Our Goal:
Allow those who have few means to paraglide
Reuse our equipment or recycle what no longer flies
A few words
Before “Wings for Them”, there is the “Cercle de l’Homme Volant” created by Catherine Mouligné. During 10 years, this association has received, revised and sent equipment to Cuba, Madagascar, Algeria and Marocco.
Wings for Them takes over, while keeping the same values.
Offer freedom, freedom to fly, create new activities in countries with small income, this is the target for Wings for Them.
We take donations, recycle, revise and ship paragliding equipment to countries in need.
Where the equipment donated doesn’t meet our minimum standards, we have a certain number of partners able to recycle or re-employ the equipment.
Wings for Them manages the collection, the qualification and the shipment of the equipment.
Our success is based on a network of voluntary partners and friends, who manage the complete chain.
Participate
At Ailes pour Eux, we operate mainly thanks to the network of partners and volunteers who ensure the transport, revision, routing and distribution of the equipment.
The cost of wing and parachute revisions is covered 100% by the association. Our 4 revision partners are Advance Service Center, Certika, Ripair and Wingshop. We benefit from preferential rates with them and we thank them for this.
Other partners help us in the form of sponsorship. For example, Syride and Peguet give us equipment (Varios for one, Stainless carabiners for the other). In return for these donations, they have the possibility of deducting part of the value of their donation from their corporate taxes.
You too, manufacturers, distributors, resellers, paragliding schools, instructors, you can give us equipment and benefit from tax reductions.
For equipment to be recycled, we have developed a network of around ten partners who use the equipment for social, humanitarian or sometimes commercial projects.
The sending of revised equipment to the countries is done thanks to our network of volunteers (flight personnel, pilots traveling abroad, etc.), by traditional postal delivery or by group shipment by boat.
Become Donator
You can send us any type of paragliding equipment:
- wing (solo or twin)
- harness, rescue parachute,
- helmet, jumpsuit, shoes
- flight instruments and radios
- Bags…
We favor equipment in good condition, and accept all types of equipment with the exception of competition or non-approved equipment.
We also need you to talk about us around you!
Give some money
You don’t have any equipment to give to us but you are sensitive to the association’ approach ?
you want to participate in another way ?
You can, from the link opposite, donate money to the association. This money will be used mainly to finance the revisions of the equipments. The donation amount is free.
Contact
For any donation proposal or for any equipment request, you can use the following form.
You will be contacted by one of the following:
Philippe Bensa : For any donation porposal in theRhône Alpes area
François Biton : For any other donation proposal in France and abroad
Philippe Trautmann : For any equipment request.
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