At its 23 July 2009 meeting, the Selection Committee chose 8 projects out of the 21 proposals, for a total grant amount of €86,211:  

5 NGO partnerships, primarily on the African continent:

• Fight against Female Genital Mutilations (FGM) in the district of Kayes, Mali, with the NGO Equilibres & Populations;
•  Improved access to reproductive health care, and enhanced awareness of STDs and excision in Ethiopia, with the NGO Inter Aide;
• Help to a group of widows in Rwanda to develop a catering business at Kimironko, with Rwanda Avenir;
• Provide vocational training in growing trades to economically deprived women and educate them about their rights, in particular to combat spousal violence, in Brazil with Essor;
• Curb violence against women - rape, in particular - in the province of Bujumbura, Burundi, by helping women become self-reliant via training and creation of income generating activities, with the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

3 projects of development aid in favour of women’s empowerment, proposed by PPR employees:

• Education of female secondary school teachers in Laos, proposed by a Fnac employee jointly with the NGO Compter sur demain;
• Training for fishermen’s wives in Benin to develop activities in animal husbandry, weaving and palm oil production, proposed by a Fnac employee jointly with the NGO Eco-Bénin;
• Training of women groups in rural areas of Benin to develop produce growing and sales of processed vegetables, proposed by a CFAO employee jointly with the NGO Actions et Développement.

At its first meeting on 10 March 2009, the Selection Committee selected 8 projects out of the 20 proposals, for a total grant amount of €165,300:

4 projects in “Northern” countries:

• Training of social workers at the Fédération Nationale Solidarité Femmes, providing shelter and consulting to women victims of violence in France;
• Psychological guidance for rape victims, with CAVAS in Spain;
• Development of on-line legal information tools for Latin-American women in the USA, with the Women Justice Center;
• Support to short-cycle vocational courses for Chechen women wishing to start a business, with guidance from SOFT.

In “Southern” countries, the Committee selected projects designed to empower women and strengthen their place in society via training and creation of income generating activities:

• In rural areas, with Agronomes & Vétérinaires Sans Frontières in Nicaragua;
• and with Secours Populaire Français in Mali;
• In favour of women victims of war rape in Congo, with OLAME;
• or women from lower castes in India, with Aide et Action.

At its first meeting, the Board of Directors decided to back 3 large-scale projects:

• Rehabilitation of shelters for victims of spousal violence, with Médecins du Monde in Pakistan;
• Sheltering and integration program for women victims of human trafficking, run by the Cambodian NGO AFESIP;
• Training of trainers to help women war victims in Eastern Africa find gainful employment, run by the American NGO Women for Women.

At its 17 June 2010 meeting, the Selection Committee chose 13 projects out of the 29 proposed, for a total amount of €201,800, in France and in Southern countries. Among them, 10 are new projects and 3 partnerships have been renewed:

4 projects fighting violence against women:

• a programme offering shelter and guidance to women victims of modern slavery in Marseille, lead by the NGO Esclavage Tolérance Zéro;
• a prevention and action project from Enda Europe to fight against domestic violence in Antananarivo, Madagascar;
• a residential home for unwed abused mothers and their children, supported by the Virlanie Foundation in Makati, Philippines;
• a programme for women’s empowerment and communities’ awareness raising to prevent women trafficking in Nepal, lead by the NGO Planète Enfants.

6 development projects in favour of women, of which 2 sponsored by PPR staff members:

• a children care service and guidance for mothers’ employment access in Paris, with the association Môm’artre;
• a residential home for girls from the streets of El Alto, Bolivia, helped in their socioprofessional integration by the NGO Enda El Alto;
• a microfinance programme to improve housing access to Burkinabe women, proposed by La Voûte Nubienne;
• a programme improving access to hygiene and health for garment worker women in Bangladesh, lead by the NGO Care International and sponsored by a Gucci Group staff member;
• Swift Wash, an industrial laundry dedicated to the integration of prostitution’s victims in India, supported by Acting for Life;
• A network to enhance professional integration for women of immigrant origin in Dijon, proposed by ORFEE and sponsored by a Fnac staff member.

3 projects already supported in 2009 and renewed, of which 1 staff project:

• training for the FNSF trainers, which receive and guide women victims of domestic violence in France;
• training of female teachers in Laos, supported by the association Compter sur Demain and sponsored by a Fnac staff member;
• vocational training for vulnerable women in Chechenia, who want to develop income generating activities, presented by the association SOFT.

At its 20 October 2010 meeting, the Selection Committee chose 4 projects out of the 8 proposed, for a total amount of €72,720. Among them, 2 are projects fighting violence against women and 2 other are women’s empowerment projects:

• a campaign for the prevention of women’s self-immolation lead by HumaniTerra International in Herat, Afghanistan ;

• a programme of prevention of sexual abuse throughout promotion of reproductive and sexual rights for young people in Sincelejo, Colombia, proposed by Plan France ;

• the training of orphan girls in sewing and hairdressing crafts in Benin, supported by the NGO Midokpo ;

• La Maison Rose, managed by Unies Vers’Elles, which provides shelter and guidance to women victims of violence with their children in Senegal.