The Women & Environment program is an initiative launched by the RAJA-Danièle Marcovici Foundation to support projects that combine women's empowerment and environmental protection. A large-scale product-sharing initiative, it was introduced in 2015 during COP21 in Paris. It now involves 15 subsidiaries of the RAJA Group, which donate €1 to the RAJA-Danièle Marcovici Foundation for each eco-friendly product purchased from a defined list.
For the 2025 edition, the RAJA-Danièle Marcovici Foundation is proud to present the 12 winning associations, which place women at the heart of innovative solutions to climate and social challenges.
Chaussettes Solidaires (France): social inclusion of women through sewing training
For 15 years, Chaussettes Solidaires, based in the Goutte d’Or neighborhood of Paris, has been helping women housed in Emergency Shelter Centers (CHU) escape precarious conditions. Through sewing and clothing repair workshops, as well as six-month training programs, they acquire technical skills and familiarize themselves with the norms and expectations of the labor market.
En Terre Indigène (Overseas Territories): preserving biodiversity through workshops on traditional ecological practices 
The project From Mother to Earth highlights the traditional ecological knowledge of women in the French Overseas Territories. Documented and filmed transmission workshops help preserve these endangered skills, fostering women’s economic independence and their involvement in community decision-making. This knowledge also provides solutions to the consequences of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Ishpingo (Ecuador): empowering Kichwa women farmers
In Ecuador, Ishpingo helps Kichwa women farmers improve and diversify their production by planting fruit trees. This initiative enables them to increase their income, meet their nutritional needs, and ensure better natural resource management.
Kraten for Sustainable Development of Culture and Leisure (Tunisia): inclusion of women in the fishing industry
In Tunisia, on the Kerkennah Islands, women fishers remain highly dependent on their husbands and are excluded from decision-making bodies in the fishing sector. The Kraten for Sustainable Development of Culture and Leisure Association (AKDDCL) has created a training and support program aimed at strengthening women’s roles in the fishing industry, valuing their work, and promoting their participation in decision-making bodies related to the sector and this Protected Marine and Coastal Area.
Moi Jeu Tri (Ivory Coast): circular economy and waste management
Ivorian women face significant socio-economic inequalities exacerbated by gender disparities, with lower education levels and higher unemployment rates than men. The waste management sector presents an opportunity for these women to secure sustainable employment. Since 2020, the Moi Jeu Tri (MJT) association has been working towards better waste management through its Waste Work for Women program. By training and professionally integrating around sixty women into the circular economy and waste sorting sector, the association helps reduce socio-economic inequalities while fighting pollution.
Poh Kao, Des Tigres et des Hommes (India): promoting women’s dairy activities in rural areas
In Rajasthan, India, three tribes coexist with wildlife, maintaining an ancestral way of life in harmony with local flora and fauna within Sariska National Park. Milk production is a traditional activity led by the region’s women using rudimentary methods. The associations Poh Kao and Krapavis support them in modernizing their practices and improving their incomes. Establishing a cooperative will enable them to process and market their dairy products, strengthening their financial independence.
Projeter sans Frontières (Colombia): supporting rural women farmers
In Colombia, rural women play a crucial role in agriculture but are often underpaid and invisible. The project led by Projeter sans Frontières aims to strengthen the independence of 20 female farmers by improving their production systems, encouraging social entrepreneurship, and enabling them to obtain certification through the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS), a cost-free participatory agroecological certification.
Naturévolution (Indonesia): women’s empowerment through recycling
In Kendari, Indonesia, 300 tons of plastic waste are produced daily, disproportionately affecting women, who are the first to suffer from plastic pollution. The Naturévolution association, in partnership with a local organization, has established a plastic waste collection and sorting system with the help of women from coastal villages in Kendari. This initiative provides them with an income, as the collected waste is sold to Naturévolution Indonesia for processing in its recycling workshop.
Women Engage for a Common Future (France): supporting rural women entrepreneurs
Since 2011, WECF France has been supporting rural women entrepreneurs in Haute-Savoie and neighboring departments. In 2025, the association plans to strengthen this network, digitize its tools, and create a Women & Biodiversity Award to accelerate the development of ecological projects led by women.
Objectif France-Inde (India): financial empowerment for rural women in precarious situations
In Tamil Nadu, South India, climate change and economic isolation are pushing women into greater precariousness. In collaboration with the NGO Gramium, the association Objectif France-Inde (OFI) supports the creation of Joint Liability Groups (JLG) for women living below the poverty line. Through this initiative, OFI and Gramium enhance the capabilities and autonomy of female farmers, ensuring both their financial independence through government-subsidized microloans and their personal, social, and food security.
Rejoué (France): professional integration through toy repurposing
Rejoué, a professional integration workshop founded in 2010, facilitates employment access, particularly for women, through the repurposing and charitable resale of second-hand toys. Based in Vitry-sur-Seine, the workshop aligns with the 2022 AGEC law, which promotes the reuse and recycling of toys. To scale up its operations, Rejoué plans to expand its storage and logistics capacities, broaden its sales channels, and integrate digital and logistics career training into its program. The goal: to enhance employees’ employability and secure their career paths through a sustainable and optimized setup.
Univers-Sel (Guinea-Bissau): developing solar salt production
In Guinea-Bissau, traditional salt production relies on a polluting and health-hazardous technique that contributes to severe deforestation. Since 2016, Univers-Sel has introduced solar salt production, an eco-friendly method that uses sun and wind to crystallize salt without wood consumption. With support from salt workers in Guérande, the association has already trained 1,500 female producers through a network of 48 women leaders across 38 villages. Between 2023 and 2025, it aims to strengthen support for producers, extend the technique to new villages, and structure the salt sales and marketing sector.
Through these 12 impactful projects, the RAJA-Danièle Marcovici Foundation reaffirms its commitment to gender equality and environmental protection.
