A BLOOMING TRADITION

The L’OCCITANE Foundation wishes to give Burkinabe womenan extra boost so they can let their talent shine through.The program for Women’s Leadership in Burkina Faso is here for them to make their professional dreams come true. All funds gathered by the sales of the Solidarity Balm will be devoted to help them writing a better future, boosting ambitions and revealing leadership.

The Sheer Pleasure of Shea Butter

Our new limited edition Orange Blossom Solidarity Balm celebrates the women of Burkina Faso with its bright and colourful motifs.This Solidarity Balm helps to nourish and protect the skin all day long, while its delicate, seductive fragrance delights the senses.

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L'OCCITANE SUPPORTS WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP

In 2017 we are thinking big, partnering with UN Women

Ever since its creation in 2006, the L'OCCITANE Foundation has been committed to projects that promote women’s leadership in Burkina Faso and throughout the world.

Photo credit: Photo by RCN Rwanda, Justice & Democratie FGE Grantee Partner

WHY WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP?

A special bond with women in Burkina Faso in the 1980s, the women who make shea butter in Burkina Faso made a convincing impression on Olivier Baussan, through their savoir-faire and their multiple uses of the exceptional ingredient.Intrigued by its properties, Olivier Baussan decided to develop a range of L'OCCITANE products based on shea butter, which was an immediate success among consumers. To meet the growing demand, L'OCCITANE created a co-development program with the local women. Today, more than 10,000 women in Burkina Faso work in this industry, while several hundred tons of this ingredient travel each year between Burkina Faso and L'OCCITANE's factory in Manosque, France.The L'OCCITANE Foundation chose to expand this partnership, focusing its action on women's leadership worldwide.

EMPOWERING WOMEN SINCE 2006

More than 17,000 beneficiaries in 10 years

Through its actions, the L'OCCITANE Foundation acts on three pillars:

1) Acquisition of basic skills and knowledge by supporting literacy programs

2) Financial and technical support thanks to microcredit programs and training for the development of income-generating activities

3) Promotion of entrepreneurial actions with support for the creation and development of businesses.

Photo credit: Photo by CAAW Kyrgyzstan, FGE Grantee Partner

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IN 2017 WE'RE THINKING BIG

Through a partnership of excellence with UN Women.

In 2017, L'OCCITANE goes even further with a partnership with UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality.In doing so, the L'OCCITANE Foundation broadens the scope of its involvement by supporting the two thematic areas covered by the Fund for Gender Equality: women's economic and political empowerment.Since 2009, the Fund has supported 120 programs in 80 countries, touching the lives of some 10 million direct beneficiaries, with a focus on the objective of “achieving a more equal world, a 50-50 planet, where women and girls can freely exercise their leadership in all areas of public, economic and political life.

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