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Ayud’Art grows exponentially every year since its inception. But without you, it would cease to exist. Each and every one of us can help with this growth. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To download the registration form
Speak about us, make us known and it helps us grow. Talk to your friends, with your collegues, at work, clubs, and councils, who can accommodate us for an exhibition, conference, venue for a craft sale, etc.
You love Muppets and the scarves made of alpaca, check our blog page regularly to be informed with our news, to be aware of the dates and places of our next sales!
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"I decided to leave quite simply to put between brackets my professional life and my private life, in order to devote time to others, these which could need some. Being paid for 5 years, I have asked to profit from a leave of international solidarity that my employer agreed to grant me.
Each Friday evening, we went with Jean-Louis Lebel, the founder of the centre, to see the children in the streets, under the bridge in Lima. The weekend, as often as possible, I took along 5-6 children to the movies who can never leave home to change because they have no family or it’s too far away, to change their minds... This experience at the CIMA in Peru was very rewarding even though it has not been always easy. Even though each child has its own character and history of distress, they are all in need of care, affection and understanding. However, they do not always know how to express it and their harshness is hiding a call for help. Today I am back to France, I went back to my law expert job with a unique and rich experience that drives me forward. Every two month I phone to the CIMA’s children to give and get news, although I can not talk to every one of them. I have had a terrific experience that allowed me to open my mind to new things, a beautiful lesson of life."
From then on, I have tried to help them as much as possible through Ayud’Art. It is not so much a debt I feel towards them but rather a respect for their work. I am delighted to see trip after trip that the children blossoming, thanks to the care given by a dedicated staff. I have a special thought for Jean-Louis, Mario and Anne with who have become friends. CIMA’s kids and staff have become a family I am happy to help. I am proud of their willingness to succeed in life for the first ones and of their dedication for the latter. I learn a lot with all my friends from the CIMA and with the Ayud’Art project. I have made pleasant encounters amongst new volunteers or during our different actions throughout France (sales, conferences,…) or Peru (4 trips). Ayud’Art is a dynamic and united organisation, a project and friendships I care about."
20 year old Julie is passionate about travelling and a student at the Spanish University of Lyon. She helps Ayud’Art with her friend Moïse since the beginning of the organisation. Moïse is 36 years old. He has been working for more than 10 years with teenagers and young adults after a 3 year training in psychology. He has animated children camps and monitored voluntary actions in the Paris suburbs. He also has an experience as an educator for autistic children and mentally disabled grown-ups. Julie et Moïse talk about Ayud’Art around them, have organised a handcraft sale, and presented Ayud’Art to the diplomatic Peruvian ONU mission. They want to develop other projects in the Rhône-Alpes area in order to assist the CIMA and help the children to have a better future.
It is in Paris, France that Ana made her first steps in the world of Ayud’art. These steps rapidly become giant leaps because “we all have something to bring to CIMA”. Ana, after a stay at CIMA has decided to offer what she knows best and has acquired in her education and career: Communication. She has worked on logos, websites, digital imaging, etc. because putting the organization’s energies and ideas in the digital age cannot be improvised. Developing communication tools, allowing Ayud’art to grow and touch a large audience is a fantastic challenge and you can see along these pages how well she succeeded!! … without who Ayud’Art would not exist, those who organize and collaborate to handicraft sales, promote and support the organization : the Patricias, Danièle, Thibaut, Myriame, Colette, Bénédicte, André, Odile, Bertrand, Nael, Gérard, Aurélie, Brigitte, Jean, Françoise, Marc, Jean-Marc, Evelyne, Marie, Vincent, Nelly, Pauline, Edith, Anne, Catherine, Christian, Laurence, Stéphane, Fanny, Mathé, Danièle, Anne-Claire, Rachelle, Pierre, Anne-Marie, Laurence, François... and maybe you tomorrow!
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By becoming a member of Ayud’Art, you allow the organizations dynamic growth. The amount of the contribution (15 euros) is deductible from the taxes, according to the existing tax laws. This also, gives you access to the charter and the existing projects of the association and the right to vote for the office of the association.
Supporting Ayud' Art financially allows us to help accomplish many projects in partnership with CIMA.
We also need field members for the logistical operations of the organisation in France
Ayud’Art to be known 
Ayud' Art sells in France objects of Peruvian craft industry. We are in an ethical step of purchase in Peru and go towards the installation of a fair trade branch. The benefits of these sales are completely used for projects with CIMA. The sale of craft articles does not represent the main activity of our association but allows him a clean financing.
"Both retired and sportives, we do not know how to travel without our tandem, marvellous machine to travel and to communicate with people. When the decision to go to Peru was made, we wanted to involve all our parents, friends and buddies with the project. Around our old baker's oven, we invited them to festive meals and, in exchange, they donated some money for the boys of Cima. That functioned well since we arrived at Cima on August 6, 2003 with a nice sum paid through Ayud' Art for a medical project as well as new dental material that Gilles, a dentist friend, had given us.
Housekeeper and kindergarten assistant. "Long dates friends, we have as a habit to communicate together meetings and subjects which motivate us. Association Ayud' art is part of it! We were informed of Ayud' art by its president and quickly decided to try within our reach to give a blow of hand to association while speaking around us about the small muppets sold with the profit donated to CIMA. Our friends reacted very well and we are very happy to be able to offer a small cheap gift to our little children by knowing that it will make it possible to bring to smile and comfort with the boys of the CIMA." 
My path then crossed that of the CIMA. Over there, I could ensure a personalized school support (every morning, 6 children, one by one with me during one hour, of the reading, the dictations, etc). At 13h30 it was lunch time, and I was generally going in a house to share the meal with the children or sometimes, with the personnel. Towards 15h00 the workshops began again and then there, I made very various things! I gave computer courses, helped to make the duties, accompanied by the children at La Posta (the medical centre of the corner), made arrangement, repaired on the right on the left... It is necessary to know to be multifunction like one says! At 19h00 we shared the end of day and the dinner with the boys. After the meal, the hour is favourable to discuss with them, to organize games, of reading stories to the toddlers before they do not fall asleep, to organize a workshop of drawings, or opening the library to make it possible for the children to enjoy the books.
"During my commercial studies I became head of a charity organisation towards Peru. I was lucky enough to go to CIMA. Without even knowing me, the members of CIMA, kids and grown-ups, welcomed me and helped me when I needed it.
18 year old Pauline is lucky enough to have a mother coming from Peru and who is a Spanish teacher in France.
Both Parisian managers, they do not hesitate to run to the Grande Braderie de Lille each first week-end of September promote the organisation and sell small muppets. Each year a little more, each year a little better! And last year they decided to go to the South of Lima for a huge touristic trek of 3 weeks in Peru. That’s when they met the children of the CIMA they had heard so much about. A few days at the centre after a few weeks of trekking was the ideal way for them to combine encounters, generosity and sharing. 
Graduated from a Master in Resource Management in Continental Waters, she finishes our Specialized Education diploma with a concentration in “International Collaboration”. Défi Jeune 2007 grantholder. “After I finished my studies in Biology and environment, I went back to school to become an educator concentration in International Partnership at the Nancy, France’s IRTS school. I have been interested to go abroad to take part in an International volunteering projects for years. My first question was “why should I go abroad to volunteer while there are in France many things to do locally ?”