We are coming to the end of a year rich in projects and actions. All of the Jacques Martel Foundation’s missions have benefited from this, and we are delighted to share with you the highlights that have marked this year.

1. Protection of marine resources

The ‘Objectif Océan’ project dominated much of the year. The challenge was commensurate with the collective commitment.

• Launch of an appeal for generosity during a transatlantic crossing between the Canary Islands and the Caribbean, in order to raise awareness among as many people as possible about the threats facing the ocean. All donations collected were donated to the Surfrider Foundation Europe.
• Organisation of a waste collection in Guadeloupe with the local Surfrider team, to remind everyone that they can take action at their own level.
• Support for the No Plastic In My Sea association in creating a fact sheet aimed at limiting the use of plastic at sea. This information sheet was given to more than 150 crews who took part in the crossing.

Earlier in the year, the Jacques Martel Foundation co-hosted an educational stand on the preservation of marine ecosystems with Alexia Barrier’s 4myplanet association as part of the major conference on the ocean held in Nice in June.

👉 More information about our actions during the UNOC: https://fjmartel.org/oceans-au-dela-des-paroles-les-actions/

2. Actions in favour of sick children and their families

In 2025, the Jacques Martel Foundation continued its support for associations that provide daily support to sick and/or disabled children and their families.

Among the actions carried out:

The financing of a “Bulle d’oxygène” by the LEA association, offering around fifty children and their families a trip out to sea from Sanary-sur-Mer to see dolphins and whales.

The renewal of support for the Adrien association, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in May. This was an opportunity for the Jacques Martel Foundation to present its president with a cheque to help fund an essential project: the Maison Adrien. More information: Visiting the Maison Adrien

Other initiatives took place throughout the year, notably with the associations ‘Ensemble pour Louca’ and ‘Indigo 06’.

3. Support for education

This year, the Foundation took a broad approach to education, focusing as much on learning as on children’s well-being.

It worked with the association Lève Les Yeux to combat children’s overexposure to screens. There are many challenges: regaining concentration, memory and imagination in the first instance, but also reconnecting with oneself and one’s loved ones.

Thanks to Sens Solidaires, supported for the second consecutive year, schoolchildren in Nice were made aware of the marine biodiversity that is so close to them, yet sometimes overlooked.

With the Nice Opera, the Jacques Martel Foundation has committed to a major project: a participatory opera that took a year and a half to prepare and will enable 150 young people from Nice to discover an artistic world often perceived as inaccessible. To be discovered at the Nice Opera in June 2026.

4. Promoting local heritage

At the end of 2024, the Jacques Martel Foundation launched a public appeal for donations to restore the stained glass windows of Saint-Césaire Church in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne.

This 18th-century building, the true heart of the village, generated a strong response; 100% of the target was reached and restoration work was able to begin.

5. Healthy & sustainable food

At the end of 2024, the Jacques Martel Fund launched a call for projects with the aim of encouraging initiatives promoting healthy and sustainable food, focusing on taste education and innovation.

Results:

• 10 projects received
• 3 winners selected
• Actions carried out with children from nursery school to Year 6 in three regions in the south of France – Alpes Maritimes, Lozère and Greater Avignon

From oceans to vegetable gardens, education to heritage, each initiative reflects the same desire: to raise awareness, mobilise and take concrete action for essential causes, alongside associations that we thank for their unfailing commitment.

It is now time to wish you a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year, with one wish for 2026: that together, we continue to take action to protect and pass on the future.