CMA CGM Foundation

Containers of Hope

Since 2012, the Containers of Hope programme has enabled Action Against Hunger to draw on the logistical support of the CMA CGM Foundation to ship essential supplies free of charge to its programmes around the world.

In crisis situations where logistical challenges are numerous, this collaboration plays a key role in enabling Action Against Hunger to assist vulnerable populations in conflict zones and areas of humanitarian crisis.

Thanks to this long-standing partnership, more than 7,500 tonnes of humanitarian aid have been delivered to 22 countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East. This aid consists mainly of therapeutic food and medical supplies to treat malnourished children.

CMA CGM’s efficient logistics network and international presence are key assets in enabling the rapid and flexible mobilisation of the aid required to address the many global humanitarian challenges that demand an emergency response.

PharmaBox: a humanitarian innovation

Developed by the CMA CGM Foundation, in collaboration with Action Against Hunger, the PharmaBox is a humanitarian innovation that meets Action Against Hunger’s needs to store and secure stocks of medicines and treatments for malnutrition in humanitarian zones.

A 40-foot container is thus transformed into a mobile pharmacy, powered by clean energy thanks to its solar panels and suitable for all modes of transport: sea, rail and road.

The first PharmaBox has been in operation in the Central African Republic since February 2025 at an Action Against Hunger site, and a total of 10 PharmaBoxes will be deployed across Africa to facilitate access to medicines and healthcare in several humanitarian crisis zones where Action Against Hunger teams are operating.

The result of a collaboration between the CMA CGM Foundation and Action Against Hunger, this medicine storage solution demonstrates a shared commitment to strengthening the medicine supply chain and improving access to healthcare for the most vulnerable populations in countries affected by humanitarian crises.

The roll-out of the 10 PharmaBoxes in Africa, made possible by the support of the CMA CGM Foundation, is continuing, notably in Chad, Sudan, Madagascar, the DRC, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, and will enable Action Against Hunger’s teams to overcome logistical challenges and support health and malnutrition treatment programmes to treat thousands of women and children.

About the CMA CGM Foundation

Chaired by Tanya Saadé Zeenny, the CMA CGM Foundation was established in 2005 and is primarily committed to humanitarian action and promoting access to education. It embodies and translates into concrete action the family values and spirit of solidarity of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in transport and logistics.

In times of crisis, the Foundation draws on the CMA CGM Group’s expertise to deliver essential humanitarian supplies. It also supports access to quality education, vocational training and social integration, as well as educational and social innovation. To date, the Foundation has transported 120,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to 106 countries, supported more than 630 projects in France, Lebanon and around the world, and mentored 67 entrepreneurs through its social incubator, Le Phare.

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The result of a partnership that has lasted 13 years and nearly a year of collaboration between teams from the CMA CGM Foundation, the CMA CGM Group and experts from Action Against Hunger, the PharmaBox meets Action Against Hunger’s needs to store and secure stocks of medicines in humanitarian zones. This shipping container, converted into a mobile pharmacy, combines robustness, mobility and energy self-sufficiency thanks to solar panels, and enables medical and nutritional care to be provided to 50,000 children and pregnant women per year per PharmaBox.

An innovative solution tailored to humanitarian contexts, the first PharmaBox unit set off from Marseille in early December 2024 and has been operational in the Central African Republic since the first quarter of 2025.

The CMA CGM Foundation has committed to producing and deploying a total of 10 units for Action Against Hunger: the CMA CGM Foundation is therefore responsible for providing the containers, converting them and transporting them to their final destination.

In the first quarter of 2026, two units were installed in Chad and Sudan to support Action Against Hunger’s programmes. The deployment of additional units will continue in 2026 thanks to the support of the CMA CGM Foundation, notably in Madagascar, the DRC, Nigeria and Burkina Faso.