Sport dans la Ville is the leading sports-based social integration organization in France, founded in 1998 by Nicolas Eschermann and Philippe Oddou. All of Sport dans la Ville's programs promote the social and professional integration of nearly 15,000 young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods, actively contributing to their progress and personal development.
The Foundation Partnaire actively engages with the association. This partnership is implemented through two flagship programs: the empowerment of young girls with L in the City and access to employment with Jobs in the City.
Our commitment to their L in the City program
Launched in 2009, L dans la Ville is a cross-cutting program within the Sport dans la Ville network. It aims to give young women equal opportunities for success by supporting their personal development and professional integration. Therefore, it addresses four key challenges: encouraging girls' participation in sports, fostering ambition and professional integration, promoting gender equality and diversity, and contributing to the empowerment of young women.
Our involvement in the program
In October 2024, the Groups Partnaire reaffirmed her commitment to women's empowerment by participating in a workshop dedicated to leadership and self-confidence for fifteen young women in the program L in the CityThe event began with an introduction to self-defense, followed by a special discussion with three inspiring figures: Héloïse COURVOISIER (paratriathlete from Team PartnaireMarianne d'ANTUONO (amateur boxer and production manager at Diggers Factory) and Sandra PASQUIER (diversity and equality manager at Avril) participated in a discussion on sisterhood and shared experiences of participating in sports within male-dominated environments. The speakers provided essential insights into stress management and self-confidence. This meeting, characterized by kindness and knowledge sharing, allowed both participants and speakers to leave enriched by this exchange of experiences.
Our commitment to Job dans la Ville
Created in 2007 by the association, the Job dans la Ville program works to promote equal opportunities by facilitating access to training and employment for young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods. Addressing the challenges of exclusion and school dropout, this free program supports 2,500 young people each year, starting at age 14, through personalized guidance provided by employment advisors and mentors in companies. The program offers practical tools—such as TOEIC preparation, the specific " Passe Décisive " pathway for those with less than a high school diploma, and the " Booster Jeunes Diplômés " (Young Graduates Booster)—to remove barriers to employment and ensure sustainable professional integration.
Our involvement in the program
Our recruitment agency , ID Search, offered a networking workshop entitled “ How to create and maintain your network? ” Three of our employees went on-site to meet with a group of 12 recent graduates (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) to share their advice and field experience and guide them in their search for their first job.
“ If I had to do it again, I wouldn't hesitate! I really enjoyed leading a workshop without it feeling too academic. Helping the young people in a different way motivated them to regain their self-confidence, which helped them attract more professional opportunities. It was a beneficial experience for both them and me; this first professional experience helped me gain credibility. ” – Lou Mettler , Recruitment Officer at ID Search
As part of its commitment to inclusion, agency Partnaire of Villepinte The initiative was launched through the intervention of Méissara YACOUBI. Through two sessions, one in November 2024 and the other in June 2025, this project introduced young people to new career paths using an innovative format. By combining fun and sporting activities to reveal soft skills beyond the CV, followed by personalized guidance interviews, the group is reinventing recruitment by breaking down prejudices.
"On a personal level, it brings me a lot because it allows me to return to the reason why I chose to work in recruitment in a temporary employment agency in the first place, which is to be able to be the intermediary between candidates and companies in order to allow each candidate to maximize their chances of joining the company by advising them in the best way."- Méissara YACOUBI, deputy head of the agency Partnaire from Villepinte.
