In the field of medical sponsorship, the Bouygues group provided support in 2010 for eight associations working for medical research.

Association Simon de Cyrène

It was founded by Laurent de Cherisey and has developed structures that enable people with disabilities to live in independent studio apartments within large shared apartment buildings. Its aim is to create spaces where people can "live together" and which do not resemble conventional sheltered residences. These enable people who have suffered a major disability to resume normal activities and acquire a certain degree of independence. Each Simon de Cyrène community hosts an average of 60 people in a shared apartment building, 30 of whom are able-bodied and 30 of whom suffer from a disability as a result of an accident (head injury, etc.). A community requires the building of 3,000 m² of social housing units and "common living spaces".

In November 2011, a community apartment block was opened in Vanves, on the outskirts of Paris.
The charity has a number of projects currently being developed in ten towns and cities around France, such as Angers, Nantes, Bordeaux, Rungis and Dijon.

Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (the author of the book "Le second souffle" on which the film Intouchables is based) is the honorary chairman of Simon de Cyrène and, at his request, 5% of the film's box office takings (coproduced by TF1) will go to it. The money contributed by the film Intouchables will go towards launching another project (€500,000 has been donated and the average investment requires €5 million).

 Bouygues has provided financial support to the charity since 2006.

Acanthe

Acanthe is an association founded by parents of autistic children to assist in the personal development and self-fulfilment of people affected by psychological disorders since childhood.

Bouygues has provided Acanthe with financial support since 2001, particularly in projects to build centres for autistic children and young people.

ARSEP – French multiple sclerosis research society

ARSEP's aims are to raise money to fund research teams studying multiple sclerosis and to inform the general public about medical, therapeutic and scientific advances in the treatment of the disease.

Bouygues has provided ARSEP with financial support since 2002. 

ARS – French association for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neurone diseases

ARS supports research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – also known as Lou Gehrig's disease – and other motor neurone diseases.

Bouygues has provided ARS with financial support since 2007. 

French ondine's syndrome association

Ondine's curse, or congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), is a failure of central nervous system control over breathing, mainly while asleep. Children suffering from the syndrome cannot breathe without assistance even if their lungs work and therefore need mechanical ventilation during sleep from birth onwards and indefinitely. The association aims to forge links between the parents of children with Ondine's syndrome and between the children themselves.

Since 2001, Bouygues has made an annual donation to finance a grant specifically for research into Ondine's syndrome. 

 
DELTA 7

Created in 1973, the Delta 7 association devises and implements innovative practical solutions to problems encountered by people with disabilities or in dependency situations. It has set up four day centres in Paris for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Bouygues has provided Delta 7 with financial support since 2009. 

Institute for brain and spinal cord disorders (ICM)

The aim of ICM is to support and develop research on the brain and the spinal cord. Located at the Pitié-Salpétrière hospital, the Institute opened in 2010.

In 2009, Bouygues contributed financial support to the ICM for a three-year period.

Click here to find out more about the fund raising drive.
 

French medical institute for children in Kabul

The Institute is helping to rebuild Afghanistan's health system. Operational since 2005, it is managed jointly by La Chaîne de l'Espoir and the Aga Khan Development Network. A Social Welfare Fund has been set up to provide health care for Afghan children in need.

  (Updated: November 2011)