Sanofi Foundation | Philanthropy in Action

The Sanofi Foundation’s purpose is to transform young lives from vulnerability into possibility. Our work is rooted in a simple conviction: when given the right support, children and youth don't just survive - they become the world's most powerful agents of change. We concentrate our efforts where need is acute and the opportunity for impact is profound: supporting young people facing serious disease, threatened by the climate crisis or disrupted by humanitarian crises.

We practice catalytic philanthropy with purpose and precision. Locally rooted, driven by evidence and partnership-powered, we are grounded in a fundamental belief that young people's vulnerability is not inevitable. When given the right support, tools, and opportunities, they are not the world's most vulnerable population - they are its most powerful agents of change.

Three children gather around a white hand-pumped water well on a concrete platform inscribe 'Orukbu Village'. One child in a brown jumpsuit pushes the pump handle, while a child in a red shawl and green dress holds a plastic bottle beneath the spout. A third child stands beside the pump, watching. Two yellow jerrycans sit on the ground nearby. Behind them lie dry grassland, sparse trees and a distant stretch of water under a partly cloudy sky.

Children draw water from the hand pump in Orukbu Village, where reliable access to water makes everyday life easier for the whole community (as part of BetterLife Uganda's project)

Call for Proposals 2026: Climate Action & Youth Resilience

Our 2026 call for proposals on Climate Action and Youth Resilience is now open! Focusing on supporting innovative, community and youth-led approaches that strengthen resilience to climate-related health risks affecting children and young people in sub-Saharan Africa.

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