 Jun In Last, news
Volunteer story of the month: Charu Pandey
This month, Charu Pandey, Configuration engineer (New Delhi, India), explains why she became involved in the 2016 laureate project « School Safety for the Tibetan Community ». This project, led by GeoHazards Society (GHS), aimed at training teachers and students in Kangra district, a highly…
22 May In Last, news
Discover Thales Foundation’s 2016 review
In 2016, the Foundation supported and accompanied 20 projects, in over 15 countries, impacting the lives of over 20,000 adults and childrens. In May 2016, Thales launched a new payroll giving operation in France and more than 2,800 Thales employees opted to take part, donating…
18 May In Last, news