🌟 Collectif Ensemble – Changing perspectives, building tomorrow 🌟
Growing Together – Inclusion through action
Do you see our logo?
It’s a big puzzle made of colors and smiles.
It reflects everything we stand for: shared joy, diversity, and above all, the desire to take action together.
Each color tells a story.
The story of a child who grows with confidence, an unexpected encounter, a project that truly makes a difference.
Because for us, inclusion is not an abstract idea.
It is real, lived, and collective.
Our mission is simple : 💛 to build, hand in hand, a world that is more accessible, kinder, and more united.
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🌟 How was Collectif Ensemble born ?
“When baking becomes a lesson in inclusion”
It all started in a ULIS classroom at a middle school in Alsace.
A baking workshop, a pinch of enthusiasm, and then… a big dose of frustration.
Students with disabilities were faced with recipes they could not understand, steps that were too long, and measurements that were impossible to follow.
Then a bright idea emerged:
👉 “What if we created a recipe book that was truly accessible ?”
👉 “For everyone. No exceptions.”
With the support of their specialized teacher, Anne-Karin, and their teaching assistant, Julien, these extraordinary young people jumped into the adventure.
Simplified measurements, clear illustrations, adapted steps. Every page was designed so that cooking could become a shared pleasure for all.
After weeks of work, laughter, and late nights, the result was there:
Hopla Chef, the very first recipe book accessible to everyone. 💛
🏆 The story that changed everything
Presented at the University of Strasbourg, the project was praised as a true model of inclusive innovation.
The book crossed borders, challenged stereotypes, and even reached the Council of Europe.
A few months later, the young authors and their teachers headed to Paris for an unforgettable moment. They won first prize at the national APAJH Awards.
Under the spotlight, surrounded by ministers and experts, they proved that with a little boldness and a lot of heart, it is possible to change the way disability is seen.
💫 The birth of Collectif Ensemble
Carried by this incredible momentum, a group of parents, teachers, and assistants decided to go further.
To create a structure that could continue to imagine, connect, and take action.
This is how the Collectif Ensemble association was born.
The idea was simple:
Allow everyone to discover this book and draw inspiration from it.
Very quickly, success exceeded all expectations. More than 2,500 copies sold, requests coming from abroad, and a real logistical challenge to manage.
Instead of stopping there, the team chose to turn this success into a springboard.
➡️ Closing one project, yes.
➡️ But only to give birth to many more 🌱
🌍 Today
Collectif Ensemble now carries more than a dozen solidarity projects.
Intergenerational workshops, initiatives with young people with disabilities, shared creations with seniors.
Each project carries the same spirit: kindness, connection, and transmission.
💛 Join the adventure
Thanks to your support, we can keep imagining, creating, and moving things forward.
Every donation, every word, every share helps us build a gentler world and make inclusion a reality, not an option.
“Because together, the recipe for a better world finally becomes accessible.” 🍀
The President
Julian
The Vice President
Anne-Karin
The treasurer
Gwendoline
The assistant treasurer
Frederick
The secretary
Speedwell
The assistant secretary
Sebastian
The assistant secretary
Camille
Team Member
Audrey
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
To all those who put their hands, their time, their energy and their kindness at the service of Collectif Ensemble.
Thank you to the volunteers, those invisible pillars who give hours, smiles, and sometimes even nights to make our projects grow. Without you, none of this would be possible.
Thank you to the teachers, AESH and chaperones, who believe every day in this wonderful adventure and guide the children's small steps towards great victories.
Thank you to the families for your unwavering support, encouragement, and patience. You are the foundation on which everything rests.
Thank you to the children, these little everyday heroes, who constantly remind us that difference is strength and that inclusion is a given. Your joy is our greatest reward.
Thank you to our committed partners, donors, and businesses who contribute their resources, ideas, and hearts to our cause. Your trust gives us wings.
Thank you to those who share, relay, and talk about us, even just once. Because every voice counts, and change is built together, here and now.
Thank you to those who contribute unnoticed, in the shadows, with discretion, but with unwavering determination. Your impact is immense.
You are Collective Together.
You are living proof that when we come together around a common belief, mountains become rocks, and dreams become realities.
Today and tomorrow, every child's smile, every project that comes to life, every step towards a more inclusive society, is your victory.
So, simply…
THANKS.
"The Collectif Ensemble team"
