A white plaster facade, a large Christmas tree, a table football in the middle of the living room, a row of individual bedrooms upstairs ... At first glance, nothing distinguishes the Colibri house from its neighbors. However, this pavilion of Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines) which belonged a few months ago to a couple of
"little old people"
was transformed in October into an innovative place for the protection of children. Six boys and girls aged 11 to 15 settled there to start a new life and find stability alongside five educators, a hostess and a psychologist.
Opened in the fall, it is the seventh structure of its kind created by the Scouts and Guides of France via the Colibri association.
After a successful experiment in Jambville, near the castle which serves as the headquarters for the movement, the Colibri model is available.
As a response to the failures of the child protection system denounced in recent years: situation of mistreatment in some homes ...
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