Frédéric Lopez guides you to discover the association Pour un Sourire d'Enfant
In a real-time show in both France and Cambodia, Frédéric Lopez introduces you to the association through the extraordinary fates of Marie-France des Pallières and the young Cambodians saved from hell. Xavier de Lauzanne, director of the film Les Pépites (2016), and Patrice Leconte, PSE's patron, also give their testimonies.
Reports and surprises punctuate this emotional programme!
Exceptional evening to celebrate 25 years of helping children in Cambodia
On December 6, 2021, Pour un Sourire d'Enfant celebrated its 25th anniversary with an exceptional evening at La Scala Theatre in Paris.
On the programme:
- A theatrical reading about the origins of the association - directed by the film-maker Patrice Leconte, the association's patron, and read by Isabelle Carré and François Cluzet
- A look back at 25 years of helping children
- Spotlight on the Cambodian successor as director and the on-the-ground challenges
- Reports and testimonies: alumni who have gone from destitution to a vocation, members of the association, who inspired supporters like Frédéric Lopez
A mini-series that follows the destinies of five youngsters saved by Pour un Sourire d'Enfant
Over the past 25 years, 5,500 young people have obtained their diploma and entered the workforce, with a dignified, qualified and well-paid job. Among them, Phally, Daing, Thai, Sopath and Leakhéna. They talk about their journey and how the association has changed their lives.