Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (FACE) is a

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. The aim is to help young people from humble backgrounds to join the

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Overview

It was founded by

Martine Aubry Martine Louise Marie Aubry (; née Delors; born 8 August 1950) is a French politician. She was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party (''Parti Socialiste'', or PS) from November 2008 to April 2012, and has been the Mayor (France), M ...

in 1993.Élisabeth Laville, ''L'entreprise verte : Le développement durable change l'entreprise pour changer le monde'', Pearson Education France, 2009, p. 13

/ref>Patrick Refalo, Rémi Remondière, Nicole Frazier-Bouzouaoui, ''Concours d'entrée éducateur de la PJJ: Protection judiciaire de la jeunesse'', Elsevier Masson, 2009, p. 16

/ref> The founding partner companies were

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, Groupe Casino,

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, Darty,

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, Euro-RSCG-Havas, Lyonnaise des Eaux, Péchiney, RATP,

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, and Sodexho. Its current President is Gérard Mestrallet, the

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.FACE Board of Directors

Bernard Kouchner Bernard Kouchner (born 1 November 1939) is a French politician and doctor. He is the co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Médecins du Monde. From 2007 until 2010, he was the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in t ...

is a board member.

References

External links

Official website
Foundations based in France 1993 establishments in France {{France-org-stub