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August 23rd, 2010

BlogTV: Haiti, seven months later

This week’s edition of BlogTV takes us to Haïti, 7 months after the disaster that shook the country to its core.
What are the challenges and priorities for aid organizations in this “post-emergency” phase?
We spoke with Mathilde Magnier, communications officer of an NGO and recently back in France from Haiti, and Erwan Legrand, President of “Aide Médicale [...]

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Lily Dionne

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March 19th, 2010

La Boudeuse: On board for an adventure

15 extraordinary days on board the three-masted La Boudeuse, and here are my experiences with the crew! And this all happened thanks to the La Boudeuse competition held from the end of January to early March.
Our mission:
- to contribute to the identification of endangered species
- to analyze the evolution of aquatic insects
- to [...]

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Anatole Douaud

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February 22nd, 2010

Parisian adventure for schoolchildren from l’Aquila

Following the success of the Roland Garros day for the children of L’Aquila, BNP Paribas and BNL resumed their activities for young people affected by the violent earthquake last spring.
Jean-François Boutringain, head of Organization and Development at BNP Paribas, explained the group’s agenda:
“This allowed us to pass a message [to the children] telling them they [...]

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Sonia Contarino

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February 15th, 2010

Haiti: Huge outpouring of solidarity in Luxembourg

Employees donated 50,000 euros to the Red Cross.
February 10th, 2010, BNP Paribas Luxembourg presented a check to the Luxembourg Red Cross. This check was given thanks to a call for donations initiated by the Human Resources department and other personnel representatives. The money will go to help the victims of the severe earthquake that struck [...]

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Eliane Thines

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January 28th, 2010

Swiss Solidarity for Haiti

A violent 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on the night of the 12th and 13th of January 2010, More than 120,000 victims were counted. Hundreds of thousands of people aere affected and need aid. Swiss Solidarity started a donation that same morning and on the 21st of January organised a national day of solidarity, and [...]

How are the donations used?

The Red Cross mobilises to bring international assistance to Haiti. BNP Paribas Fortis is in full support of this operation, encouraging clients and employees to donate. BNP Paribas Fortis will be matching total employee donations up to 250,000 euros.
During this first phase, the funds received will be utilized for basic necessities such as blankets, mosquito [...]

Haiti: Emergency shelters for the victims

The Human Resources department and personnel representatives of BNP Paribas Luxembourg have decided to launch a donation collection in order to aid the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. These donations will be used to finance a project they initiated called “100 Shelters for the Homeless” (100 abris pour les sans-abri).
The sums collected from employees [...]

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Thierry Schuman

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January 18th, 2010

Emergency Haiti: BNP Paribas mobilises

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook Haiti on Tuesday 12 January. In the wake of this devastating natural disaster, BNP Paribas has decided to support the relief effort.
BNP Paribas is donating one million euros to the Fondation de France and is putting in place a system to match donations received by employees.
The Fondation de France was [...]

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Stephen Rempala

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January 18th, 2010

Canadian initiative for Haiti

Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, BNP Paribas Canada will be making a contribution to assist relief organizations who are helping those so badly affected. We have identified the following organizations who will receive the funds raised and donated by the employees of BNP Paribas Canada: The Canadian Red Cross and Unicef Canada.
We are limiting [...]

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