Message from the Founders

We have always been convinced that men and women, gifted with energy, intelligence and initiative and possessing both vision and determination, will help to “change the world”. We believe the priority is to be given to human capital, hence our designation: “Sustainable Human Development”.

We believe in the key role played by social entrepreneurs, who are responsible for their own development and for that of their contemporaries. In supporting them, we aim to reinforce and ensure the sustainability of their actions and to encourage regional spin-offs.

By creating a family foundation, we wanted to structure, professionalise and perpetuate our philanthropic commitment while involving our children and our grandchildren in this process.

Via this website we are pleased to present our partners: men and women, agents of change who are committed to finding solutions, emblems of Africa "moving forward".



Marie and Alain Philippson
April 2008