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BlogTV: a springboard to employment – the Mirly-Solidarité Association

The aim of the Mirly-Solidarité Association is to assist job seekers in finding work by providing them with support, job training and social skills.
Located in the 5th and 9th districts of Lyon, Mirly-Solidarité organises social and professional activities in the form of workshops and “breakdown services” (low-cost assistance with DIY repairs from a list of [...]

BlogTv: « Lever de rideau19 » or the art of living with others

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The organisation Lever de rideau 19, based near Paris, was founded in 2004 by 2 professors.
Their daily experience with teenagers who are struggling to communicate and relate to each others has motivated the creation of a theatrical and cultural workshop.
Lever de rideau 19 contributes to their self-development and citizenship training.
For instance, the workshop “LesTêtesDeL’Art” [...]

BlogTV: Jobs for the neighbourhood!

The APEQ organisation, promoting employment within the suburbs, was created in Marseille (South of France) in 2006 by Ali Amouche.

What are its objectives? Helping local citizens to reconnect with working life by facilitating encounters with companies.
APEQ prepares and assists job applicants in their search for new career opportunities.

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The APEQ association is a beneficiary of the [...]

BlogTV: Training Young Entrepreneurs

Every year, the CELE association (College for the Emergence of Leaders and Entrepreneurs) organises a “Young Entrepreneurs of Paris” competition.
Its aim is to identify, encourage and promote the projects of future entrepreneurs aged 35 and under.
All candidates benefit from the advice and support offered by the association’s experts: an undeniable springboard for these innovative [...]

Ludovic de Montille at the Women changing India preview, 14th September 2011 in London

Like many of those invited to the Saatchi Gallery for the inauguration of the Women Changing India exhibition, Mr. Ludovic de Montille, head of BNP Paribas UK, was impressed by the quality of the photographs exhibited there.
He expressed pride that BNP Paribas had partnered with Zubaan, a small Indian publishing house and the renowned [...]

BlogTV: Encounters for change with Mao Chan and Etoile de Martin

L’Etoile de Martin is a French association created in 2006 by young Martin’s parents. One year long, the little boy fought valiantly against a malignant brain tumour before “reaching the stars”. Laurent and Servanne, his parents, wished to honour his memory and share their experience with other parents who have to face the same disease.
Indeed, [...]

BlogTV: Books and words on the street

Giving children from disadvantaged backgrounds access to knowledge and imagination: this is the aim of the Atelier du 14 association.
Following the Street Library model created by the ATD Fourth World association, members of Atelier du 14 stroll through the streets bringing words to children.
No pressure, no competition, no discrimination; just sharing through the words, stories [...]

BlogTV: “Multisensory Stimulation Therapy” from the Papillons blancs – A.P.E.I. in Douai

Founded in 1962, Les Papillons Blancs – The White Butterflies – is an association of parents of children with disabilities. Its purpose is to enable these children to participate fully in normal activities and experiences, just like any other child.
It has four key principles:
•    Asserting the children’s right to life, education, culture, leisure activities etc.
•   [...]

BlogTV: A neighbourhood expresses itself

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Take a trip to the heart of Marseille, to the neighbourhood known as le Panier (which literally means “the basket”), where the association Tabasco Vidéo zooms in. Founded in 1999, this community organization brings together film professionals who want to share their tool with everyone, to give them a voice through images.
Tabasco aims to make [...]