Solidarity Leave

The Foundation offers the opportunity for all Kering collaborators to engage in the cause of women and volunteer for NGOs or Social Entrepreneurs.
With the Solidarity Leave Program, volunteer collaborators contribute to NGO projects for the benefit of women in southern countries during two weeks.

What is a solidarity leave?

A Solidarity Leave is a great occasion to get involved with an NGO and support the cause of women in Asia or America through a short term assignment. During two weeks, you will have the unique opportunity to share your skills and build capacities of grassroots organizations through a variety of missions such as:

Train women beneficiaries to stitching
Develop the communication strategy of an NGO
Define new design for handicraft products
Reinforce business strategy and management of an NGO

Our support

Granted days

Your manager and local HR Department grants you an additional two to four days of paid leave to carry out your assignment

Expenses paid by Kering or by the Kering Foundation

On-site expenses (insurance, housing, food, transportation)
Fees for pre-departure training
50% of the volunteer’s air travel cost (ticket fare)

Expenses paid by the volunteer

In average 500 to 1000€

Membership fees for NGO
Visas and vaccinations
Flight cancellation insurance (highly recommended)
50% of air travel cost (ticket fare)

Organization

Once you have applied, the partner NGO will initiate various advanced steps:

Organization of your arrival and housing at destination site
Information and required visa
Passeport and vaccinations
Air travel booking
Pre departure preparation (on site or e-training depending on your place of work and/or residence)

How to register

Steps to follow to join a solidarity mission

1) Find out about our 4 partners and choose the organisation that best matches your profile and expectations.

2) After selecting the partner, fill out the registration form by clicking on “Apply” on the selected partner's webpage.

3) Upon receipt of your application, the Kering Foundation will confirm your registration via e-mail and will inform the partner that you have been selected. Plan for a conference call with the Kering Foundation team.

4) Register on our partner’s website and provide the information details necessary to prepare for your departure.

5) For any enquiry prior to the partner selection step, please contact the Kering Foundation at volunteering@kering.com. The partner you have selected will be your main contact to organise your mission.