Self-employed in the building near Nantes before the Covid-19 epidemic, Nino is now homeless in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Aged 39, he refuses to let go: – Corentin Fohlen / Without A_
In life before the coronavirus, Nino, 39, was a self-employed person in the building industry, and the owner of a house in Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, near Nantes, where he lived with his wife and four daughters. The pandemic got the better of this “family and active” life. Today Nino lives in a street in the 9th arrondissement in Paris. Since November, he shares with Stéphane, met at a counter in Briançon, an ephemeral terrace of a restaurant. There, they built a makeshift hut.
But a week ago, the fire that broke out on rue Hippolyte-Lebas got the better of their shelter. Their tents and half of their belongings went up in smoke. Since then, Nino and Stéphane have wandered around during the day and slept at night in front of the Notre-Dame church, with the only bulwark against the cold a sleeping bag to share. “It’s hard, but you just have to see it as a period, testifies Nino to the teams of Sans A_. We’re going to get out of this, I’m sure. It can’t be any other way. “
To help them overcome this new ordeal, the media, which is committed to making the invisible visible, is launching a fund in their favor, and appealing for the support of the community. With 5,000 euros collected, the association could offer accommodation for several months to Nino, Stéphane and Carla, Stéphane’s dog.
The Sans A_ team is committed to transparency by keeping the community informed of the progress of the prize pool, and of the steps that will be taken depending on the funds raised.