After 10 years of activity in the Yvelines and the Hauts de Seine, the association AIME (Agir, Innover, Mobiliser, Essaimer) has settled in Ardèche, where it continues to train and accompany persons in difficulty. Its goal is to assist the social and professional integration in this rural area, where the jobless rate is among the highest in the Rhône-Alpes region. In the Ardèche, it proposes a mobilization around a professional project and pre-skills training.
In 2008, the ateliers d'AIME launched two projects specialized in the building trades. These projects, open to jobless persons and minimum-wage earners referred by the local missions or the ANPE National Employment Agency, offer a six-month renewable Accompaniment Contract or Future Contract to some 30 persons.
They are trained in the techniques of heritage restoration and refurbishing, and eco-construction, using HEQ building materials and techniques. The aim is to help them land a durable job at the end of the period, or undergo skills training.
