Sponsorships of solidarity classes

Aide et Action is an association for development through education and the first sponsorship association in France.
They act for a world where dignity is for everybody, thanks to education. Their commitment and their actions are based, foremost, on the values of liberty, respect, solidarity, equality and integrity.
Free of any political or religious dependence, they undertake to:

ACT respecting everybody’s right, and particularly the one of the children, humanity’s future, to quality education.
INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, mobilize and influence so that education becomes a worldwide commitment.
ACCOMPANY people, contracting education projects.
PROMOTE an open education about the world, its diversity and its cultures.
DEVELOP the principle of solidarity and exchange between cultures thanks to the sponsorship link.
GUARANTEE the transparency of their actions and the use of our resources.

Besides suggesting individual sponsorships, Aide et Action suggests European students to mobilize on a Project which will contribute to improve the school atmosphere for children in Togo, Benin or Senegal.
Through three correspondences during a school year, this sponsorship allows children from here (primary and secondary school) and there, to exchange and “be aware of the others and their differences.”

Thanks to these sponsorships of solidarity classes, we have had the chance to keep correspondences with children in Togo.

The year 2007 has been very enriching. We have had three correspondences with classes in Togo (Agaradé, Kolo y Efolo) with great success. They have sent us photos and drawings and especially they have explained us how they live, which has allowed us to note that they have nothing or next to nothing. It is very important to understand how they live in order to be able to help them.


The money we have given them (200 euros) allows them to launch some projects. An example of a project is the operation palm oil. With the money of our sponsorship, the students of Agaradé have bought palm nut to produce of oil used for cooking and cosmetics. Afterwards, they went to the market to sell this oil, and the money collected has allowed them to meet the immediate needs of their class. Thanks to these projects, children also learn the differents stages which may help them to achieve their personal projects.

Their mails have helped us to undestand their difficult situation and their lack of school equipment, so we have bought dictionaries, rulers, compasses, maps... in order to help their teachers to work in better conditions.

This year the school sponsors of three more classes: at Kpaporga (Togo) and at Marsassoum and Boughary (Senegal).

Carolina Lopez, Marta Jainaga.

But how do we sponsor our actions?

Our school has carried out many projects led by students from various levels and by teachers for a few years. The main goal of these projects is to send money to our sponsored classes in Senegal and Togo.


The Raffle
We have been organizing a raffle for Christmas since December 2006 . Our goal is to send the money we make from it to developing countries. The winners of the raffle get all sorts of prizes. It fun ! Tickets are sold for one euro each and we have collected 3643 euros. This year, more than 400 prizes, including two bicycles, a camera, many rucksacks… have been won.


The Calendars
Last year, with the help of some teachers, some secondary school students designed a calendar about sustainable development.
Every month, we tackle a topic related to environmental problems (water and air pollution, transport, etc…) and look into solutions. Moreover, our calendar mentions all the environmental festivals like the world day of water.
1100 copies of the calendar have been printed and they will be sold for five euros and the profit we make will be used to buy school material that we will send to our sponsored classes in Africa.

Jone Ugarteburu, Marta Abeijon