You want to engage your business in a societal approach but you don't yet know which cause to defend? Get involved in an association, that's good. Finding the cause you care about and that motivates you is even better. A boost to an environmental association or a donation of skills for the inclusion of refugees, find the cause and the solidarity actions that embody the values of your company and engage your employees!

Also to read: our guide to everything you need to know about skills sponsorship.

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Defending gender equality at work

On March 8 of each year, the International Day of Struggle for Women's Rights. An opportunity for activist associations and all women to celebrate victories and make their demands heard, including:

• Against wage inequalities between women and men;
• Against sexual and gender-based harassment and violence;
• Against glass ceilings and the lack of representation in certain professions.

All these inequalities must be addressed, together, in order to finally achieve an egalitarian and inclusive society.

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Examples of actions to be taken for gender equality:

• Fight against gender inequalities by participating in a solidarity hackathon with the association Big Bloom.
• Put your computer skills to work, every 2 or 3 months, to support the professional integration of women aged +45 with the association Women's forces.
• Help women find a job in digital technology with the association Social Builder.

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Committing to the integration of young people

Not everyone has the same opportunities in terms of education and professional opportunities. Difficulties in accessing certain fields, lack of professional network, precariousness... Barriers to entry into the professional world can be numerous for some young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Example of a mission for professional integration

Donate your time and support a young person from a disadvantaged background during their studies with the association Section 1, and move the lines so that:” orientation, academic success and professional integration do not depend on social, economic and cultural origins ” - Article 1 Association.

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Supporting the integration of refugees

Wars, conflicts, persecutions, famines, climate change... All these instabilities only increase the number of people forced to flee their country. Helping these populations is a duty of international solidarity. Do you want to mobilize to promote their integration?

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Example of impact projects to help refugees

• Welcome a refugee into your home with the association Singa : a concrete way to mobilize for the integration of a refugee person in France and to create links!
• Take part in inclusive running: share a friendly moment and discover new cultures with the association Kabubu. And maybe you will create real friendships!
• Support the inclusion of a refugee through a Parisian and cultural immersion with the association Initiatives and change and its Pari (s) à 2 program.

Also discover our article which provides an overview of inclusion through sport as well as solutions for engaging in this cause!

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Supporting homeless people

France has nearly 300,000 homeless people : men, women and families whose number is constantly increasing. Faced with this social emergency, the mobilization of all is an integral part of the solution!

You want Helping the homeless but you don't know where to start to take action?

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Examples of missions to help homeless people

• Learn how to create a link with homeless and isolated people with the association Entourage and their guide”As easy as pie“.
• Distribute a hot meal every evening and discuss with the beneficiaries as well as the volunteer teams with the foundation of The Salvation Army.
• Meet homeless people in your neighborhood in Paris and distribute meals and bottles of water with the association The Walk of the Fireflies.

Also to read: Guide - 10 powerful ways to help charities as a business

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Preserving the environment

Personally, you may already be sorting your waste, buying local or organic... However, you would like to do even more to protect and preserve our planet. What if you involve your colleagues in this process?

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Examples of actions for ecology

• How about getting on your two wheels? With the association ELLSA, collect bio-waste by bike for an urban vegetable farm in 78.
• You can also organize a waste collection, ideal for Federate a team On the occasion of World Clean Up Day September 17 (but also all year round!) and participate in the preservation of nature.

To go further: 3 examples of sustainable development actions in business to engage your team

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Towards more inclusion of people with disabilities

Don't Wait for the European Week for the Employment of People with Disabilities, organized every year in November, to mobilize you in favor of the professional integration of people with disabilities.

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Examples of missions for the professional integration of people with disabilities

• Join a Duo Day To introduce your job to a disabled person for a day, within your company.
• Organize a Gourmet Break with Colleagues, in a Café Joyeux and contribute to the professional integration of motivated young people!

To go further: Disability in the workplace: how to act for more inclusion?

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Take Social Action and Break the Isolation of the Elderly

In France, 2 Million People Aged 60 and Over Are Isolated Of their family and friends, including 530,000 who suffer from extreme isolation, according to a study of Little Brothers of the Poor.

Do you want to support them and make their daily lives more pleasant?

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Examples of missions to help the elderly

• Correspond with an elderly person and distribute smiles with the association 1 Letter 1 Smile !
• Accompany an elderly person in their local trips with the association Paris en Compagnie.

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Get Involved in Civic and Local Life

Not everyone has the opportunity to have a balanced meal or to share a moment of conviviality. But you can do something about it!

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Example of Citizen Action

With the Association Les Petites Cantines, sustainable, participatory and free meals are offered to everyone. Volunteers and members from all walks of life are invited to share a convivial moment around a balanced meal.

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Guide to the Return to Work

Decent work for all: this is the 8th Sustainable Development Goal. You can commit yourself to this by training people excluded from the world of work in computer tools.

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Your Mission to Help Job Seekers

Put your skills to work by participating in the Re-*ko-*nnexion project to help people who are far from employment:

• Knowledge of basic computer tools;
• Mastery of office tools;
• Mastery of HTML, CSS, or Javascript languages.

Ko-Connect with the association Konexio and commit yourself to professional integration!

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Take part in solidarity actions with your company

“Leaving no one behind”, not “compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs” are the main guidelines for sustainable development.

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Komeet works in this direction and offers you solidarity missions that corresponds to your CSR objectives and give back Meaning at work ! Social action, inclusion through sport, environmental protection... Contact us To discover all the causes to defend and engage your business!

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