TOGETHER, LET’S MOBILISE
To advance research on cerebral palsy
and significantly improve the lives of the 125 000 people affected and their families.
2e édition du Charitable Metal Fest
Le Charitable Metal Fest, premier festival caritatif de musique métal en faveur de la cause de la paralysie cérébrale est de retour pour sa 2e édition à l’Empreinte de Savigny-le-Temple, le 22 novembre 2025.
More Than Palsy
À l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de la paralysie cérébrale, le 6 octobre 2025, la Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale est heureuse de s’associer à More than Palsy, une campagne mondiale de sensibilisation à la paralysie cérébrale.
The research is moving forward
The missions of the Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale
Created in 2005 by associations of parents and health professionals and formerly known as “La Fondation Motrice”, the Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale’s vocation is to promote and support research on cerebral palsy, work on improving quality of care and spread knowledge & best practices. promouvoir et soutenir la recherche sur la paralysie cérébrale, œuvrer pour la qualité des soins et l’accompagnement, la diffusion des bonnes pratiques et le développement des connaissances. La recherche n’est utile que si elle se traduit dans la vie de ceux qui en ont besoin.
Every year, it leads to calls for research projects and awarding of grants to the most promising works. Those calls for projects are supervised by its Scientific board, consisting of independent internationally-known personalities.
The Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale is recognised as a public utility organisation by the French public authorities / French state.
The most common physical disability in childhood
Cerebral palsy
This disability is the result of irreversible lesions on the brain of the fetus or infant, due to the destruction of certain developing brain cells, that we do not know how to repair.
- 1st cause of motor disability in children in France
- 4 births per day on average
- 125,000 people affected
- 17M people worldwide
Our research programs
Europe-wide projects
Since 2018, the Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale has devoted massive, unprecedented support to cerebral palsy research by funding large-scale European projects.
CAP’ 2018 – 2023
Programme de recherche sur la rééducation intensive et ludique chez les tout-petits, pour plus d’autonomie
ENSEMBLE 2022 – 2027
Programme de recherche pour un diagnostic précoce de la paralysie cérébrale, pour une prise en charge précoce
TESTIMONIALS
People who live with cerebral palsy, parents, researchers, doctors, donators... all speak up on the importance of supporting research.
"First motor handicap. I think it's the first time that winning a gold medal isn't enough to make a name for yourself. This has got to stop. Things have to change. Science is making so much progress. For our children. For 125,000 people in France. And yet... It's still not enough."
“Today, the family journey is still a very difficult one, and it is thanks to the research progress that we will succeed, all together, in better understanding what cerebral palsy is, in developing new treatments and therefore innovating in the accompaniment of people affected by cerebral palsy and their families.”
"For the past 3 years, I've been taking part in STEPtember. It's an opportunity to raise awareness of cerebral palsy and vital funds for research, which is crucial: not only does it offer the prospect of better medical interventions and support, but it also feeds our hope for significant breakthroughs."
"I trully believe that helping to fund this type of study is what advances cerebral palsy research, and therefore my son's living conditions. For today and tomorrow. And for that, the Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale needs donations from all of us to carry out its actions, which are so essential in the lives of Martin and his little friends."
"The Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale is a real network of solidarity. For me, it was first and foremost a place to listen and share, but also to make contact with other families experiencing the same daily difficulties. Sharing experiences and exchanging ideas helps us to feel less isolated and to find support."
act with us
To make research progress, we need you
Donation, bequests, fund raising, sponsoring, volunteering .. Every move counts, every support is valuable.
They support research
They take part in STEPtember
patrons
They support us
Thanks to their valuable support we are able to achieve numerous research projects on cerebral palsy.
