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Debout
INFORMATION TO FOSTER
INDEPENDENCE
For 87%of Frenchmen and
women, easy access to a
personalised, clear and useful tool
kit of information is an essential
step towards escaping from
exclusion
(1)
. This is why the
Debout
association launched
its eponymousmagazine in
September 2014. Practical, free
and informative,
Debout
aims to
give those in difficulty themeans
and the desire to stand on their
own feet, by becomingmore
independent, more responsible
and, as a result, less vulnerable.
The 60-pagemagazine is
distributed four times a year in
town halls, community centres,
social grocery stores, and social
service organisations, with practical
and tangible information on
accommodation, training courses,
health and diet, as well as well-
being, culture, DIY, etc. It offers a
real breath of fresh air, filledwith
ideas and solutions for its readers.
In 2014, the Carrefour Foundation
gave a grant of €25,000 to
support the internet presence
of the association via a dedicated
website providing information
and collecting donations.
(1) Opinion survey carried out by
Iligo
for
Debout
in 2014.
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,
000
COPIES, DISTRIBUTED IN
NINE CITIES IN FRANCE
Luludansma rue
AKIOSKFOR JOB-SEEKERS
“
Lulu dansma rue
” is a citizen
project started in2014by the
foundingmembers of
Emmaüs
Défi
. Theprinciplebehind it is
simple and innovative: helping
the long-termunemployed
tofindwork by startingmicro-
enterprises andoffering local
urban services. Acollaborative
internet platformand a kiosk
right in the centreof Paris,
providedby themunicipal
authorities, puts self-employed
entrepreneurs in contact with
local residents looking for
services, such as odd jobs,
cleaningand repairs. Training
andpersonalised assistance are
alsooffered tohelp thesenew
micro-entrepreneursmake
their activitymoreprofessional
and sustainable. Someof them
may havepreviously beenon
benefits, or in a longperiodof
unemployment, for example.
Agood chance to return towork!
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INDIVIDUALS BACK TO
WORK: THE OBJECTIVE
FOR 2015
FoodBanks
CLICK FOR SOLIDARITY!
In all the countries where the
Group is present, Carrefour
forges close relationships with
food aid organisations so that
unsold products from the
stores can be given to those
in greatest need. The “
Clic
Solidaire
” (Click for Solidarity)
project, led by Carrefour
hypermarkets in Belgium, was
devised to provide
supplementary support to the
Food Banks, with a clear
objective, namely to enable
them to find the equipment
they need to improve the
management of food
donations, such as cold rooms
and vehicles. Each hypermarket
therefore selected one project
proposed by a local food aid
organisation. Then, from
December 17
th
to 31
st
2014,
clients and staff were asked
to choose from 44 project
proposals from across the
entire country. With over
55,000 votes, the winner
was the “
Foyer De Okkernoot
”,
receiving an award of €30,000
from the Carrefour Foundation,
enabling them to furnish and
equip their centre, which offers
accommodation, entertainment
and a welcome reception
to those with autism. Nine
runners-up received €10,000
each and all the other projects,
€2,000. In total, €188,000
were awarded to solidarity
initiatives across the country.
“The success of ‘
Clic Solidaire
’
has shown that each of our
hypermarkets is an essential
part of the fabric of local life,”
says Valérie de Smet, in charge
of the project for Carrefour
Belgium.
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PROJECTS FUNDED
2014 INREVIEW
Une initiative
FRANCE
BELGIUM
FRANCE