Donors & Partners

We are very grateful to our partners and donors who gave us their trust to pilot and develop the Pesinet initiative.

Donors

Ashoka selected Anne Roos-Weil as one of the 2010 Fellows. Thanks to this recognition, Ashoka will provide her with financial support, networking, contacts, and pro-bono consulting services (in management, communication, legal issues, HR, etc..) by partners such as McKinsey, Latham & Watkins, Hill & Knowlton, CrossKnowledge, Krauthammer …
To know more about the Ashoka Fellowhip, click here.

The Investment Committee of Antropia awarded a sponsorship to Anne Roos-Weil, Pesinet’s Managing Director, to dedicate her time to run and develop Pesinet. Antropia is a structure co-founded by the Chair of Social Entrepreneurship of the ESSEC Business School and Caisse d’Epargne Ile de France to support social entrepreneurs. Antropia provides them with strategic support to elaborate their Social Business Plan; expert advice, networking opportunities, logistical support (office facilities) and financial support.

Pesinet received a Social Entrepreneur Award from PPR Foundation in June 2010. PPR Foundation for Women’s Dignity and Rights works to fight violence against women and to support women’s empowerment projects. It notably does so by rewarding social entrepreneurship projects dedicated to women, their families and their communities. Pesinet received a cash prize of 15,000 euros and mentoring by an employee from the PPR company. Medhi Benabadji, Director of Strategy at PPR, will accompany Pesinet for one year. Read more >>

BNP Paribas Foundation and the Group’s subsudaury in Mali (BICIM) supported in 2009 the development of a state-of-the-art and upgraded version of the technological application used by Pesinet for remote health monitoring and treatment of collected data with new functionalities for real-time impact monitoring, administration of the activities and aggregation of data at local, regional
and national levels to inform public policies. The Foundation and the company subsidiary in Mali decided to renew their support to Pesinet for the three coming years. Read more >>

The Orange Mali Foundation is a founding partner of Pesinet in Mali.
The Foundation provides grant funding for the launch of the pilot program and its development. It also committed to provide grant funding for the start-up investment of new Pesinet sites in Mali. The Orange Mali Foundation focuses on health, education and culture.

Alcatel-Lucent is a founding partner of Pesinet in Mali.
The company provided start-up funding for the design of the program and the launch of the pilot phase. Pesinet was also awarded a special grant by the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation as winner of the Corporate Social Responsibilty Champion Awards. The company decided to support through its Foundation the training and job creation of Pesinet’s weighing agents by providing the NGO with a 2-year grant. Read more>>

Medex is a founding partner of Pesinet in Mali.
The company provides grant funding and in-kind donations for the pilot program. Medex is a pharmaceutical wholesaler for exportation mainly to French-speaking Africa. The objective of the company is to provide populations in Africa with affordable quality medication.


Aviva Foundation supported the development of Pesinet with a 10,000€ grant in 2010.

Group Bel Foundation supported the reinforcement of the nutrition awareness raising program as part of Pesinet and the intergration of a nutritional status surveillance module in the children health monitoring service with a 20,000€ grant in 2010.

Sanofi Espoir Corporate Foundation decided to accompany Pesinet in the long run, starting with a financial support of 30,000€ in 2010.

Pesinet and the Malian Ministry of Health signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The Ministry supports Pesinet in the development of the pilot program in Bamako Coura and its deployment in other pubic community health centers across the country.
Pesinet is showcased as one of the e-health projects supported by the recently created e-Health Agency (ANTIM).

The Université Numérique Francophone Mondiale partners with Pesinet to provide advice on heathcare for the service as well as health training for the medical personnel on the ground.