Bioderma's Second Mission: Empowering 1,700 Cambodian Girls with Health and Education

For the second time this year, the Bioderma Solidary Missions team has taken over the corridors of the Happy Chandara campus in Cambodia. A discreet but deeply human presence, serving 1,700 young girls who are learning to build their future.

There are partnerships that merely slap on a logo. And then there are others—rarer, more precious ones—that send doctors, dermatologists, and prevention experts to children who need them. The one between Bioderma (distributed in Cambodia by Minthacare) and the Toutes à l'école association firmly belongs to this second category.

Founded by French stylist Tina Kieffer and chef Gilles Stassart, Toutes à l'école has been working for over fifteen years to provide underprivileged Cambodian girls with concrete access to education. On the Happy Chandara campus, nestled in Phnom Penh, 1,700 students receive quality instruction, housing, and... for over ten years now, rigorous medical follow-up thanks to Bioderma.

A comprehensive health check-up

The Bioderma mission goes beyond handing out moisturizing creams. The Bioderma Solidary Missions team deploys a complete medical protocol: general medicine consultations, dermatological assessments, personalized advice, and above all, hygiene and prevention workshops tailored to the local context. Because in a climate like Cambodia's, skin conditions, oral hygiene issues, or nutritional deficiencies can quickly become invisible barriers to learning.

This spring marked the second visit of the year to the campus. The goal: assess progress observed since the first check-up a few months earlier, adjust recommendations on a case-by-case basis, and durably embed good care practices into the students' daily lives. Follow-up, not a one-off visit.

“Reinforce daily good care practices”—that's perhaps the most ambitious phrase in the press release. Because taking care of oneself is also learning that one deserves to be taken care of.

Ten years of a lasting bond

In a landscape where CSR commitments sometimes multiply without follow-through, ten years of continuous partnership between Bioderma and Toutes à l'école represent a rare form of loyalty. The Pierre Fabre group, of which Bioderma is a part, has long placed accessible health at the heart of its identity.

This vision takes concrete form here, far from Parisian showrooms: practitioners in white coats in a Phnom Penh classroom, facing attentive teenage girls.

For the students of the Happy Chandara campus, this attention to their bodies is also a powerful symbolic message: their needs matter. Their health is a priority. And their future deserves investment—not just in class hours, but also in preventive care.

A model to follow

At a time when cosmetic brands compete with high-impact campaigns, the Bioderma × Toutes à l'école model deserves close attention. No grand staging. No inflated figures. Just a team that returns twice a year, takes time for individual follow-up, and adapts to the real needs on the ground. It's discreet. It's solid. And it's exactly what these 1,700 young girls need to go to school with a light heart—and healthy skin.

Support the association

Toutes à l'école supports 1,700 students every day. To join their action: www.toutesalecole.org