For nearly 20 years, the Bouygues group has played an active part in the economic and social development of the regions and countries in which it operates by supporting medical, humanitarian, social, and, to a lesser extent, cultural initiatives. The Group devolves responsibility for sponsorship to each of its main subsidiaries.
At Martin Bouygues' request, the Group's sponsorship policy was clarified and brought within a tighter framework in 2001.
As a result, an Ethics and Sponsorship Committee was set up by Bouygues' Board of Directors, comprising four members and chaired by Lucien Duroux, Chairman of the Board of Banque de Gestion Privée Indosuez. The Committee studies the requests for support received by the company then issues an opinion.
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2006/2008
Bouygues is sponsoring and carrying out work to restore the
Hôtel de la Marine, a listed building on the Place de
la Concorde in Paris which houses the headquarters of the
French Navy. Restoration work covers the peristyle, the gilded
hall and two reception rooms.
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EXPERIMENTAL
PROJECT IN SEINE SAINT-DENIS HIGH SCHOOLS
Bouygues started partnering an experimental project in 2006 in five high schools in suburbs north of Paris (Jean Renoir in Bondy, Alfred Nobel in Clichy sous Bois, Jacques Feyder in Epinay sur Seine, Auguste Blanqui in Saint-Ouen and Louise Michel in Bobigny), as well as a high school in eastern France (Félix Meyer in Creutzwald). The project aims to combat high school drop-out rates and improve students' chances of success.
This initiative of the Paris Institute for Political Studies involves members of the French education system, as well as charities and youth training and support networks.
In 2006, 500 students of tenth-grade and vocational classes were involved in the project. A total of 1,250 students, 200 teachers and some 200 tutors from major French corporations have taken part in the initiative since September 2007.
Bouygues will sponsor the project over a three-year period. Its subsidiaries are also carrying out actions to help high school students.
Z'IVA Association
The charity aims to create jobs for young people from underprivileged neighbourhoods with little or no qualifications. Liaising between companies and young people, it has found direct jobs for around 20 youth, mainly from Saint-Denis north of Paris, in just one year.
Bouygues is lending its financial support from 2007 to 2009.
ASSOCIATION
PHILOTECHNIQUE
The charity gives grants to young people from Central and Eastern Europe so they can continue their studies in France in the fields of medicine, law, economics, administration and finance for periods ranging from six weeks to 10 months.
A total of 41 grants were given in the 2006/2007 university year.
Bouygues lent its financial support in 2006 and 2007.
LE PONT NEUF ASSOCIATION
This association gives grants to young people from Central
and Eastern Europe so they can continue their studies in France
in the fields of medicine, law, economics, administration
and finance for periods ranging from six weeks to 10 months.
A total of 41 grants were given in the 2006/2007 university
year.
Bouygues is lending its financial support in 2006 and 2007.
SCOUTS AND GUIDES
OF FRANCE
 Scouts and Guides of France has been established in French suburbs for more than 15 years. The association ran roughly 30 programmes for underprivileged youth in 2007, with 2,053 children and teenagers involved in the "Scoutisme pour Tous" programme.
Bouygues has been a partner of Scouts and Guides of France since 2005, particularly within the framework of the "Scoutisme pour Tous" programme, which enables young people from disadvantaged suburbs to take part in scout groups tailored to their local social and cultural environment.
Bouygues lent its financial support in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
FRENCH MEDICAL
INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN IN KABUL
In light of the appalling sanitary conditions in Afghanistan which particularly affect women and children (one in six children does not live to the age of five), La Chaîne de l'Espoir humanitarian organisation, together with actress Muriel Robin and journalist Marine Jacquemin, in November 2001 set up the "Enfants Afghans" programme in order to bring sustainable and tangible medical assistance to children in Afghanistan by building a hospital worthy of the name.
The French Medical Institute for Children, called the Mother and Child Hospital up until April 2006, seeks to help rebuild Afghanistan's health system by offering the country and those most in need the best medical and surgical techniques and equipment.
The hospital has been fully operational since August 2005.
It is managed jointly by La Chaîne de l'Espoir and the Aga Khan Development Network.
The hospital has 343 staff, 318 of whom are Afghan.
Nearly 2,300 children have been operated on since the hospital's inauguration.
A Social Welfare Fund has been set up to subsidise health care for Afghan children.
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FRENCH ASSOCIATION
FOR VASCULAR NEUROLOGY RESEARCH - ARNEVA
The association is made up of members of the neurology ward of the Lariboisière Hospital in Paris who are carrying out advanced clinical research into strokes (cerebral haemorrhage and cerebral infarction) and, in particular, the rare diseases that cause them.
The ward has been certified by the French Health Ministry as a reference centre for rare vascular disease of the central nervous system and the retina.
Bouygues is lending its financial support from 2007 to 2009.
FRENCH BRAIN AND SPINAL INSTITUTE (ICM)
ICM aims to support and develop brain and spinal cord research. Bouygues is a benefactor member of the ICM club of sponsors.
Bouygues is lending its financial support in 2008.
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FRENCH ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH INTO AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AND OTHER MOTOR NEURONE DISEASES (ARS)
ARS has been set up to support research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – also known as Lou Gehrig's disease – and other motor neurone diseases.
Bouygues is lending its financial support for three years starting in 2008.
FRENCH ASSOCIATION
FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH - ARSEP
The aim of ARSEP is to collect funds for teams of researchers studying multiple sclerosis and inform the general public about medical, therapeutic and scientific advances in the treatment of the disease.
Under its remit, ARSEP has helped to fund the European Database for Multiple Sclerosis (EDMUS) project, which involves developing a database of the medical records of multiple sclerosis patients. EDMUS is currently used in more than 200 hospitals in 30 countries.
Bouygues has been sponsoring ARSEP since 2002.
FRENCH ONDINE'S
SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
The central hypoventilation syndrome, also known as "Ondine's Curse", 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 the children themselves.
Bouygues has been making annual donations since 2001 to finance a research grant for the central hypoventilation syndrome.
ACANTHE
Acanthe is a charity founded by parents of autistic children to help people affected by psychological disorders since childhood to reach their potential, fight autism and protect the interests of autistic children.
In 2001 and 2003, Bouygues backed a project involving the construction of a centre to provide care for autistic young people. The centre, located in Guyancourt in the Paris suburbs, was inaugurated in 2003.
Further financial support was given in 2004, 2005 and 2006 to set up and help develop the charity's projects, namely the construction of a new centre in Rosny sous Bois in the Paris region to accommodate roughly 30 children and teenagers. Work is expected to start in the second half of 2008.
SIMON DE CYRENE ASSOCIATION
The charity aims to create, manage and staff accommodation for disabled adults. There are plans for three centres in Issy-Les-Moulineaux outside Paris.
Bouygues lent its financial support in 2006 and 2007.
HABITAT &
HUMANISME ILE-DE-FRANCE ASSOCIATION
This charity is a member of the Habitat & Humanisme Federation. It helps disadvantaged people and families find affordable rental housing in middle-class neighbourhoods and receive retraining assistance.
Bouygues made a financial donation to the charity in 2006 and 2007.
ASTREE ASSOCIATION
 For 20 years, the charity has been working to restore community ties and combat social isolation. It trains volunteers in listening skills and supports people who find themselves in difficulty after one of life's exceptional events.
Bouygues has been a partner of the Astrée Association since 1995.
PRESAJE INSTITUTE
The Presaje Institute, set up in 2002, is especially aimed at young graduates who have just embarked on a career in law (judges and court lawyers) or in economics. It seeks to help these professions to get to know and understand each other better.
Bouygues has been a benefactor member since 2002.
MEDEF SUMMER
UNIVERSITY
Bouygues has been involved in the Summer University run by French employers' association Medef, which is held yearly in August at the HEC campus in southern Paris, since its launch in 1999.
PARIS ORCHESTRA CIRCLE
Bouygues is a donating member of the Paris Orchestra Circle.
The fully renovated Salle Pleyel concert hall has been the Paris Orchestra's permanent home since September 2006. It hosts all the orchestra's rehearsals and concerts in Paris.
AROP
Bouygues has been as associate member of AROP (an association promoting the Paris opera) since 1991.
CHAMPS ELYSEES
THEATRE
Bouygues has been a patron of the theatre since 1992.
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