About us

The people&baby Foundation for Childhood

As part of its desire to make its social responsibility commitments more concrete, people&baby created a foundation for childhood in 2012 under the aegis of the Fondation de France.

Chaired by people&baby founders Odile Broglin and Christophe Durieux, the people&baby Foundation for Childhood has a mission to research educational and pedagogical practices around the world and offer financial support to childcare centres in developing countries.

people&baby Foundation Mission

Researching educational and pedagogical practices

Visiting Early Childhood organisations around the world,
Recognising and encouraging a diversity of educational and pedagogical practices,
Communicating good practices and favouring professional openness in early childhood education.

Financial support for childcare centres in developing countries

Facilitating the creation of early childhood facilities
Supporting Early Childhood facilities facing financial hardship: administrative and financial support for balancing budgets and maintaining long-term financial health

Major people&baby Foundation Projects

2020: Project with the association Solidarity Batoto France-Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the People & Baby Foundation is creating a daycare in the Mitendi district (municipality of Mont-Ngafula) in partnership with the Solidarité Batoto France-Congo association. Opened in February 2021, this structure welcomes children of young unmarried mothers who wish to undergo training to learn a trade.

2019: Project with Les Enfants du Soleil in Madagascar

Creation of a community childcare centre in Antsirabe, Madagascar: including architecture, funding, and designing the centre.
Skill sharing initiatives.

2018: Project with the NGO Mamère and the Ivoirian government

Creation of a centre with 70 spaces in the village of Aboudé-Kouassikro (second community childcare centre in the country): architecture, funding of major construction, and centre design.
Training for early childhood professionals in health, first aid, and education.

2016/2017: Project with Les Enfants du Soleil in Madagascar

Childcare centre design for four centres operated by “Les Enfants du Soleil”, located in work assistance centres.
Development of an educational mission based on the senses and free access to play spaces.
Training for mothers’ assistants and young mothers to improve health, safety, and education for children.

2015/2016: “Baby Ivoire” Project in partnership with the Institut National de Formation Sociale (INFS)

Co-financing of a pilot childcare centre with 50 spaces within the INFS, the only school in the country that trains students to become Early Childhood Development professionals.
Assistance in bringing the project to term thanks to knowledge sharing: optimisation of architecture, building a business plan, and designing an appropriate educational mission.

2014: Project in partnership with Make a Wish

Making hospitalised children’s wishes related to their interests and career dreams come true.

2013: “Babylonia” Project with Sorriso no Moro

Funding a childcare centre in a favela in Rio de Janeiro.
people&baby staff trained the educational team
Hosted the centre director in France so she could learn about people&baby educational and pedagogical practices.

2013: “Etudiantes Saint Honoré” Project in collaboration with the Centre de Formation Saint-Honoré