AGIR
Association pour Générer l'Insertion et la Réussite
Châteauroux, France
About
Founded in 1992, AGIR is a non-profit association based in Châteauroux, France working on employment & skills, environment & climate.
AGIR is an association based in the Châteauroux area of the Indre department in France. It runs insertion activities that help people far from employment, including women in difficulty, gain work experience and move towards stable jobs. Its economic activities, approved as an Atelier et Chantier d'Insertion (ACI) and part of the IAE framework, include second-hand clothing shops (friperies solidaires), an online second-hand shop, textile sorting and recycling, and laundry and dry-cleaning services for private and professional clients. Proceeds from its shops fund its social actions. The association has operated since 1992.
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Atelier et Chantier d'Insertion (ACI)
Employment & Skills · France
Insertion workshops in textile sorting, recycling, second-hand retail, laundry and dry cleaning, where people far from employment gain work experience under the supervision of technical instructors and an insertion adviser.
CDDI (Contrat à Durée Déterminée d'Insertion)
Employment & Skills · France
Fixed-term insertion contracts, typically for at least four months and renewable up to 24 months, for people unemployed with particular social and professional difficulties.
VETI Centre
Environment & Climate · France
Textile sorting platform supplying second-hand and wholesale textiles to professional buyers, including exporters, recyclers and rag producers, in France and Europe.
BonChicBonCoeur
Environment & Climate · France
Online second-hand clothing shop with click-and-collect and home delivery across France, linked to the association's friperies.
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Conseil Départemental de l'Indre, Région Centre Val de Loire, Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires, Fondation Caisse d'Epargne, Fondation FAPE, Fondation Caritas France, Secours Catholique, Pôle Emploi, Eco TLC, Collectif Green Friday
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