It was decided to propose a work to the SDF

"My arrival at Emmaus, it is a chance," exclaims Charles-Edouard Vincent with a big smile, in the attic of the yard of the door of Orléans to Paris. Back in 2004. This young Senior Executive, Polytechnique and graduated from Stanford, wanted to devote his time to the poor, not satisfactory to a small room the tramp on the street. Son of doctor, original toulonnaise, he contacted many associations to volunteer. Young married, he had in his head to "give more meaning to life".At the time, he thought even opt for a time 4/5ede, which would allow it to "one day a week at the service of an association".It is Martin Hirsch, agreeing to receive it, be somehow change his life. The President of Emmaus France him referred to as a mission of reflection by one year on the economic issues of recycling, and him meet Valérie Fayart, Deputy General delegate of Emmaus France. Charles-Edouard Vincent is seduced by the idea to be able to use his skills to others. He decided to apply. "The announcement has not been easy." "But at SAP, where I worked, it was very well received," he says. We end 2004, the Director responsible for major accounts, and responsible for coordinating the action of international trade in this German group specialized in applied software and systems companies, takes a leave of absence without pay of one year. "I have not resigned from my position, I knew not if it would please me if I was going to adapt to Emmaus and I wanted to spare me a way out". He slams so the door of the business world, and has no resentment now to that time: "It was a job that I loved, difficult, with a lot of pressure, which required to be demanding with ourselves." "It was the medium without pity of the business, but that I liked." He also kept contact with SAP and employees regularly come to volunteer in Emmaus. Its former "boss" has become the President of the Board of Directors of Emmaus challenge.

This year at the headquarters of Emmaus is so rewarding that "Charly", as it is called now here, decided to continue the experience a year more. Project management, strategic thinking on the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment, this pleases, but after a while, I got want land." "The experience of exclusion was indirect to me," he said.

In early 2007, he established Emmaus challenge, a chain of recovery of objects, reclamation and recycling of non-repairable objects. "It was at the time of the canal Saint-Martin and Emmaus was not yet in response to the large exclusion.". It was decided to propose a work to the SDF. "A year later, the city of Paris provides of Emmaus challenge door premises of Orléans, to sell the objects. In this junk, it going often 12 hours a day, sometimes at the expense of his family. "Talking about me, but this commitment in Emmaus is a commitment of couple." My wife also saw to the daily behind the scenes, it occupies most of the children, I am less available, and often concerned. It is sometimes difficult, but she supports me. "A very taking work, he has no regrets. Recognizing sometimes have doubts, it is never "doubts on the will to act for these people to Emmaus challenge back to work".Pleased with the success of this junk to the door of Orléans, Charly was still at this time "the impression of a sword of Damocles above of the head".The local is available only until March 2010. If he is confident since the visit of Bertrand Delanoë, who wants to open

10 Yard in Paris, the man is concerned about the search for a new 1,000 local square metres in the capital, which will enable to not drop 55 employees.