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girls and women supported

According to the World Bank, in 2024, 700 million people – 8.5% of the global population – lived in extreme poverty (with less than 2.15$ a day). Women are particularly exposed to this situation as 1 woman out of 10 live in extreme poverty. In 2025, the situation of women in the world is still critical and faces numerous challenges. As a matter of fact, 1 woman out of 3 has already suffered from gender-based violence while 1 woman out of 5 is married before her 18th birthday. In a lot of countries, there is not legal protection against those types of situations: 85% of countries still do not have any laws condemning femicide. On the other hand, gender inequalities are also enduring in the daily life: women perform 3 times more unpaid care and domestic work than men which impacts their working opportunities. In 2023, 28% of women between 15 and 24 years old were not either in school, following an academic formation or employed – which is more than twice as much as for men. Between 2019 and 2022, nearly 40% of countries have experienced stagnation or decline in gender equality, showing the extent of what is yet to be done. Offering adequate development means to girls and women in needing countries could help them increase their own potential and contribute to a lasting reduction in gender inequalities. 

Since 1980’s, Maison L’Occitane en Provence has been working closely with women producing sheer-butter in Burkina Faso. As an echo to this historical partnership, the L’Occitane en Provence Fund has been accompanying the socio-economic development of the girls and women in this country since its creation in 2006. Through projects acting for education, professional training and entrepreneurship, the L’Occitane en Provence Fund acts to improve their living conditions and implement better social practices. Since 2022, the Maison’s subsidiaries have been supporting their own projects in the territories where they operate. 

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