They are also doing a lot of reintegration work which is very often copied by other associations or the private sector if it seems profitable. As part of their computer refurbishment activity, they have been promoting their own Debian-based distribution for years. https://emmabuntus.org/

France is a very socialized country, but with the specificity of having transferred a lot of initiatives to associative actors. I think that what Emmaus is doing is very good, but sometimes I wonder if the French way of doing things has not frozen everything in a bit of mediocrity. A majority of the people supported by Emmaus would be better off in a country that doesn't destroy its industries and its professional education.