Program

A house is a home 

Our housing initiatives across the world

Somfy Foundation operates internationally because it is part of Somfy’s core values to be socially involved in the countries in which the group is present. Inadequate housing is a worldwide problem. As an international company, Somfy is keen to make its own contribution to help as many people as possible gain access to decent housing.

The A House is A Home program enables the subsidiaries to be involved alongside the foundation. Each subsidiary identifies a non-profit organization with a project focused on decent housing and provides a financial support as well as skills help scheme by involving its employees.

Australia

Sydney

Habitat for Humanity

Furnish five apartments for homeless people

United States

Hightstown

Habitat for Humanity

Eliminate substandard housing locally through constructing and preserving homes by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions

Belgium

Brussels

Lazarus

Rent shared apartments for homeless people and young active volunteers

France

Nantes

Emmaüs

An integral urban project open to the city of Nantes, which will combine an accommodation center for homeless people , an Emmaus store, terraces, gardens, a social inclusion restaurant, social housing, office for associations

China

Shanghai

Habitat for Humanity

Reduce economic and mental pressure for low-income families with urgent housing needs

Poland

Krakow

Habitat for Humanity

Improving the daily life of a family living in very precarious conditions

Germany

Tübingen

Dornahof

Renovate an Emergency Housing Center to welcome and save women in difficulty

Lebanon

Beirut

Habitat for Humanity

Improving welcoming infrastructures for refugees

Spain

Madrid

Lazarus

Rent shared apartments for homeless people and young active volunteers

Poland

Redzynskie

Habitat for Humanity

Renovate the house of a family in great precariousness

Brazil

Sao Paulo

Habitat for Humanity

Improving living conditions for several families residing in the Heliópolis favela

Belgium

Brussels

Josefa Foundation

Maison Josefa host refugees made vulnerable by their forced migration. The common spaces of the Josefa house will be renovate and will contribute positively to the daily lives of residents and visitors

France

Vaulx-en-Velin

Apprentis d'Auteuil

Allow families in economic or relational vulnerability situations to create social relationships, foster solidarity between parents and restore their confidence in their educational abilities through the Maison des Familles

Egypt

Cairo

Habitat for Humanity

Healthy and secure housing for 30 households in precarious situations. A new collaboration with Habitat for Humanity to help Egypt.