Our Projects

Since 2004, Terra supports this ZEP school (priority zone education) found in a pocket of poverty within its factory area. Some 4 projects were sponsored to address absenteeism, failures and provide some welfare and rewards to the vulnerable kids. In 2017 the foundation sponsored the building of two remedial classes which were completed in May 2018.

For 2 projects:

(1) A program helping children to cope with their emotions and difficult situations, sponsored for 3 schools and reaching 110 kids.

(2) A training for the teachers was also sponsored.

Scholarships of 3 students of low-income families.

Fourth year of their ‘education for Sustainability’ project.

Sponsorship of an educator, of the daily meals, of the vulnerable youths as well as pedagogical tools and materials.

Awareness sessions to the public in general regarding this sensitive problem and ways to address it.

Psychological support for vulnerable students living in difficult situations.

For the sponsorship of the school fees for one vulnerable youth.

Caring for handicaped children and young adults.

Sponsoring of a teacher and an assistant for their branch in the north as well as their running costs.

Sponsoring of an administrative assistant and an IT teacher for visually impaired person.

Sponsorship of 2 mentally impaired children of low-income families.

Sponsorship of 7 mentally and physically impaired children in the North.

For the sponsorship of a vulnerable and mentally impaired student.

Contribution to their public collection.

For 6 projects:

(1) The annual camp.

(2) School materials.

(3) Shoes for children.

(4) Christmas gifts for the 30 children of this residential care center for abandoned children.

(5) The residential care costs.

(6) The daily meal of a teenager for one year.

Contribution for the renovation of the damaged house of a vulnerable person living in difficult conditions.

Contribution for the renovation of the damaged house of a vulnerable person living in difficult conditions.

For 2 projects:

(1) Psychological therapy of the abandoned youths.

(2) Contribution to general repairs.

Sponsorship of the Samoa Circus tickets, the lunch and transport of the beneficiaries of these 4 NGOs.

For the sponsorship of the transport and lunch of these two NGOs for the Porlwi by Nature activities.

School materials of vulnerable students of the area.

Contribution to their public collection.

Welfare of vulnerable kids through the sponsorship of entry tickets of the sugar museum L’Aventure du Sucre.

Welfare of vulnerable kids through the sponsorship of entry tickets of the sugar museum L’Aventure du Sucre.

Welfare of vulnerable kids through the sponsorship of entry tickets of the sugar museum L’Aventure du Sucre.

Welfare of vulnerable kids through the sponsorship of entry tickets of the sugar museum L’Aventure du Sucre.

Welfare of vulnerable kids through the sponsorship of entry tickets of the sugar museum L’Aventure du Sucre.

Residential project called l’Abri de Lumière caring for teenage mothers of extremely vulnerable families. The sponsorship included the care givers fees for the babies and all related costs, in order to enable the teenage mothers to continue their training to become independent and to be reintegrated in their families. With the success of the integration of the girls, the project was modified in 2017 to become a day care centre for these babies.

The foundation has been sponsoring a social worker for this NGO for the past 6 years for the daily monitoring and follow-up of some 38 vulnerable children in difficulty in a pocket of poverty called ‘Cité Mère Teresa’ in Triolet. It also sponsored various activities and holiday programs, as well as training sessions for unemployed women, who are now in recycling newspapers into paper bags business. In 2017, the foundation sponsored the extension of this project for a wider community development, including sport through the creation of a Cycling Academy. A total of 5 main projects were sponsored.

For seven projects: the breakfast and lunch of vulnerable students, IT beginners courses for the youths, holiday activities, contribution for their new nursery, emergency services, housing aid for 1 family and the preparation of a plot of land at Arsenal for a new organic vegetable garden to be managed by the beneficiairies of the NGO.

Sponsorship of daily needs of 3 vulnerable kids and their ‘SOS Mother’ for this residential care in an SOS house in the North.

Through the sponsorship of T1Diams, the foundation is helping 270 vulnerable children suffering from type 1 diabetes to have access to quality health services, and support for the management of their illness via the sponsorship of medical materials and participation to a therapy camps.

Setting up of an organic vegetable garden by the residents of this NGO caring for the rehabilitation of people victim of alcohol abuse.

For 2 projects:

(1) Organisation of the candlelight memorial in commemoration of those who died with AIDS.

(2) Sponsorship of prizes for NGO’s VTT race.

Support to awareness sessions of this NGO promoting pesticide-free/organic planting via painting challenges in schools as well as training of 3 planters from North for the obtaining of a certification for organic planting. The foundation also helped to the organisation of the first Community Earth Market at Solitude.

For the past 7 years a support was given for the field expenses for the conservation of the Mauritian Echo Parakeet, an endangered bird of Mauritius. Since then, the population of the specie has increased satisfactorily.

For the equipment of one of their teams mostly consisiting of the vulnerable youths of the region for an international football competition.

Through this NGO support was given for the daily transport for the training sessions as well as refreshments for some 22 badminton athletes coming from low income families in the North. The performance of these athletes have been remarkable over the last years not only on the national level but on the regional level also.

For the transport costs of the beneficiaries attending the training sessions of their football school

The foundation sponsored 60 kids and 7 adults of these 3 NGOs for their participation at KAZ’Out, a cultural and musical festival. The beneficiaries of these NGOs were able to participate to the various workshops proposed as well as a visit of the Sugar museum.

For 5 projects:

( 1) Daily meal support for 129 vulnerable students.

(2) Sponsorship of pastry courses, ingredients as well as equipment for 150 beneficiaries of Association des Écoles Ménagères.

(3) University fees for 2 vulnerable youths.

(4) Psychological therapy and counselling for youths living in difficult situations and for children living in a shelter.

(5) Housing assistance project for extremely vulnerable people.

For 8 primary schools: The foundation sponsored one day in their educational tour including the transport, entry fees at L’Aventure du Sucre and lunch. A ‘blind food tasting’ workshop and related activities were also organised, as well as some prizes and bags for a delegation of 455 people including 313 students. The employees of Terra volunteered for the welcome of the students, as well as for the organisation of the activities.

On the occasion of the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October 2017, the foundation invited the NGO Lovebridge, which works in pockets of poverty, to present to the employees of the Group, during that week, their innovative approach in their service. Sessions were held in all the companies of the Group and the foundation sponsored an amount of money for each employee who participated. The sum raised was donated to the NGO for the Christmas pack of the children they look after in these pockets of poverty.

The foundation contributed to the Christmas gifts of the following NGOs and shelter for a total of 75 children: SOS Children’s Villages Mauritius, Lovebridge and Shelter l’Oiseau du Paradis.