Jean Marie Joly ECPAT Urging Companies to Become Partners in Acting for Life

Jean Marie Joly was instrumental in founding ECPAT France and Acting for Life with the principle of identifying and working with grass-root associations in poor countries that do not have the means to assist their own people. End Quote

, companies and local stakeholders, with professionalism and acknowledged know-how.

(1888PressRelease) December 17, 2010 - Paris, France - Jean Marie Joly ECPAT France and Acting for Life funding director is urging the public to get and involved and donate to Acting For Life. Acting for Life establishes long-term partnerships based on trust with companies and institutions (universities, local authorities, associations and foundations) which share their values.

As a company, you can create a corporate partnership with Acting for Life and experience a variety of opportunities, notes Jean Marie Joly ECPAT. Partnering with Acting For Life allows your company to take local action in your own country to offer a sustainable contribution to local development in line with the millennium development goals and corporate social responsibility and engage the spirit of social responsibility within your staff by placing human dignity at the heart of sustainable development while also enhancing the image of your company.

There are various ways companies can become involved, explains Jean Marie Joly of ECPAT; executives can choose: co-funding, affinity products, fundraising, auctions, skills donation, logistical support, material aid, etc. while enjoying a 60% tax deduction on the amount of your donations, up to a maximum of 0.5% of turnover excluding tax.

The projects supported by Acting for Life look to the long term, seeking to help the poorest people in developing countries to build a better future, whilst helping them to regain the dignity promised to every human being.

Acting for Life take a long-term view of development, based on the strengths of local stakeholders and the desire to establish links between North and South, as well as between "rich and "poor", companies and local stakeholders, with professionalism and acknowledged know-how.

"We handle the funding package for programs, explains Funding Director Jean Marie Joly, with the aid of European and international co-funding, aiming to maximize the number of beneficiaries in relation to project cost."

As a corporate partner, you will receive reports and briefings on the projects you have chosen to support. Acting for Life will meet your communications needs and can facilitate meetings with the leaders and beneficiaries of projects you support.

In Europe: Acting For Life (1050 avenue de l'Europe - BP 07 F-93352 Le Bourget Aéroport cedex - Tél. 33-1.49.34.83.13 - Fax 33-1.49.34.83.10 - e-mail : contact ( @ ) acting-for-life dot org - website : www dot acting-for-life dot com - Secretary General, Jean Marie Joly dot

In the United States: Acting For Life-USA. Contact Patrick Meaney, P.O. Box 748, Hebbronville TX 78361 tel 361-5274636.

About Jean Marie Joly and ECPAT

ECPAT and Acting For Life can receive and administer contributions in various countries in Europe and in the United States and effectively network with these associations to provide technical and economic support, supervision and external audits, with reports at the end of the projects.

For additional information contact:
Patrick Meaney
P.O. Box 748, Hebbronville TX 78361
361-5274636.
www.acting-for-life.com

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