- FRANCE 24

03/02/2012 - REPORTERS

The faces of French poverty

According to a recent survey, almost a quarter of French people have little or nothing left to live on at the end of the month. These "nouveaux poor" are students, single parents, casual workers and the elderly. Our reporter went to meet them.

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18/05/2011 - CANNES CONFIDENTIAL

Paul Haggis brings charity to Cannes

Stars are giving charities high visibility at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Acclaimed screenwriter-director Paul Haggis is one of them. He's on the Croisette to raise money for his charity "Artists for Peace and Justice", which helps the children of Haiti. Rebecca Leffler went to meet him.

18/04/2011 - BOOKS

Report says best-selling ‘Three Cups of Tea’ fudged facts

A CBS investigation alleges that some of the facts in Greg Mortenson’s best-seller “Three Cups of Tea” are fabricated and that some of the schools his charity claims to have built in Pakistan don’t exist. Mortenson has denied the allegations.

01/12/2010 - FRANCE

French charity more in demand than ever this Christmas

Twenty-five years after it was founded, the charity “Restaurants du Coeur” is now a fixture of the winter season in France, providing free groceries and meals to a growing number of people and calling attention to increasing financial hardship.

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26/08/2010 - INDIA

Mother Teresa's legacy, 100 years after her birth

Thirteen years after her death, the work started by Mother Teresa still provides help to the needy in Calcutta, or Kolkata as it's now known. Ten million people there, or two thirds of the city's population, live in poverty. In order to mark the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa's birth, we visit the clinic that the nun set up to see the work that is done there.

05/08/2010 - USA

Billionaires to give over half of their fortunes to charity

Forty of America's richest people pledged on Wednesday to donate over half of their fortunes to charity as part of the "The Giving Pledge" campaign organised by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and legendary investor Warren Buffet.

24/03/2010 - THE INTERVIEW

Bob Geldof, singer and political activist

Stéphanie Antoine welcomes Bob Geldof, singer and political activist who is widely recognized for his activism, especially anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa.

12/03/2010 - FACE-OFF

Showbiz fundraising: feeding the charity business?

Tonight across France, as is the case every year, millions of people will tune in to the iconic charity TV show Les Enfoirés. Created by the humorist Coluche, the idea was to record a song featuring France's best-loved singers to raise money for the needy. So, why are Les Enfoirés such a big hit here in France? Is it more about charity or celebrity?

26/02/2010 - REPORTERS

Haiti: where is the money going?

In the month that followed the Haiti quake, the French donated 65 million Euros for emergency aid. Who gets the money? Who uses it? What impact does it have on the ground? Find out in this edition of Reporters.

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23/01/2010 - HAITI EARTHQUAKE

Stars come out to help quake victims with telethon fundraiser

A star-studded telethon fundraiser was launched on Friday to help the Haiti relief effort. Organised by George Clooney in association with relief agencies, the show featured some of the biggest names in film and pop music such as Madonna (pictured).