Our civic initiatives to support equal opportunity

As a civic-minded company, MMA is committed to creating a society in which equal opportunity is a reality, primarily by taking action to help those with disabilities, women and young people.

MMA Solidarity Foundation – helping people with disabilities

Since it was created in 1983 under the aegis of the Fondation de France, the main goal of the MMA Solidarity Foundation has been to support the autonomy, wellbeing and inclusion of people with disabilities. It has financed 2,700 projects to date, helping more than 27,000 people with disabilities⁽¹⁾.

The MMA Solidarity Foundation’s efforts in 2024 related to two main areas :

• New Café Joyeux branches in Marseille and Strasbourg: this fast food company employs people with disabilities, primarily those with Down syndrome or autism. In May 2022, the Foundation allocated it a grant of €50,000 in recognition of its work to promote inclusion by employing people with disabilities.
• Support for 86 charities: in 2024, the Foundation supported 86 non-profit organisations working in a wide range of fields (sport, civil society, culture, inclusion, etc.). It provided a total of €401,535 to fund these various initiatives in support of people with disabilities.

(1) Fondation MMA Solidarité update - MMA – 2024

Our commitment to parasport

MMA, via the Covéa Foundation, became chief sponsor of the French Handisport Federation (FFH) for a period of three years on 11 February 2022, with two main aims:

• Developing parasports,
• Launching projects for young parasport athletes.

As part of this partnership, MMA and the Covéa Foundation support the Parcours Jeunes programme encouraging young people with disabilities to take part in sport and fostering their social inclusion.

An increasing number of young people are involved in this initiative. In 2024, the FFH had:
6,958 young parasport participants (1,515 more than in 2023) and 1,900 young competitive parasport athletes (682 more than in 2023). Of the parasport athletes taking part in the Paralympic Games for the first time in Paris in 2024, 31% had come through the Parcours Jeunes programme. Currently, the programme offers 20 different sports through 700 clubs.

Throughout 2024, work continued on the main challenges, identified through the impact study carried out and financed by the Covéa Foundation in 2023:

• The impact of Parcours Jeunes was intensified and given a long-term future through the development of multisport school projects for young people (42 schools across the country catering for young people under 16). Dedicated training slots for young people have also been put in place within parasport clubs to ensure that these athletes are supported and can progress. In addition, a role has been created specifically to promote sport for young people and seniors, in order to provide a higher level of tailored support.
• The impact of Parcours Jeunes has been communicated in a range of different ways.
  A series of video clips has been produced telling participants’ stories.
  A referral network has been set up to extend the existing links in the regions between specialist medical and paramedical professionals. A group of ten families has been contacted to continue participating in impact measurement in order to improve communications for Parcours Jeunes.
• Work to facilitate access to Parcours Jeunes resulted in the Savoir Rouler à Vélo cycling proficiency scheme being rolled out in five pilot areas in 2024, to boost mobility and facilitate participation in sports.

Find out what we do within the company to help people with disabilities.

Supporting the Fondation des Femmes

MMA, via the Covéa Foundation, has partnered the Fondation des Femmes since 2020. This organisation promotes women’s rights and works to prevent violence against women. Thanks to the donations it receives, the Fondation des Femmes provides financial, legal and material support to charities across the country.

Since the partnership began, MMA has provided the Fondation des Femmes with significant financial support :

• 2020 : €500,000 were donated to help women who were victims of domestic violence during the lockdown, by financing telephone equipment, essential items and accommodation.
• 2021 : MMA supported the #Regardemoibien (take a proper look at me) campaign to make women’s voices heard, and took part in a programme to raise employee awareness of street harassment.
• 2022 : 
  • A further €400,000 was donated to support three programmes: Audacieuse to combat stereotypes and sexism, Sororité to support charities working on the ground and Abri d’urgence to provide emergency accommodation for women who have been victims of violence.
  • MMA supported a flagship campaign, Train pour l’égalité, a tour of France’s railway stations to raise public awareness.
• 2023 :
  • A guide to combatting violence was created for businesses.
  • MMA took part in the 2023 Nuit des Relais night run, with 40 employees involved and €215,000 collected to support projects to promote gender equality.

In 2024, the main projects supported by the Covéa Foundation were :

• Assisting very vulnerable women
  The Covéa Foundation helped to finance :
  • emergency accommodation to offer immediate shelter to women who are victims of violence. In 2024, over 4,000 nights’ accommodation were provided to 357 women and 252 children.
  • The Elles déménagent programme coordinated by the Fondation des Femmes in association with the Une Voix pour Elles charity (also supported by the Covéa Foundation).
    This initiative provides charities with financial and material support to help women and children who are victims of violence to move out of accommodation shared with their abusers, by organising their move, storing their belongings and transferring them to their new accommodation. The programme ran in ten areas: 609 moves were organised, benefitting 632 women and 927 children. Over 3,000 packs of essential items were also distributed.
  • The Coup de Pouce project offered financial support of between €2,000 and €15,000 to 99 high-impact charities.

Raising awareness of inequalities
The Covéa Foundation supported several campaigns to raise awareness of women’s rights and gender inequality run by the Fondation des Femmes. It also supported the work of Cité Audacieuse, a space in Paris dedicated to women’s rights and gender inequality. It hosts 30 non-profits (15 on a permanent basis and 15 in the nomad coworking space). During the year, 256 events on women’s rights were held at the venue, together with four legal conferences that provided information to almost 8,000 people.
During the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, a Fondation des Femmes awareness-raising campaign involving 23 charities provided information to 1,400 people.
Lastly, a network of equality ambassadors has also been formed in five cities to lead the network of 18,000 volunteers.

Find out about what we do within the company to promote gender equality.

Supporting the inclusion of young people

MMA supports a number of initiatives to help young people into employment via the Covéa Foundation. This commitment is reflected by two longstanding partnerships :

• NQT (Nos Quartiers ont des Talents) since 2015. This is a French charity focusing on equal opportunity. As part of this partnership, Group managers with at least 10 years’ professional experience can volunteer to help young graduates find a job or higher education apprenticeship placement. In 2024, 198 young people were supported by the Group’s 103 mentors.
• Capital Filles since 2019. This charity focuses on gender diversity within professions and equal opportunity for girls and young women from underprivileged city neighbourhoods and rural areas. As part of this partnership, around 100 female Covéa employees volunteer each year to help young female students in their final year of school or first year of higher education with their future career plans. Group workshops are also organised on breaking down gender stereotypes and freeing career planning from gender considerations, and around gender diversity within professions.