ATELIER BOSCO
Paris, France
DESCRIPTION
ATELIER BOSCO
L’Atelier Bosco is a project developed by « Aux Captifs, la Libération », an association set up in 1981 by Father Patrick Giros to help excluded people living on or off the streets of Paris: the homeless, prostitutes, migrants, young vagrants, victims of substance abuse.
In 2015, the association obtained approval from the authorities to run social and professional integration workshops for people in precarious situations undocumented or not. This is how Atelier Bosco was set up in 2022, with the aim of welcoming, training in interior painting and opening up professional horizons for people living on the margins of society.
The people welcomed into the workshop work and receive vocational training. At the same time, they are supported by social workers in the Captifs offices. Thanks to their work, they receive a stipend as the Atelier sets up worksites for both professional and private customers.
The « trainees » also take part in French as a Foreign Language courses, job search preparation workshops (CV writing, online procedures etc.) and cultural activities.
The Comgest Foundation supports the work of Atelier Bosco and its trainees.
IMPACT / MAIN INDICATORS
Main results:
• 10 beneficiaries in 2025
• 87 working days per beneficiary per year
LOCAL
PARTNER
Selection
Duration
Project selected in September 2023
Duration: 2 years
Financed
by
The Comgest Foundation
COMMENT FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Daniel Marroquin
In 2025, the trainees at Atelier Bosco completed fewer painting projects than in the previous year, but the projects were larger and more profitable, with 13 completed compared with 19 in 2024. The workshop’s overall revenue also increased to €56 000, up from €54 000 in 2024. Throughout the year, the workshop maintained an average of 7 trainees, with 3 arrivals, 1 dropout and 1 positive exit.
A programme called “Bounce Back” was created for former trainees who had become independent, enabling them to return and help with the workshop’s current painting projects while benefiting from declared work.
Semi-annual appraisals, reports and a proprietary holistic monitoring tool were implemented to ensure comprehensive support for each individual.
In November, Aux Captifs, la Libération decided to close the Bosco workshop for budgetary reasons and focus on the Bakhita workshop. After a calendar year full of painting projects, participants were referred to alternative training or to a programme supporting their exit from prostitution.