{"id":23631,"date":"2016-09-11T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T20:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/qui-sommes-nous\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:54:43","slug":"qui-sommes-nous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/qui-sommes-nous\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556126412585{background-color: #ededed !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;grey-row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading defined_color=&#8221;black&#8221; text=&#8221;electriciens sans Fronti\u00e8res&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res, an international solidarity NGO, fights against inequalities in access to electricity and water around the world. With the support of 1,200 volunteers and in partnership with local players, we promote economic and human development through the use of renewable energies.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading defined_color=&#8221;black&#8221; text=&#8221;The Energy of Development&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_separator align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;justify&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our aim is to improve living conditions for the most disadvantaged populations by making access to energy and water a lever for economic and human development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We build our projects by systematically combining development levers and the integration of environmental issues! Our 8 development levers are: access to quality water, food security, health, education, personal safety and social life, training, economic development and the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To reduce energy poverty, combat climate change and promote the energy transition, we use renewable energies.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564756361387{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design1-2.png?id=21866) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>VOLUNTEERING<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Volunteer and committed, in France and around the world, many of them are writing the humanitarian and solidarity story of our association today.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564748468600{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design2.png?id=21856) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>SOCIAL MODEL AND SUSTAINABILITY<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We prioritize community services, train local players and help create income-generating activities to ensure the sustainability of our projects.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564755742051{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-1.png?id=21863) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">RENEWABLE ENERGIES<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">89% of our development projects use renewable energies. Our action focuses on two aspects: mitigation and adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567976384818{background-color: rgba(250,188,65,0.9) !important;*background-color: rgb(250,188,65) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U6TZEqZWxVQ&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading defined_color=&#8221;black&#8221; text=&#8221;Our history&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_separator align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ul class=\"timeline_items\">\n    <li>\n    <h3><span>2019<\/span><div><\/div><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"desc\">\n        Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res is gaining international recognition; in 2019, we received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/news\/cop-25-a-madrid-nos-actions-concretes-pour-lacces-universel-a-lenergie-et-la-preservation-du-climat\/\">UN Climate Innovation Award<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate-chance.org\/en\/event-calendar\/cop25\/\">COP25<\/a> for our resilient projects on t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/projet\/dominica-from-emergency-to-resiliency\/\">he island of Dominica<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/news\/electriciens-sans-frontieres-electricians-without-borders-wins-the-zayed-sustainability-prize\/\">the Zayed Sustainability Prize<\/a> for the training program we conducted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/projet\/light-for-rohingyas-in-coxs-bazar-refugee-camp\/\">the Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh<\/a>.    <\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n    <h3><span>2017<\/span><div><\/div><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"desc\">\n        The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Electricens sans fronti\u00e8res have entered into a partnership to manage humanitarian emergencies: Ten major players in the electrical sector\u2014including companies and corporate foundations\u2014have joined this agreement and will be mobilized to carry out emergency operations under the best possible conditions.    <\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n    <h3><span>2014<\/span><div><\/div><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"desc\">\n        Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res has been awarded the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donenconfiance.org\/\">Don en confiance<\/a>\u201d certification following an audit period of nearly one year conducted by auditors from the Don en confiance organization.    <\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n    <h3><span>2013<\/span><div><\/div><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"desc\">\n        Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res has more than 1,000 dedicated volunteers and has been recognized as a public benefit organization.    <\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n    <h3><span>2004<\/span><div><\/div><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"desc\">\n        The NGO is responding to an emergency for the first time following the devastating tsunami on Gan Island (Maldives). Working alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.croix-rouge.fr\/\">Red Cross<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secours-catholique.org\/\">Secours Catholique<\/a>, the mission will facilitate the rehabilitation of more than 500 homes, 1 hospital, 1 school, and road infrastructure.    <\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n    <h3><span>1986<\/span><div><\/div><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"desc\">\n        The NGO was founded by employees in the electricity sector who wanted to put their skills to work on international solidarity projects, using energy as a catalyst for development.    <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading defined_color=&#8221;black&#8221; text=&#8221;TO GO FURTHER&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_separator align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<div class=\"esf-news featured\"><div class=\"ul-first\"><div class=\"post-43238 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-la-une-en category-press-releases category-news\"><div class=\"photo\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Visart-NOTSE2-708-scaled.jpg)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/news\/annual-report-a-review-of-our-activities-in-2025\/\"><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-5 col-md-offset-2\"><h5 class=\"upper\">Featured<\/h5><h2>Annual Report: A Review of Our Activities in 2025<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"desc\"><div class=\"desc_footer\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-8 col-md-offset-2\"><span class=\"date\">11 September 2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ul-second container col-md-8 col-md-offset-2\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 post-43188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-a-la-une-en category-events category-news\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/news\/join-electriciens-sans-frontieres-for-solidarity-energy-week\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026_05_Gbabe-Benin_D.Gnaha_113-1-300x150.jpg\" class=\"scale-with-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"date\">8 September 2026<\/span><h4>JOIN ELECTRICIENS SANS FRONTI\u00c8RES FOR SOLIDARITY ENERGY WEEK!<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 post-43167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agripowher category-on-the-ground category-a-la-une-en category-news\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/news\/the-agripowher-project-in-benin-energy-to-drive-agricultural-transformation-and-empower-women\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC00660-300x150.jpg\" class=\"scale-with-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"date\">28 August 2026<\/span><h4>The AGRIPOWHER project in Benin: energy to drive agricultural transformation and empower women<\/h4><\/a><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 hidden-sm post-43033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phenix category-on-the-ground category-a-la-une-en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/a-la-une-en\/ukraine-the-phenix-project-one-year-after-its-launch-initial-results-are-encouraging\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6E90E52C-061B-424D-8ED5-6123879AC4BF_1_105_c-300x150.jpeg\" class=\"scale-with-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"date\">17 August 2026<\/span><h4>Ukraine: The PHENIX Project\u2014One Year After Its Launch, Initial Results Are Encouraging<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1556792383082{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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