“Engageons 2017” rings a bell. It was a national campaign coordinated by Animafac. Animafac is a national network of student associations. It aims to promote student involvement. It supports student volunteers in their projects.
Animafac is at 153-155 Avenue Jean Lolive in Pantin. Its phone number is 01 42 22 15 15. Animafac offers a wide range of tools. These include training sessions plus guides. Animafac also provides practical guides. These are developed from the experiences of the network’s associations. Animafac organizes many exchanges plus debates throughout the year. These are for associations in the network.
Week-ends au campus gathers about a thousand people nationally. Locally Animafac connects student associations. It helps them exchange practices. Animafac is an association under the law of 1901. It was founded in 1996. Animafac is affiliated with CPCA and CNAJEP. It publishes a bimonthly newsletter.
Animafac’s goal is to enable student associations to complete their projects. This is done by exchanging experiences. Associations share practices. Animafac aims to boost inter-association dynamics. It also wants to showcase student initiatives. Animafac highlights engaged youth.
Founded in 1996, Animafac acts as a resource center. It facilitates the exchange of experiences. It was created by student activists. There were two main reasons for its creation. Higher education expanded in the 1980s and 1990s. University sites became more scattered. This created a need for exchange among students. Students were increasingly spread across the territory. The ways young people engaged were also changing. They were less involved in student unions. They were driven by specific actions.
Animafac offers training in association life. It also provides training in project management. These trainings take place throughout France. Animafac holds national and regional meetings. It has an interactive website. The website features practical resources. Animafac also sends out a bimonthly newsletter. It offers guides plus practical fact sheets.
Animafac addresses diverse expectations. It also tackles associations’ concerns. The network runs thematic projects. These projects operate at national and regional levels. They involve specialized associations. These associations cover about ten thematic fields. Animafac connects student associations locally. It fosters a network for exchanging practices. It also promotes sharing expertise. National associations have a dedicated space. This space is for meeting and coordination.
Animafac coordinates awareness campaigns. These include the Engageons 2017 campaign. This campaign promotes engagement. Animafac regularly develops programs. These programs focus on Europe and citizenship. They also address discrimination and the social economy.
Animafac organized the Forum national des initiatives jeunes. This took place at the Grande halle de la Villette. It showcased youth engagement through thematic spaces. It also included a festival.
In 2017, Animafac implicitly called to block the FN candidate. This was during the presidential election. Animafac develops projects in social innovation. These include La Riposte. This is a call for projects for students. These students carry out socially innovative initiatives. There is also Pro’Pulse. This helps young people enter the social and solidarity economy. Animafac received a medal from the city of Paris for Pro’Pulse.
Animafac is legally an association under the law of 1901. It is linked to the Ligue de l’Enseignement. The association is managed by a board of directors. The board includes 24 associations. They represent the network’s diversity. Associations are elected for two-year terms. Animafac’s general assembly meets yearly in June in Paris. Half of the board of directors is renewed at this time.
Animafac also has a professional team. This team includes about twenty employees. There is a network animation team. It consists of about 30 volunteers.
Animafac receives most of its funding from the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. It is part of a multi-year agreement. Animafac represents student associations. It is a member of Le Mouvement associatif. This is the political voice of French associations. A network representative participates in the Conseil national de la vie associative. They oversee the implementation of volunteer status. Animafac has been elected to the Conseil économique, social et environnemental since 2011. It is a founding member of the Comité du service civique associatif.