A member of my family regularly participates in missions with the organization and we had talked about it many times. This person gives a lot of their time and even financial support, like all the people involved in DSF.
Gilles Venambre
How did you find out about Douleurs Sans Frontières?
Gilles Venambre
How did you come to sponsor the project in Armenia?
Gérard Robin, a member of DSF and a child psychiatrist, talked to me about a program to develop psychological support for children and their mothers in Gumri, in Armenia. These people are very affected by their experiences of war but also by the earthquakes and were in a downward spiral of defeat and trauma, which was being transmitted from generation to generation.
I immediately saw the connection between the project to build a kindergarten and the Foundation's mission. In addition, DSF recruits and trains local people to keep the initiative going. I believed these two factors would be of interest to the Foundation, especially after the signature of the company's first contract in Armenia.
Apart from the financial aspect, what can this kind of support bring?
Transmission of know-how and creation of jobs in a country that needs these things. The initiative is also a communication platform for the whole of Veolia Environnement, since DSF is frequently in contact with ambassadors and the economic players in the region. Our action highlights the human dimension.
What did you get out of this experience?
For me, obtaining a grant was a wonderful achievement.
