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The Jazmines Community is located north of Lima. Alstom Founda Peru, March 2018

How to submit

Welcome to our introductory page for online submissions. 

The 2024 cycle will start on February 12. On this date, the online submission tool will be opened. The deadline for submissions will be April 12 (11:59 French time).

Key areas

The Alstom Foundation focuses on 4 key areas:

  • Economic and social development
  • Environmental protection
  • Access to mobility
  • Access to energy and water

Socio-economic development

There are many different facets to economic and social development, amongst which are: creation of sustainable industries and jobs, training and skills development, health and hygiene improvement, appropriate waste management or access to healthy food sources. The Alstom Foundation has supported initiatives in all these areas whilst also preserving the cultural heritage and natural environment of partner communities. In 2018, it was decided to focus the economic and social development axis to two distinct categories:

  • Skills development and employability (especially for disadvantaged youth and women)
  • Support for disadvantaged children (especially street children and orphans)

Environmental protection

The Alstom Foundation supports projects designed to enhance environmental awareness, protect natural habitats and build resilience to natural disasters. This ambition goes hand in hand with Alstom’s commitment towards protecting the environment.

Access to mobility

The Alstom Foundation seeks to encourage the economic development of communities by facilitating the movement of both people and goods such that remote and disadvantaged communities may take advantage of local markets, education, health and other facilities.

Access to energy and water

17% of the world’s population has no access to electricity, 9% has no access to sanitation. The Alstom Foundation aims at making a contribution in these domains, helping remote communities to raise their living standards through access to these fundamental facilities.

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Selection criteria

Each submitted project must:

  • align with one or more of the Foundation’s key axes
  • be beneficial to the general interest
  • be located in a country in which Alstom is represented
  • be measurable in terms of its outcome and impact on the communities concerned
  • be realistic and feasible within the budget and deadlines
  • involve local stakeholders and local team/management
  • be implemented by a fully competent partner organisation
    be in line with the Alstom Foundation’s Ethics Charter 

Each NGO cannot submit more than one project.

Role of the Alstom Promoter

All projects must be submitted by an NGO together with an Alstom employee acting in the role of the Project Promoter. 

The Promoter will work with the NGO to prepare the project file and will validate the file prior to its submission. If the project is selected, the Promoter will assist the Secretariat in monitoring its implementation.

Each Alstom employee is allowed to support one project submission only per year.

If you have a good project to submit but don't know anyone from Alstom, the Secretariat of the Alstom Foundation may be able to help you identify someone willing to Play the promoter role in support of your project. But finding such a Promoter takes time. Accordingly, the deadline for receipt by the Secretariat of requests to find an Alstom Promoter is fixed at March 24, 2024. No such requests will be considered after this date.

Furthermore, the Secretariat does not guarantee to find a Promoter for each submission. Promoters are volunteers who will only step forward if a project concept interests them.

Project submission

Before creating your submission, please note:

  • You will be guided to formulate your project through several preformatted forms to help optimize your submission.
  • Each form contains a help function to assist you with the description of your project.
  • You can save your project as a draft and continue your submission at a later stage.

Please review your project carefully before submitting – once your project is submitted the selection process is automatically initiated. An email from the Alstom Foundation is sent to you to confirm the submission.

Should you have any questions or difficulties in completing the forms please contact the Alstom Foundation on alstom-foundation@alstomgroup.com.

Submit your project

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List of eligible countries

Please note that the Alstom Foundation can only act in countries where Alstom has a presence. Below is a list of eligible countries for project submissions.

  • Algeria
    Argentina
    Australia
    Austria
    Azerbaijan
    Belgium
    Brazil
    Bulgaria
    Canada
    Chile
    China
    Colombia
    Croatia
    Czech Rep.
    Denmark
    Dominican Rep.
    Ecuador
    Egypt
    Finland
    France
    Germany
    Greece
    Hong Kong
    Hungary
    India
    Ireland
    Israel
    Italy
    Ivory Coast
    Kazakhstan
    Latvia
    Luxemburg
    Malaysia
    Mexico
    Morocco
    Netherlands
    New Zealand
    Norway
    Pakistan
    Panama
    Peru
    Philippines
    Poland
    Portugal
    Qatar
    Romania
    Saudi Arabia
    Senegal
    Serbia
    Singapore
    South Africa
    South Korea
    Spain
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Taiwan
    Tanzania
    Thailand
    Tunisia
    Turkiye
    UAE
    Ukraine
    United Kingdom
    USA
    Uzbekistan
    Venezuela
    Vietnam
Humanitarian initiatives through Alstom Foundation supporting Pragya NGO

Project definition

February 12 to March 24: Definition of the project with partners and stakeholders and verification of adherence to Alstom Foundation guidelines (Preparation of the project file)

Caritas “Emergency food and overnight shelter” project. Alstom Foundation. Savigliano. Italy. February 2018.

Submission

April 12: Deadline for project submission to the Alstom Foundation

Caritas “Emergency food and overnight shelter” project. Alstom Foundation. Savigliano. Italy. February 2018.

Selection

Mid-September: Selection by the Board of the projects to be funded. Elaboration and signature of the contract between the Alstom Foundation and the partner with detailed objectives, budget plan and timeline to follow.

The Jazmines Community is located north of Lima. Alstom Foundation. Peru, March 2018

Implementation

All year long: Review of the achievements and challenges of the project. Verification of achievement of milestones and overall project objectives.