1989
FXB's story began in 1986 with the tragic disappearance of François-Xavier Bagnoud, a rescue helicopter pilot, who lost his life at the age of 24 during a mission to Mali. Three years later, supported by his family and friends, Albina du Boisrouvray founded an organization in tribute to her only son, to whom she devoted three quarters of her property. FXB was born with the desire to extend, through development actions, the values of rescue, generosity and compassion that animated François-Xavier Bagnoud.
FXB's first action was to engage with Médecins du Monde in "The Children's Rights Route", a symbolic maritime journey from Nantes to New York via the African coast and the Caribbean. This initiative was aimed at promoting the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations. Upon their arrival in New York, the young participants from around the world engaged in this journey were received by Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, then Secretary General of the United Nations, with whom they shared their thoughts and concerns. A declaration from that meeting called on Governments to ratify and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
1990
The FXB Centre and the FXB Chair in Pediatric Community Care, Rutgers University (USA)Creation of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Chair in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. This chair was awarded to Professor James Oleske. That same year, Dr. Oleske and Mary Boland launched the International FXB Paediatric HIV Training Program (FXB-ITP), which has enabled doctors, nurses and social workers around the world to acquire specific skills in the care of young patients.
Creation of FXB Thailand : Creation of FXB Thailand and opening of two emergency shelters FXB in Bangkok, in partnership with the SCRC and MSF, to accommodate girls who have escaped brothels or evacuated by the police. Very quickly, a third FXB house opened in Chiang Mai, followed by a fourth in Chiang Rai. A reintegration programme allows them, after receiving care, to prepare for their return to their families, to be welcomed in the long term by another institution or to receive training for economic autonomy. This programme has since been taken over by a local NGO. At the same time, FXB is implementing HIV/AIDS prevention, education and awareness programmes on human and child rights in Bangkok, Buriram province and, via a local radio station, in mountain areas where the Akha live. Through these initiatives, FXB intends to respond to the deterioration of the living conditions of people living with HIV/AIDS and to the increasing stigma and discrimination against them.
First mission to Uganda First needs assessment mission to Uganda and partnership with the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF).
1991
Creation of FXB India : FXB India was founded in 1991 (now FXB India Suraksha in 2007), with the opening of the FXB Asha Sadan Day House in Baina, in the warm district of Goa South. This structure welcomes the children of prostitutes, offering them a safe and caring environment. In Goa, FXB also supported an orphanage for young boys in Margoa and an orphanage for young girls in Rivona.
Since its inception, FXB has provided essential assistance every year to tens of thousands of children, women and marginalized and indigent communities across India. Through its actions in protection, education, health, access to water, sanitation and hygiene, as well as economic strengthening, FXB addresses the multidimensional causes of poverty and social injustice. 13 VillageFXB economic and community development programmes have also been implemented in the states of Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh and the Pondicherry Territory, allowing more than 7,000 adults and children to leave poverty in a sustainable manner. In addition, between 2000 and 2010, FXB conducted extensive HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns in the 35 states and territories of the Indian Union, raising awareness of the risk of HIV transmission among millions.
Launch of the François-Xavier Dreams programme in Switzerland : In April 1991, FXB launched Operation "Les Rêves de François-Xavier", an initiative aimed at achieving the dreams of children living in Switzerland, suffering from serious diseases or whose health had been severely affected by an accident. Its main objective was to offer these children a magical moment to help them better cope with the disease and to endure often stressful treatments. In nearly 30 years, 200 children saw their dreams come true. Over time, many associations pursuing the same objective have emerged in Switzerland. This has led FXB to terminate the project, as its commitment is no longer necessary.
Donation to AMREF - Donation of two Cessna aircraft to the African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) for emergency evacuations and vaccination campaigns in remote areas of Kenya and Somalia ravaged by war.
Creation of FXB USA : Opening of the first FXB House in the United States in Washington, D.C., for children orphaned, infected or suffering from AIDS. The FXB Houses, which will then be developed in Thailand, Colombia and Brazil, offer much more than medical care: they are based on the concept of the Tender Loving Care – the belief that these children will have a better and longer life if they grow up in a family setting, surrounded by tenderness and receiving care. From babies to teenagers living there, most are orphans or abandoned and cannot rely on the support or love of their parents. The accompanying team has all the medical and human skills necessary for their well-being. The FXB House thus becomes their family and the frame of their child's life. The opening of these houses also represents a strong position in the fight against stigma and discrimination against these children. It is also an essential alternative to their access to palliative care. At that time, no effective treatment existed for people infected with HIV, not even AZT. As soon as antiretrovirals were made available in the region, FXB followed its usual strategy of transmitting project management to a local NGO in order to be able to devote itself to other development and poverty reduction initiatives.
Creation of FXB Uganda : Launch of a first aid programme for biological or extended families in the community, which took in orphans. The aim was to empower them to meet their basic needs in order to raise, protect and provide a dignified future for these children. Each family received capital in kind to start an income-generating activity and received support in the areas of nutrition and schooling for children. This program marked the first steps in our poverty reduction model: VillageFXB economic and community development programs. Since its launch in Uganda in 1991, 211 VillageFXB programmes have been implemented in 12 countries, enabling more than 120,000 people to emerge from extreme poverty and gain economic and social autonomy.
1992
Thailand: Opening of 4 FXB Houses for orphaned, HIV-positive or AIDS-infected children in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. FXB submitted this project to the Thai NGO « Support Children Foundation ».
Creation of FXB Uruguay FXB opens the Casa FXB in Montevideo, an educational centre for street children and vulnerable adolescents. Its objective is to provide them with tools to face the challenges of poverty and to support them in the development of a sustainable life project. Following a long campaign led by Albina du Boisrouvray, many families of young people at Casa FXB were able to access decent housing. FXB then launched agricultural activities to improve their quality of life, both economically and in terms of access to adequate food. In addition, FXB worked with UNICEF to integrate a new budget line into the national budget, ensuring financial support for families caring for orphans. FXB handed this programme over to a local NGO to ensure its sustainability.
Publication on HIV/AIDS Publication of "AIDS in the World I" by the Global AIDS Policy Coalition (GAPC) in partnership with the FXB Foundation.
House FXB in Kenya Opening of the FXB House in the suburb of Nairobi for children for orphans, HIV-positive children and AIDS patients. FXB submitted this project to a local organization.
Crans-Montana holiday camp for children affected by the Chernobyl disaster FXB organised a holiday camp in Crans-Montana, canton Valais, Switzerland, for 30 children with leukemia or cancer following the Chernobyl disaster. Two years later, a kindergarten was fully equipped in Minsk to provide a suitable environment for young children affected by the consequences of the disaster. To finance this initiative, FXB organised a football match in Sion, bringing together former international and Swiss football stars.
Rescue and reintegration of young women exploited on the Thai-Burma border : In July 1992, FXB received a call for assistance from young women exploited on the border between Thailand and Burma. They are subjected to sexual slavery and are beaten, malnourished and at extremely high risk of HIV/AIDS infection. Faced with this alarming situation, Albina du Boisrouvray alerts Tasuree Chutikul, advisor to the Prime Minister of Thailand, specialist on the status of women and the fight against child prostitution. As a result of this intervention, the police raided and released 153 women and girls, 95 of whom were Burmese, aged between 14 and 20 years. Of these, 50% are HIV positive. A few months later, they were repatriated to their country of origin. In September 1993, FXB set up a vocational and social reintegration programme in Burma, providing these young women with personalized support adapted to their aspirations and abilities to enable them to rebuild their lives.
Creation of FXB Colombia : Opening of La Maison FXB de Barranquilla for children for children orphaned, HIV-positive or suffering from AIDS.
Creation of the FXB Home Palliative Care Centre in Sion, Switzerland : Born of the will of Albina du Boisrouvray to offer people at the end of their lives the possibility of dying at home, FXB founded in Sion the Centre François-Xavier Bagnoud de société pallié à domicile (CFXB). This structure provided care and accompaniment dedicated to terminally ill people, when curative medicine could no longer act. The CFXB provided home palliative care to anyone residing in central Valais, providing a comprehensive care that combined nursing, psychological support and logistical support for both the patient and his or her environment. In addition, the centre has hosted mourning groups throughout its work. A total of 800 people and their families were accompanied by the CFXB team, which finally ceased operations on 1 January 2010. His expertise, forged over the course of 18 years of commitment, has been fully integrated into the medical and palliative care expertise of the Valais Health Network, guaranteeing the continuity of his know-how and his humanist approach.
1993
Establishment of the FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University Creation of the FXB Chair and Centre for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University School of Public Health. The Centre will move into the FXB building built to house in 1996. The centre is the result of a visionary partnership between Albina du Boisrouvray and Dr Jonathan Mann, who will be the first professor of the chair. The FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights is the first university centre to focus exclusively on these topics. It addresses many health issues from the point of view of fundamental rights, which must be correlated with the physical, psychological and social well-being of individuals and populations, and promotes the idea that health and human rights are inextricably linked.
Launch of a pioneer hospice in Thailand : Initiation of a partnership with the monk Ahra Alingar (Pra Alongot) for the launch of a pioneer hospice in the Buddhist temple of Lopburi which will welcome AIDS patients at the end of their life.
(This project was taken over by the Dhammaraksanives Foundation)
1994
Creation of FXB Brazil and opening of the FXB House in Sao Paulo for children orphaned, HIV-positive or suffering from AIDS. In addition, following joint action by FXB and several Brazilian NGOs, the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the amendment to Article 18 of the Patent Act (9.279/96), allowing Brazilian pharmaceutical companies to produce generic antiretroviral drugs, significantly reduce the price of tritherapy and expand access.
Formation of a national committee to combat prostitution in Thailand : composed of representatives of the Thai government, NGOs including FXB Thailand and bodies such as UNICEF, the International Labour Organization (ILO) or the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in order to set up a national action plan to combat prostitution and trafficking in human beings to Thailand and organize lobbying activities. This committee was set up following the rescue operation launched in 1992 by Albina du Boisrouvray, FXB's Founding President, and Senator Secuturee Chutikul, then a Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Thailand and responsible for the status of women and child prostitution, to deliver young women forcibly recruited into prostitution networks.
1995
Creation of FXB Rwanda. A few months after the genocide RwandaThe emergency was to protect the population. FXB launched a first phase of reconstruction of 528 homes to relocate widows, orphans and children vulnerable to this tragedy, some of whom were HIV-positive. Since then, FXB has expanded its activities to serve vulnerable populations across the country. It develops programmes, complementary to each other, aimed at promoting access to fundamental human rights and social justice. Over one million adults and children have already benefited from the presence of FXB in their communities through its poverty reduction programmes VillageFXB as well as infrastructure rehabilitation, access to water and sanitation, early childhood education and development, nutrition, protection and prevention projects
1996
Launch of the first VillageFXB programme in Rwanda. Launch of the first VillageFXB poverty eradication programme in Rwanda. Since then, this model has been widely replicated across the country, allowing more than 65,000 children and adults to move from extreme poverty to economic and social autonomy.
New co-publication of FXB on HIV/AIDS. Publications of "AIDS in the World II" by the Global AIDS Policy Coalition (GAPC) and the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard.
Participation in UN ECOSOC. FXB obtains special consultative status at ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council)
Launch of a new FXB Switzerland programme. FXB Switzerland organises holiday camps for vulnerable children from French-speaking Switzerland who never have the chance to go on holiday.
1997
Inauguration of the FXB Home Palliative Care Centre in France. Launch of the FXB Home Palliative Care Centre in Paris, France. In 2003, FXB passed on its expertise in this area to the Croix Saint-Simon Foundation to take over the programme and integrate it into the state system.
FXB campaign against forced child labour. Campaign against forced child labour with the Swiss company Charles Veillon whose FXB supervised its factories in India.
1998
Creation of FXB Bolivia. FXB launches a one-time economic and social development programme aimed at improving the quality of life and strengthening the capacities of vulnerable women in Machacamarca Bolivia.
1999
FXB celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Creation of FXB South Africa. Launch of the first out-of-school support programme.
2000
Expansion of programs in India. In India, the expansion of HIV/AIDS and other STD-related programmes in Delhi and the states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Manipur, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Rajasthan and West Bengal. Particular attention is paid to migrant workers.
Publication of « FXB Orphan Alert: International Perspectives on Children Left Behind by HIV/AIDS ». The 3-volume collection « FXB Orphan Alert: International Perspectives on Children Left Behind by HIV/AIDS » was developed by FXB as a resource for a wide range of readers interested in orphans issues.
Expansion of FXB India programs. FXB India: expansion and diversification of programmes in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Rajasthan and West Bengal.
New FXB publication on HIV/AIDS. Publication of « FXB Orphan Alert: International Perspectives on Children Left Behind by HIV/AIDS ». FXB has developed this volume as a resource for a wide range of readers interested in AIDS orphans.
2001
Launch of a new FXB India program. FXB India is creating a network of more than 10,000 barbers across India, trained to disseminate HIV/AIDS prevention information to their clients.
First FXB well in Niger. Construction of the first FXB well for and with the Touarègue population in northern Niger.
Launch of a database for AIDS orphans. This database is a joint initiative of FXB and the World Bank's Education Early Childhood Development (ECD) team, enabling organizations and individuals to help children in a coordinated manner.
2002
Creation of FXB Mongolia. Launch of a one-time HIV/AIDS prevention programme in Mongolia, at the request and in partnership with the Government, which wanted to benefit from FXB's extensive experience in this area in India, where FXB is conducting HIV/AIDS-related activities in all 35 states and territories of the Indian Union.
Creation of FXB Togo Creation of FXB Togo to help vulnerable populations in Siou, through the strengthening of medical and school structures and by increasing access to drinking water in communities.
First World AIDS Orphan Day. On the initiative of its founder, Albina du Boisrouvray, FXB launched the first World AIDS Orphan Day (JMOS). On this occasion, it created a Symbolic Rescue Net for AIDS orphans composed of two million signatures (without the support of social networks at the time), including that of the UN Secretary-General.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme by FXB Myanmar. FXB Myanmar is launching a broad HIV/AIDS prevention and human trafficking awareness programme among bus drivers, trucks and their passengers across the country.
New FXB-funded publication on HIV/AIDS. Publication of «AIDS in the Twenty-First Century» by Tony Barnett and Alan Whiteside. Funded by the FXB Foundation, this revolutionary study argues that it is essential to consider the disease as a whole. Accessible, this book remains an indispensable reading for policy makers, students and all those concerned about the links between health and society.
Recognition of the VillageFXB model. In its annual report on the epidemic, UNAIDS cited the VillageFXB model in a case study as an effective response to the needs of children affected by AIDS.
Albina member of the Social Entrepreneurs Group of the Schwab Foundation. Albina du Boisrouvray is one of the first 30 members of the Social Entrepreneurs Group of the Schwab Foundation. This recognition allows the group's social entrepreneurs to participate in the Davos World Economic Forum to present and share their expertise with global, political, economic and civil society leaders.
2003
HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme by FXB Colombia. FXB Colombia is joining a three-year major initiative to open HIV/AIDS prevention workshops for the most vulnerable groups such as street children and sex workers. More than 165,000 people were affected by this action. In addition, as part of the United Nations programme to raise awareness of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, FXB Colombia is the main organization organizing workshops throughout the Caribbean region, including with coal mine workers in Guajira.
Launch of the Global Action for Children. In the late 1990s, Albina du Boisrouvray launched the Global Action for Orphans (GAO) to draw the attention of the public and governments to the plight of the millions of orphans left behind by AIDS. His lobbying convinced Senator Kerry to introduce Bill 16/9 in the U.S. Congress; project that did not succeed for lack of ownership.
Inspired by the Kerry Bill, Senator Hyde tabled a new motion to become Public Act 108-25, May 17, 2003: The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 2003. Through the pressing lobbying of Senator McCollum, this legislation contains an amendment calling for 10 per cent of the funds allocated to this project to be spent on HIV/AIDS assistance to orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS.
In 2003, Albina du Boisrouvray and Paul Zeitz decided to extend this lobbying to other vulnerable children by launching the Global Action for Children (GAC), which will be officially launched in 2004. The GAC, co-chaired by Albina du Boisrouvray and led by Jennifer Delaney, has been very successful. In particular, by developing a set of recommendations to the American Congress, supported by Senator McCollum, which will lead in 2005 to a specific law for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries: Public Law 109-95 (PEPFAR), signed by President Georges W. Bush. This was the first comprehensive legislative response to the global crisis of orphans and vulnerable children (OEV).
These efforts by GAO, up to 2003, and GAC, resulted in $3 billion (10% of PEPFAR funding) being allocated to programmes for orphans and vulnerable children (OEV). Although the CBM has ceased operations in
2004
Beginning of partnership with AIDS ARK in India. FXB India initiates a partnership with AIDS ARK (AA), a British NGO whose mission is to raise funds to purchase antiretroviral triple therapy drugs for people with HIV/AIDS in Andra Pradesh.
2005
Participation in the « Clinton Global Initiative ». Albina du Boisrouvray joins the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which brings together a community of world leaders to exchange and implement innovative solutions to address some of the world's most pressing challenges. This initiative is distinguished by its determination to produce rapid changes and its orientation towards the concrete action of each of its members. The President of FXB made several commitments that year and the following years.
In collaboration with the Green Belt Movement, FXB has implemented measures to achieve carbon neutrality, reducing the environmental costs of its organizational activities — such as moving, using paper, lighting and heating by planting trees.
In partnership with the United Nations Foundation, Albina committed to convene a think tank bringing together key economic leaders from the public and private sectors, bilateral aid agencies, NGOs, developing country ministries and Internet companies to better understand how to effectively use new technologies in the area of development aid.
FXB has also launched, over a five-year period, 30 VillageFXB programmes to raise 18,000 adults and children from extreme poverty in Africa and Asia.
In partnership with the Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC) in India, FXB has developed HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programmes for 10,000 employees, often vulnerable migrant workers, its partner's subsidiaries.
Through partnership and funding for the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, FXB is committed to providing medical care and psychological support to Israeli and Palestinian children affected by the conflict. The components of the project included training of Palestinian doctors through scholarships in Israeli hospitals, access to medical care for Palestinian children in those hospitals, and the establishment of twin football schools to foster friendships between Israeli and Palestinian children.
2006
Launch of the first FXB Village in Thailand. Launch of the first VillageFXB Poverty Eradication Programme in Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand. Many parents, who had migrated south to find seasonal work, lost their lives in the tsunami. The objective of FXB is to help grandparents, who are doubly vulnerable by mourning and poverty, achieve economic and social autonomy in order to be able to care, protect and raise the orphans they have collected.
Certificate of Merit for FXB Rwanda. Jeannette Kagamé, First Lady of the country, awarded FXB Rwanda a certificate of merit in recognition of her outstanding work in the care of orphans and vulnerable children.
Launch of JLICA. Launch of the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS (JLICA), of which FXB is one of the founding members. JLICA is an independent alliance of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, activists and people living with HIV, dedicated to improving the well-being of children affected by HIV/AIDS.
Creation of FXB Burundi. Creation of FXB Burundi and launch of the first VillageFXB poverty eradication programme in Bujumbura.
Creation of FXB China. Creation of FXB China and launch of two pilot programmes to eradicate poverty VillageFXB for families affected by HIV/AIDS in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.
2007
First FXB villages in India. FXB India Suraksha launches its first five programmes to eradicate poverty VillageFXB for marginalized and HIV/AIDS-affected communities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and West Bengale and the opening of the FXB Day Home for children in Jaipur train stations and streets (Rajasthan).
External evaluation Rwanda. Conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa) in Rwanda, the evaluation, conducted by Chris Desmond, showed that 86 per cent of the beneficiaries of the VillageFXB poverty eradication programmes still live above the poverty line four years after exiting the programme. 97% continue to operate their income-generating business. Their children attend school regularly, longer and achieve better results than their peers.
2008
Launch of the first FXB Village in China. FXB launches its first VillageFXB poverty eradication programme in Sichuan, targeting the Yi community.
Launch of a new FXB Colombia programme. FXB Colombia is launching an HIV/AIDS prevention programme, in the mother tongue of its beneficiaries, for the Wayuu community living in the remote region of Guajira province.
Contribution of FXB Myanmar following cyclone Nargis. The devastating cyclone Nargis killed 140,000 people. FXB Myanmar has demonstrated immediate responsiveness by setting up several emergency and reconstruction assistance programmes for 55,000 people. FXB also launched, in partnership with UNICEF, 20 « Child-Friendly Spaces ».
Recognition of FXB action by UNICEF. In the 2008 UNICEF Annual Report, Children and AIDS, second reviewVillageFXB was cited as a remarkable example of a community-based program for vulnerable families.
Documentary on Albina du Boisrouvray. Prints, of France 5, devotes a documentary to Albina du Boisrouvray. In the name of a son is carried out by Olivier Hornproduced by Gideon Programmes and France 5with the participation of TSR and CNC. From Thailand to Burma, from Uganda to the Swiss Alps, the film takes us alongside the beneficiaries and communities supported by Albina du Boisrouvray.
2009
FXB celebrates its 20th anniversary! “We do not know how François-Xavier would have led his life, but we know that he would be happy and proud of what was achieved on his behalf among the most vulnerable.". Albina du Boisrouvray and Bruno Bagnoud.
Recognition for FXB China. Yunnan's VillageFXB programme is cited as an evidence-based solution to address the deep psychological needs of orphans and vulnerable children in a UNICEF publication: « United for Children, United Against AIDS ». It identifies best practices on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS, treatment and care for women and men.
Publication of a report on AIDS. Publication of the final report of the Joint Research Initiative on Children and AIDS (JLICA), of which FXB is one of the main partners. "Truths that are disturbing; children, AIDS and poverty" calls for a reorientation of policies in countries severely affected by AIDS.
Creation of FXB Democratic Republic of Congo. Creation of FXB DRC and launch of the first VillageFXB poverty eradication programme in Goma. From 2009 to 2014, more than 2,000 children and adults moved from extreme poverty to economic and social autonomy. Over 6,000 people benefited from the presence of FXB in their communities through various training and activities.
Launch of VillageFXB programmes in Rwanda and Uganda. Simultaneous launch of 20 VillageFXB poverty eradication programmes in Rwanda and Uganda, with PEPFAR funding granted in December 2008.
Publication of FXB South Africa.
On the occasion of World AIDS Orphans Day, FXB South Africa publishes Iridescent Reflections, a collection of stories and poems written by 250 children and adolescents of our out-of-school support and psychosocial and interpersonal skills development programs in slums in South Africa.
Publication of FXB India. Publication of a collection of testimonies: « Hopes Alive : Surviving AIDS and Despair ». Among the people present at the launch of the book in Calcutta and Delhi were the Nobel Prize for Economy Amartya Sen, the Vice-President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, the Founder and President of FXB, Albina du Boisrouvray, and the Director General of the National Organisation for Social Development.
External evaluation Thailand.
The evaluation of the VillageFXB programme in Buriram, led by Thaksin University, revealed that 100 per cent of the young participants completed primary school and went to secondary school, while the national average for primary school completion is 40 per cent.
There was a 60-62% increase in the average income of participating families, and
2010
Recognition of the action of FXB by Amartya Sen. Poverty eradication methodology « VillageFXB » Joins remarkably "the capacity approach" developed by Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize-winning economy. Indeed, in an interview in 2010He noted that, according to him, FXB undertook extraordinary work and deserved more recognition.
Integration of Early Childhood Development (ECD) component into VillageFXB poverty eradication programmes. Science shows that the most critical phase of brain development takes place in the first 24 months of a child's life. Severe stressors, such as poverty, violence or orphanhood, can disrupt this development, and damage can be irreversible. In this way, our teams have received specific training on early childhood development, notably through a coaching technique based on the « Family games »which teaches parents how to interact effectively with their children.
2011
Recognition of the action of FXB by Edgar Morin. In his book The Voice, Edgar Morin, famous sociologist and French philosopher, stressed that: « An organization like the Association François-Xavier Bagnoud, which fights poverty and AIDS in Africa, works in perfect harmony with the communities to which it helps. » (p. 125)
New publication of FXB South Africa. Young participants in out-of-school support and skills development programmes Psychosocial and interpersonal, in shanty towns of the country, were invited to compose poems that were then Published in a collection under the title evocative: « Walk a Mile in My Shoes ».
New Publication of Harvard University FXB Centre. A report published by the FXB Centre for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and FXB Global: « Removing "Unfreedoms", Decreasing Vulnerability in Economic and Food Security: Year 1 Results of the FXB-Village Model in Rwanda and Uganda »shows that the holistic approach adopted in terms of support and access to basic needs and training for financial inclusion leads, among other things, to an increase in food security and economic goods as well as an increase in the education rate among FXB Village participants, already after one year of the programme.
First FXB Village in Colombia. Launch of the first VillageFXB poverty eradication programme in Barranquilla, Colombia.
New programme in Myanmar. FXB Myanmar inaugurates an innovative social and community development programme through participatory theatre. Designed in partnership with the British Council, the « Human Drama » is to help people become aware of the various issues related to health, trafficking in human beings, domestic violence, the justice system, etc.
The aim is to bring about changes in behaviour by creating a favourable environment where spectators can freely express opinions, identify and provide, together, the best solutions to the problems they face.
2012
New publication of Harvard University FXB. In spring 2012, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University publishes « The Cost of Inaction » (the cost of inaction). With Professors Amartya Sen and Suchir Anand leading the project, economists and public health researchers address the complex challenges of enumeration and quantification of the multiple social and economic costs that follow when societies fail to meet the pressing needs of their most vulnerable members, namely children. This project answers previously untreated public health questions: what are the costs of inaction, and is the cost of inaction higher than the cost of action? As indicated by Amartya Sen in the preface of the book, the COI is primarily intended for decision-makers who need to set priorities on the basis of an analytical and empirical framework provided in the book.
Chapter 5 of IOC focuses on research carried out under its VillageFXB programs in Rwanda: Scande-up FXB Intervention: An integrated approach to poverty reduction.
Extract from the preface of Amarty Sen from the book "Cost of Inaction". « This work was initiated by the intuitions of Albina du Boisrouvray, a visionary activist whose clear understanding of the consequences of inaction inspired and led this research. »
« One of the most important uses of the book is in the world of policy makers The Cost of Inaction (COI) could be done, because the latter have to set priorities on the basis of an analytical and empirical framework, precisely provided by the COI. »
Post-cyclone emergency response in India. On December 30, 2011, a severe cyclone struck the coast of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The new year was catastrophic for the inhabitants of the region, some of whom had lost everything. Through its on-site teams, FXB India was able to quickly implement the emergency response required to assist the beneficiaries of Villupuram VillageFXB and surrounding communities.
2013
Launch of FXB pilot project Rwanda. Launch of innovative agricultural technology for soil modification to biochar. This plant-derived coal, obtained by pyrolysis of biomass from organic matter of various origins, is used to capture carbon, enrich soil with nutrients and reduce water consumption. This method, provided by FXB in Rwanda, increases yields between 4 and 189 per cent, depending on crops and soil quality. A quality assessment of the biochar product was also carried out by the Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) in 2017. The parameters tested included organic matter content, pH and nitrogen. The conclusion of the RSB is that the quality of this biochar is convincing and that its content contributes to the improvement of Rwanda's soil.
Recognition for FXB Uganda. FXB Uganda receives a Certificate of Appreciation for the efforts made in the fight against HIV/AIDS by the local government of Wasiko.
Launch of a new FXB programme South Africa. FXB South Africa is starting a three-year vocational training programme for 90 vulnerable adolescents. Nearly 90 per cent of young people found employment after this training, and 3 per cent continued to study.
FXB India Suraksha delivers 51 children in Jaipur. Un raid mené conjointement avec la police locale a permis de délivrer 51 enfants, dont 27 filles mineures, des griffes de trafiquants. Détenus dans une maison à Jaipur, en Inde, certains enfants avaient été enlevés depuis plus de 10 ans.
Remise de prix à l’intention de FXB Chine. Les programmes d’éradication de la pauvreté VillageFXB ont été récompensés par le prix « Contribution Spéciale » pour leur implication dans le développement de la communauté Yi. Ce prix a été décerné par le Centre de recherche de la Culture Yi de l’Université Centrale des Nationalités et par la Fondation de la protection sociale en Chine.
2014
FXB célèbre ses 25 ans ! Près de 17 millions d’adultes et d’enfants ont bénéficié de la présence de FXB dans leurs communautés à travers ses programmes de développement économique et communautaire VillageFXB, de réhabilitation d’infrastructures, d’accès à l’eau, à l’hygiène et à l’assainissement, d’éducation, de protection et de sensibilisation, notamment à travers de larges campagnes de prévention au VIH/sida et au trafic d’êtres humains.
Reconnaissance pour FXB Rwanda. FXB Rwanda reçoit un certificat national de mérite en reconnaissance de ses efforts pour améliorer les conditions de vie de la population du district de Nyamirambo au cours de l’année 2013‑2014.
Lancement d’un partenariat d’éducation sur le terrain entre FXB et le Centre FXB pour la Santé et les Droits de l’Homme à l’Université de Harvard. Des étudiants de différentes facultés de l’Université de Harvard apporteront leur soutien aux programmes FXB dans leurs domaines respectifs et pourront, en retour, accroître leurs connaissances et leur expérience en matière de développement, de santé et de droits de l’homme sur le terrain, auprès des communautés les plus vulnérables (2014‑2018).
Exposition « Capturer l’espoir ». À l’occasion des 25 ans de FXB, Jillian Edelstein, photographe de renommée internationale basée à Londres, a parcouru la Chine, la Colombie, l’Inde, l’Ouganda, le Rwanda et le Burundi pour capturer, dans son objectif sensible et talentueux, les visages, l’espoir et les accomplissements des familles des programmes d’éradication de la pauvreté VillageFXB. La série de 41 photos a été exposée avec succès dans la prestigieuse Oxo Gallery à Londres, chez Sotheby’s, à la Galerie Charpentier à Paris, à l’International School of Hotel Management Les Roches à Bluche, puis à l’Espace Muraille à Genève.
2015
Retour de FXB en Mongolie. Lancement du premier programme de réduction de la pauvreté VillageFXB dans la province du Dornogovi. L’exode rural représente un problème majeur, générant des quartiers de iourtes dans la périphérie d’Oulan-Bator. Les populations de migrants n’ont que très peu d’opportunités de travail et vivent dans des conditions sanitaires extrêmement précaires. Notre principal objectif est d’aider des familles vulnérables de cette région désertique à créer des opportunités économiques chez elles plutôt que de migrer vers la capitale.
Publication de “FXBVillage Toolkit and Planning Guide”. Publication en ligne du « FXBVillage Toolkit and Planning Guide ». À l’occasion des 25 ans de FXB, Albina du Boisrouvray a souhaité rendre le modèle reconnu d’éradication de la pauvreté VillageFXB accessible à d’autres organisations qui souhaiteraient renforcer leur approche dans la lutte contre l’extrême pauvreté. Cette boîte à outils – élaborée en collaboration avec des experts du Centre FXB pour la Santé et les Droits de l’Hommede l’Université de Harvard, et approuvée par les professeurs Sudhir Anand, économiste du développement de renommée mondiale, et Amartya Sen, prix Nobel d’Économie 1998 – fournit des conseils, étape par étape, sur la méthodologie du VillageFXB, depuis son
Lancement d’un nouveau programme de FXB India. Lancement d’un large programme WASH dans 34 villages du Jharkhand, un État de l’est de l’Inde. Visant à atteindre 32 000 personnes en trois ans, ce programme, mené en partenariat avec la Fondation Akvo FLOW, apporte notamment aux communautés locales la possibilité de surveiller la qualité et l’accessibilité de l’eau à travers une application mobile sur smartphone.
Documentaire sur un programme VillageFXB au Burundi. Réalisation du documentaire « Chronique de Succès » : tourné au Burundi, il décrit la transition de quatre participantes à des programmes VillageFXB d’une vie d’extrême pauvreté vers une vie empreinte de dignité. En racontant comment ces femmes déterminées acquièrent leur indépendance et leur autonomie économique et sociale, ce documentaire donne au spectateur un aperçu de ce qui est nécessaire d’entreprendre pour éradiquer l’extrême pauvreté.
Évaluation externe Rwanda et Ouganda. À partir des données globales de la méthodologie d’évaluation du modèle de réduction de la pauvreté VillageFXB, des chercheurs de l’Université de Pennsylvanie et de Harvard ont comparé le statut des familles bénéficiaires avant et après leur participation aux programmes avec un échantillonnage de familles qui avaient fait partie de Demographic Health Surveys nationaux. L’étude inclut les données de 20 programmes effectifs entre 2009 et 2012 au Rwanda et en Ouganda, représentant plus de 1 500 foyers. Les résultats de l’évaluation concluent que les programmes VillageFXB ont induit des améliorations marquées au niveau de la sécurité économique, de la santé et du
2016
Lancement du programme Mukti en Inde. Mené en collaboration avec ECPAT Luxembourg, Mukti vise à réduire l’incidence de la traite des femmes et des enfants à des fins d’exploitation sexuelle et commerciale.
Nomination d’un enfant de la gare de Jaipur en Inde. Ramzaan Kaan a été nommé pour le « Prix International de la Paix des enfants 2016 ». À 17 ans, Ramzaan a vécu l’enfer de la drogue et de la violence des rues, avant d’être réintégré dans la société grâce au Foyer de jour FXB, qui l’a notamment aidé à développer ses compétences en dessin et en peinture. Il est devenu une source d’inspiration pour de nombreux enfants des rues. Le jeune
Évaluation externe Inde. Un programme de réduction de la pauvreté VillageFXB, à Villupuram en Inde, a été évalué par une chercheuse indépendante pour mesurer la durabilité des impacts. La participation au programme des bénéficiaires s’était terminée un an auparavant. Douze mois plus tard, toutes les femmes bénéficiaires étaient encore impliquées dans des Activités Génératrices de Revenus (AGRs).
2017
Reconnaissance pour FXB Mongolie. FXB Mongolie reçoit le prix « Mongolian Quality » et sa directrice, Erdenetuya Jambal, la médaille de « Meilleure Manager », tous deux décernés par le comité national des affaires et du développement. FXB Mongolie figure ainsi parmi les meilleures ONG du pays.
FXB au Burkina Faso.
Lancement d’un partenariat avec l’Association Morija au Burkina Faso. Un partenariat avec l’Association Morija au Burkina Faso a été lancé, dont l’objectif général est d’améliorer l’état et les pratiques nutritionnelles des habitants de la commune de Nobéré, avec une attention particulière aux femmes et aux enfants.
Nouveau programme de formation professionnelle au Myanmar. FXB Myanmar inaugure une voie de formation professionnelle en hôtellerie et tourisme durable à Ngapali, station balnéaire située dans l’État du Rakhine. Dans une région n’offrant pas de réelles possibilités de formation, ce programme offre à de jeunes défavorisés l’opportunité d’acquérir des
Promouvoir la culture de la non-violence à Gaza. Albina du Boisrouvray, fondatrice et présidente d’honneur de FXB, initie un partenariat avec PalThink for Strategic Studies, un groupe indépendant de réflexion et de travail créé en 2007. Il s’agit de mener à bien des activités visant à promouvoir, diffuser et renforcer le concept, la culture et les principes de la non-violence au sein de la société palestinienne, en ciblant spécifiquement les
Premier VillageFXB au Myanmar. Lancement du premier programme d’éradication de la pauvreté VillageFXB dans l’État Mon au Myanmar. Ce dernier permettra à près de 500 adultes et enfants de transiter d’une situation de pauvreté extrême vers l’autonomie économique et sociale en trois ans. Cette même année verra également le démarrage d’un programme de sensibilisation à la sécurité routière. Les routes du pays
90 000 arbres en Mongolie. L’équipe de FXB Mongolie et les familles bénéficiaires de son programme de réduction de la pauvreté VillageFXB ont pris part à un travail communautaire d’envergure, puisqu’il s’est agi de planter près de 90 000 arbres adaptés au sol pauvre et aride de l’Aïmag du Dornogovi.
2018
Évaluation externe au Burundi. Un consultant indépendant a mené une évaluation rétrospective des 8 programmes de réduction de la pauvreté VillageFXB menés au Burundi entre 2006 et 2017. Les 800 familles bénéficiaires ont été réparties en trois groupes d’analyse, en fonction du temps écoulé entre la période d’évaluation et la fin de la participation des ménages aux programmes. Il ressort de cette évaluation, effectuée entre 1 et 12 ans après la fin des programmes, que 74 % des ménages trouvent de la nourriture de façon régulière, 83 % des ménages ont accès à une installation sanitaire améliorée, entre 44 et 56 % des ménages épargnent de manière régulière et que les revenus mensuels moyens sont supérieurs à la moyenne régionale. Lire l’évaluation complète.
Premier VillageFXB en Namibie. Lancement du premier programme d’éradication de la pauvreté VillageFXB dans un bidonville proche de Windhoek, en Namibie. Ce dernier, mené en partenariat avec l’ONG locale HISA Namibia, permettra à près de 520 adultes et enfants de transiter d’une situation de pauvreté extrême vers l’autonomie économique et sociale en trois ans.
Inondations au Burundi. Grâce à la réactivité et au grand soutien de la Fondation Roi Baudouin, de la Fondation Arcanum, de la Solidarité Internationale du Canton de Genève et de la DDC (Direction du développement et de la coopération Suisse), FXB aété en mesure de procéder au redémarrage des activités agricoles et à la reconstruction des toilettes et des maisons (en briques semi-industrielles et respectueuses de l’environnement) de quelque 200 familles des programmes VillageFXB qui avaient tout perdu ou presque lors des inondations du mois d’avril 2018 au Burundi.
Nouveau programme FXB en France. FXB France inaugure un programme de distribution de produits d’hygiène de première nécessité pour des femmes en situation de rue et de leurs enfants dans la région parisienne.
2019
FXB Global célèbre ses 30 ans ! 30 ans d’action, c’est aussi l’heure du bilan : 18 millions d’adultes et d’enfants ont bénéficié de la présence de FXB dans leurs communautés à travers ses programmes de développement économique et communautaire VillageFXB, de réhabilitation d’infrastructures, d’accès à l’eau, à l’hygiène et à l’assainissement, d’éducation, de protection et de sensibilisation, notamment à travers de larges campagnes de prévention du VIH/sida et du trafic d’êtres humains. À travers son modèle de réduction de la pauvreté VillageFXB, initié en 1991, 10 personnes sont sorties de la pauvreté chaque jour.
Reconnaissance pour FXB Mongolie. FXB Mongolie reçoit le prix de la meilleure ONG de l’aïmag du Dornogovi dans la catégorie “Développement”.
Évaluation externe Rwanda. Un partenariat avec la Ville de Paris, en cours depuis 2006, a déjà permis à FXB de conduire plus de 900 familles (près de 5 500 personnes) à l’autonomie économique et sociale à Kigali, au Rwanda. Une évaluation, menée par Le Group’-Consultants Mutualisés Experts du Secteur Solidaire en 2019, a révélé, entre autres, que parmi ces familles — dont certaines ont gradué du programme depuis 10 ans déjà — 81 % ont maintenu la culture d’un potager, destiné en premier lieu à l’autoconsommation, au-delà de la durée du projet. L’ensemble des maisons visitées a montré un effort particulier concernant des pratiques adéquates en matière d’hygiène et de protection de l’environnement. 81 % des parents ont rapporté une satisfaction importante au niveau des appuis reçus pour l’éducation des enfants. Les anciens participants ont également exprimé.
Nouveau programme FXB. FXB inaugure l’initiative FXB Climate Advocates, qui vise à doter de jeunes militants du climat de connaissances et d’outils pour mobiliser l’action climatique au niveau local, national et international, positionner le changement climatique comme une urgence sanitaire publique et mondiale, et promouvoir des comportements individuels et collectifs plus respectueux du climat.
2020
Lancement d’une clinique flottante au Myanmar. Au Myanmar, la « Health and Care Floating Clinic – a Maurice Machoud Foundation/FXB Global Joint Initiative » permettra, chaque année, à 12 000 personnes vivant le long du fleuve Irrawaddy d’accéder à des soins de santé adéquats.