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Promoting inclusion and well-being of children with disabilities

As part of its commitment to solidarity projects and support for people with disabilities, the Air Liquide Foundation has been supporting the Sauvegarde du Nord* association's innovative "Our adventure lands" project since spring 2024.

The aim of this project is to create a therapeutic and educational playground at the Tressin Institut Thérapeutique Éducatif et Pédagogique (DITEP)**. This medico-social structure welcomes 68 children aged 6 to 12 with psychological difficulties, offering them a space adapted to their specific needs.

The multiple and essential objectives of the project for children include:

  • Develop autonomy and respect,
  • Improve group cohesion and openness to the outside world,
  • Building self-confidence and empowerment

At the end of 2024, seven Air Liquide France Industrie employee volunteers mobilized to bring this project to life, working closely with professionals and children from DITEP La Sauvegarde Du Nord in Tressin. They had the pleasure of welcoming them for a day of action, during which they landscaped the outdoors by making a large wooden teepee, building an insect hotel and bird nesting boxes, and installing vegetable planters. 

"This day offered us a precious moment of sharing and meaning with the children. We were all delighted to make our contribution to this project dedicated to and adapted for them".

Guillaume DEBRUYNE, Monitoring Manager for the Foundation

True to its values, the Air Liquide Foundation offers Group employees the opportunity to become actively involved in the projects it supports, thus maximizing their impact. This initiative is part of Air Liquide's "Citizen at Work" program, which enables employees to take part in volunteer activities during their working hours, reinforcing the company's societal commitment while promoting the personal fulfillment of its employees.

* Since 1957, the association has been helping children, teenagers and young people with psychological, educational, family or social problems, as well as adults who have lost touch with the world of work, and people in very precarious situations.
* An ITEP (Institut Thérapeutique Educatif et Pédagogique) takes in children and teenagers with proven psychological disorders, disrupting their schooling, family relationships and social life.