The Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation joins a new government scheme to foster young talent in disadvantaged suburbs

04.07.08 - 16:43 ... source : Lagardère

... At 10 am on Thursday 3 July, in the Boxing Beats boxing hall in Aubervilliers, to the north-east of Paris, Fadela Amara, Secretary of State for Urban Affairs and Arnaud Lagardère, chairman of the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation, signed an agreement aimed at reducing the cultural and geographical isolation of talented young people from France's disadvantaged suburbs. The initiative will initially concentrate on the fields of sport and music. During its first year, the programme, known as "Ligne 1: passerelles vers l'excellence" ("Line 1: gateways to excellence"), will be introduced in underprivileged suburban areas in three French départements (Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne and Essonne). It will enable 21 young sportsmen and women and 15 musicians or music groups from these neighbourhoods to benefit from outstanding facilities in Paris. "Ligne 1" will be c ...» Next (HTML)