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In the “An idea for France” section of 13 Hours, Monday November 14, journalist Valérie Heurtel takes you to Avignon (Vaucluse) where a young entrepreneur employs grandmothers who are sometimes over 80 years old.
In the Vaucluse, Hugo Camusso founded the clothing brand, “Gang of Grandmothers”. It was her mother, Chantal, a knitter, who passed on her passion for needles and fabric. It was together that they created this hand-knitted line. In the tea room, the grannies of the gang meet around an eclair in the cafe. Dany, Chanta, France and Maryse are 309 years old between them and have billions of stitches on the counter.
Gathered in association, the gang pockets half of the profits over the year. But it’s work and grannies don’t count their hours. “A hat takes between five and seven hours of knitting and earn between seven and eight euros for a hat”, says Hugo Camusso. A little extra to pay for their outings or their appointments with the hairdresser. Present on the board from 1 p.m., Monday, November 14, journalist Valérie Hurtel also talks about a caterer who only employs seniors, Mamie mijote. “You can order dishes prepared by grandpas and grandmas. They cook homemade recipes. The same they do for their family”, explains the journalist.