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Thousands of little ones "forgotten on vacation" sweep onto Deauville beach

2022-08-24T17:44:42.895Z


About 3,800 children from the Paris region swept joyfully on Wednesday August 24 on the beach of Deauville on the occasion of the "Journée des...


About 3,800 children from the Paris region swept joyfully onto Deauville beach on Wednesday August 24 on the occasion of the "

Day of the forgotten vacationers

" organized by the Secours populaire, which is concerned about a "

worsening

" of the poverty in France.

What we liked the most were the waves.

But the sea is salty, it tastes weird in your mouth

,” explain Sirine, 12, and Liliane, 10, two new friends sitting by the water, busy making a collection of shells that they plan to bring back. "

in remembrance

".

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The most upscale beach on the Normandy coast resounded on Wednesday morning with the cries of joy of the 3,800 children from the Parisian suburbs, who were enjoying a sun that was also radiant.

If all the children interviewed said they had already seen the sea, many were surprised that it was salty or that the shells in the sand sting their feet, noted an AFP journalist.

Others asked their leaders if there were sharks there.

For us volunteers too, it's a wonderful day.

I had not left this summer.

It's not always easy.

With the rise in the price of gas, we do with what we have ... And then the children are nice, happy

, "explains Françoise, retired, one of the thousand volunteers of this day of forgotten vacation (JOV).

The Secours Populaire organizes one each year for young Ile-de-France residents in a Normandy seaside resort.

“Beginning of a tumble”

Since the consequences of the war in Ukraine, for us, it is very clear

”, there is “

a worsening

”, declared the secretary general of Secours populaire Henriette Steinberg, questioned by AFP on the evolution of the situation. poverty in France.

The worsening was very, very clear during the Covid.

There was a bit of a stabilization and now there is a further deterioration

,” Ms Steinberg added.

"

It's extremely strong what is happening

," she said.

The “

degradation

” of the situation concerns “

new categories

” of the population, detailed Henriette Steinberg, “

these are not people who have been in difficulty all their lives.

These are people who have worked, with low wages

.

She also cited the case of farmers' wives who only receive 250 euros per month or women of small traders who closed during the Covid epidemic and "

find themselves

" today "

on the street

".

"

What also aggravates the situation is the feeling of concern that we are at the start of a downturn

," added Henriette Steinberg.

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For the Secours populaire, “

we must think about measures that are collective in nature and not simply individual by individual

”.

Henriette Steinberg insisted on the impact of this poverty for children.

Some starve themselves so that their parents have something to eat, she testified.

Asked by AFP, the Minister of Solidarity Jean-Christophe Combe, who came to Deauville to "

highlight

" the JOV, does not make the same observation.

Today, to my knowledge, there is no massive extension.

There is a deterioration in the situation among certain audiences

,” said Jean-Christophe Combe, who spent nearly two and a half hours in Deauville with the children and then the volunteers.

As I speak to you, the measures put in place by the government have made it possible to avoid the tipping into poverty of a certain number of households in our country

”, he added, the government “

will be vigilant in the coming months

”.

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Source: lefigaro

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