Puro also supports the Corporate Funding Programme (CFP), a Belgian initiative under the chairmanship of viscount Fons Verplaetse, honorary governor of the National Bank of Belgium. It is a young and dynamic collaboration initiative which redraws the classical settings of aid to the developing countries by joining the forces of two important social players, namely companies and non-governmental organisations (NGO’s).

The CFP urges companies to financially contribute to durable projects in the South. The by CFP selected NGO’s subsequently guarantee the quality and follow-up of the projects. Thus they jointly dedicate themselves to a reliable and incorruptible commitment towards sustainable development collaboration.

Via the CFP, Puro also commits itself to initiatives which will allow communities in developing countries to become more self-supporting. The CFP supports many projects: revitalisation of railroad lines for the food supply in Congo, alphabetisation of children working in brick-yards in Cambodia, micro-loans to women associations in Peru, management of water infrastructures for a better water supply in the Sahel area in Senegal, training of paramedics in Bangladesh, training for the Yanomami Indians in the Amazon forest in Brazil, and many others.

‘With regard to the enormous problems of poverty in the world, the lack of understanding amongst people and the slowness of the international political decision-making, the CFP will not initiate a revolutionary change. But the CFP grows, slow but sure. This gives us pleasure.’ say Fons Verplaetse and Guido Lamote, respectively chairman and director of the CFP.

Puro also wishes to contribute to this initiative.

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