On September 1st, Lars Rejding, Group CEO, and Sandrine Roux, Group General Secretary of Banque Havilland S.A., were welcomed at the offices of SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde for a symbolic cheque handover. An opportunity for Lars Rejding to congratulate the association for its efforts to empower parents, guardians and communities: "SOS projects reflect our company's values as they protect and support the most vulnerable children and their families, so that they can gain in quality of life, self-confidence and achieve their ambitions.”

For her part, Sophie Glesener of SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde warmly thanked the bank: "We are grateful for your great and sustainable solidarity towards our alternative care, education, health, development and emergency response programmes to guarantee children the satisfaction of their basic needs, their protection against all forms of violence and respect for their rights."

Since the beginning of the partnership in 2011, Banque Havilland S.A. has contributed to the many programmes financed by the NGO around the world. SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde is currently involved in development programmes (West Africa, Uzbekistan) and emergency response programmes (e.g. Colombia, Ethiopia, Haiti, Central African Republic) as well as in projects with a social, educational or environmental dimension.