Under the aegis of the Fondation de France, it will finance around ten projects per year led by associations.
Exclusion, disability, illiteracy, precariousness… In 2022, 13 million citizens do not have access to reading in France. Faced with this worrying observation, Hachette Livre, the leading publishing group in the country and number three worldwide, has given itself the mission of democratizing reading among audiences who are far from it, through the creation of a dedicated foundation.
Read also2021, the crazy year of the book in France
“Our ambition is to work in favor of the promotion of reading among all audiences. The book is essential to the expression of ideas, knowledge, imagination, it is the tool of reflection, hindsight, in addition to the media. explains Pierre Leroy, Chairman and CEO of Hachette Livre. In these times of trouble and uncertainty, marked by a health crisis that has undermined our individual freedoms, a deteriorating economic context and the return of war in Europe, Hachette wishes to reaffirm the central role of books in public opinion and in the debate of ideas.
The mission of the foundation is to support associations that contribute to developing an interest in reading. It is carried by Hachette in order to capitalize on the strength of the group
Pierre Leroy, CEO of Hachette Livre
From 2022, the Hachette Foundation…
This article is for subscribers only. You have 69% left to discover.
Cultivating your freedom is cultivating your curiosity.
Keep reading your article for 1€ the first month
Already subscribed? Login