Sisley For Women

"Founded in Spain in 2017, Dones Mentores is an innovative program based on mentoring to help socially vulnerable women or those who have been subjected to violence, regain their stability."

The Sisley d'Ornano Foundation has supported the conversion of a new emergency accommodation center for women, located within the Hôpital Charles-Foix complex in France.

The Sisley Foundation supports the Young Activist Summit**. This support contributed to the work of Emmy Lusila who, at the age of 17, set up an orphanage in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).

The Sisley Foundation supported 280 Days, an association that helps pregnant women in Ukraine who do not have access to necessities, so that they can bring their child into the world under the best possible conditions.

The Sisley Foundation supports the Young Activist Summit** and Maïmouna Ba, who is working to establish peace in the Sahel region. In Burkina Fasso, her accomplishments allowed 60 children to go back to school and is helping them move beyond traumatic experiences.

The support of the Sisley-d'Ornano Foundation is focused on the 'Care and Beauty' program delivered by the Sala Bai school in Cambodia, dedicated in training beauty therapy.

The Sisley-d'Ornano Foundation supports this feature-length documentary for its positive message encouraging education for young women. All children, particularly young girls, should be able to benefit from this access.

The Sisley Foundation supports the Young Activist Summit**. This support has contributed to Pashtana's work in providing access to school for several thousand girls in Afghanistan.

Since 2013, the Sisley-d'Ornano Foundation has been supporting the Belgian Kisany program in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Rwanda. Kisany trains women in needlework and embroidery, to build viable long term business opportunities.

The Sisley Foundation is the main sponsor of this association that launched in 2022 and aims to support the creation and roll out of innovative projects in women’s health; to create synergies between the different players in the ecosystem (project holders, start-ups, manufacturers, health professionals, research labs etc.) and to raise awareness of FemTech by taking part in debates and strategic reflections on the political, technological and societal issues of the industry.

Created in 2016, la Maison des Femmes (the House of Women) carries out community work aimed at very vulnerable women. The Sisley-d'Ornano Foundation supports the association to welcome the children of the mother's seeking help.

Sisley supports the "Belle et Bien" network that organizes free beauty treatment and make-up workshops for those with cancer, to help restore their self-confidence.

Sisley supports the Young Activist Summit*. Memory Banda has received a grant for its program designed to raise awareness and combat the violence and abuse suffered by young girls in Malawi.

The Sisley Foundation is working alongside the Fondamental Foundation, directed by Professor Marion Leboyer, and is supporting the research project "Impulsivity and suicide risk: tDCS as a prevention tool", led by Doctor Djamila Bennabi of the adult psychiatry department of Besançon Regional University Hospital Center (Besançon CHRU).

The Sisley Foundation supports Sisley Switzerland and its commitment to Look Good Feel Better, which organizes onco-aesthetic workshops, and self-care and self-make-up techniques for people with cancer.

Sisley was the founding partner of Togeth'Her. In 2021, the project gave free rein to 26 contemporary artists from across the world, to design a cover for the famous magazine Madame Figaro with the portrait of a firmly committed and inspiring woman.

Women are still under-represented in some areas of the cinematic arts. In 2013, Sisley and Les Arcs Film Festival created the Sisley Femme de Cinéma Prize. The purpose of this award is to raise awareness among the media, professionals and the public about the discrimination that women may still face in the world of cinema.

In October 2019, the Trois Cinq Friedland gave free rein to Pauline Guerrier, the first female artist to have a solo exhibition there.

Since 2020, Sisley has supported the emerging contemporary arts scene by attributing the Sisley Beaux-Arts de Paris award for Young Designers. This prize, awarded yearly by a jury of influential VIPs, aims to promote the work of the students of this prestigious school. Painters Karolina Orzelek, Ymane Chabi-Gara, Clédia Fourniau and, more recently, Barbana Bojadzi, were all recognized for their sensitivity, strength and audacity.

The Sisley Foundation supports the Young Activist Summit** and the actions of Roshni Perween to prevent childhood marriage in India. She has saved dozens of girls by organizing child welfare protection groups, working with local authorities and community leaders, and leading awareness campaigns.

Sisley supports the Young Activist Summit**. This support enabled Nadia Murad, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018, to continue her Empowerment Programme aimed at women from the Sinjar region (Iraq).

The Sisley-d'Ornano Foundation is supporting Accelerate Beirut, an organization that is helping craftspeople, micro-businesses and SMEs in Lebanon to rebuild in the aftermath of the explosion that struck Beirut in August 2020. More specifically, at the suggestion of the Non-Governmental Organization Stand for Women, Sisley has chosen to support a talented woman, Sandra Mansour, by helping her to rebuild her business.

Sisley was committed to the young African group and its program, Les Héroïnes, dedicated to female leadership.

The Sisley Foundation supports the Young Activist Summit**. This support contributed to Zulaikha Patel's work to combat discriminatory representations.

The Sisley Foundation supports the Young Activist Summit**. This support highlights Keely's work in promoting the talents of people with disabilities in the film and media industries.

Sisley supports the Young Activist Summit** and activist Cynthia Houniuhi, President of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. PISFCC aims to obtain climate justice from the International Court of Justice, while mobilizing and educating island youth to fight climate change.

Sisley supports the Young Activist Summit** and activist Shanley Clemot McLaren, founder of #StopFisha, an association that protects victims of cybersexism and offers them psychological and legal support. #StopFisha has obtained the status of "trusted flagger" and has contributed to the adoption of laws against online sexism.

The Sisley Foundation supports the Young Activist Summit** and the Sudanese climate activist Nisreen Elsaim, who advocates for peace and renewable energy to prevent future conflicts.

This NGO helps motivate vulnerable people from poverty by emancipating them and helping them to become successful, autonomous entrepreneurs. With this organization, the Sisley Foundation supports the “99 femmes au Sénégal” program (99 women in Senegal).

The Sisley Foundation supported this association, at its creation, whose ambition is to generate ideas and stimulate experimentation to give women their rightful place in the cinematic arts.

Sisley supports the Young Activist Summit*. This support has enabled Amy and Ella Meek, founders of KidsAgainstPlastic, to create the "Be Plastic Clever" program.

**The Young Activist Summit, is an annual event that brings together young activists from around the world who are committed to making a difference globally. Each year, the key message of the event is chosen regarding the international context and brings together a panel of young activists who receive an award for their exceptional dedication and achievements.