Organizations for solidarity and mutual aid Nord

La Tente des Glaneurs is a wonderful solidarity adventure, a human and solidarity-based initiative in Lille initiated by Jean-Loup Lemaire, nicknamed the "Coluche of the North", in 2010. Every Sunday, the association and its volunteers collect unsold goods from shopkeepers at the famous Wazemmes market and redistribute them to people in need of food. The operation is carried out in good spirits and with dignity. The "Glaneurs" have a stand where they sort and display fruit, vegetables, canned goods, coffee and even flowers. At the end of the market, people line up and the produce is distributed free of charge and fairly according to household composition. No proof of income is required. It's all about sharing and trust. All this while avoiding food waste. The association is catching on and expanding to several other towns in France. It has received numerous awards, and we applaud the initiative!

Solidarity, respect, sharing: these are the values of the Ta1ami association. Its mission? To inspire a quiet revolution in the way we look at loneliness and support people in need. Here, you don't visit a lonely person, but a friend. Reading, chatting, sports or cultural outings... volunteers and the people they accompany share some wonderful moments. We work in retirement homes, hospitals, clinics and other social establishments, and even in people's own homes. The diversity of the association's members creates a real social mix, offering genuine moments of sharing and mutual enrichment.

83% of homeless people suffer from rejection by passers-by, while 94% of citizens would like to take action but do not know how. This is where La Cloche comes in, helping to change mentalities and recreate social bonds. Its action programmes are numerous: Le Carillon (a network of shopkeepers and residents working in solidarity), Les Clochettes (creating links through urban beautification projects), La Cloche à Biscuits (a biscuit factory offering a professional activity adapted to homeless people), activities (choirs, cooking workshops), media giving a voice to homeless people, training and awareness-raising workshops.

Since 1957, the Sauvegarde du Nord has been helping the most disadvantaged. Today, it groups 86 services, 170 volunteers and welcomes more than 80,000 people. Its main areas of intervention are addiction, disability, child protection, health and social inclusion. Its vocation is to fight against all forms of exclusion, to give the youngest people the means to build themselves and become actors in their lives, to fight against dropping out of school, to support the return to employment but also to organise major prevention campaigns throughout the region, particularly in the field of addiction and sexuality. The Safeguarding of the North is a major player in solidarity.