Country:
France
Promoters:
François Marty, Groupe Chênelet.
Recognitions:
Ashoka Fellowship (2008).
A social enterprise that creates employment opportunities in sustainable construction, catering, tourism and hosting activities through the creation of environmentally friendly guest houses (‘gites ruraux’ in French).
Impact indicators
Outputs:
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800 people have been employed in 17 projects through the Chênelet construction network.
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Chênelet employs 250 people, 150 of whom are part of the work reintegration programme.
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On average, 40 people are trained on each construction site, with an average duration of 12 months.
Impacts:
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50% of the 3,000 people trained through the entire Chênelet network have found full-time employment.
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