Bouge tes crampons season 2: let's go!

21 July, 2010 - Fifteen sportsmen & women from the Ile de France and Aquitaine are taking part in “Bouge tes crampons”, an event for everyone which combines the internet with sport. And the opportunity to meet a rugby star: Imanol Harinordoquy
Following its first season partnering with the City of Mureaux in October 2009, the open-ended “Crampon Challenge”, supported by Orange, kicks off for a 2nd season. It consists of a rugby match in the Aguilera Stadium in Biarritz scheduled for 1-7 August for 15 young athletes 9-14 years old from the Ile de France and Aquitaine, sponsored by the “Drop de Béton" association. This rugby session will be coached in Biarritz by the 3rd-line manager of the France and Biarritz Olympic team: Imanol Harinordoquy. A dedicated blog has been set up for the preparation and rollout of the training, entirely peopled by young sportsmen & women who can be contacted 24hrs a day at: www.bouge-tes-crampons.fr

"Bouge tes crampons": a collective and sporting experience
Fifteen young rugby players from the Ile de France (districts 93 to 75) and Acquitaine (33 district) make up the "Bouge tes crampons” team.
Playing in different rugby clubs and part of the "Drop de Béton" association, the aim of which is to discover the best among young people from disadvantaged areas, the trainees will take part in a week’s sports training from 1st to 7th August. This will be headed up by the leader of the French International Biarritz Olympic team, Imanol Harinordoquy. Via a programme designed and presented by Imanol and his team, the trainees will be introduced to the core values of rugby.

a blog to get your head and arms moving!
The upstream players are centre stage, now and after the sessions. From 21 July, they will be able to share their friends’ and family adventures by posting their photos, videos and comments on the blog www.bouge-tes-crampons.fr and on major social websites (Dailymotion.com, Facebook, etc…). With this programme, Orange hopes to promote sport and encourage creative initiatives among youth via a collaborative web. It’s a way of giving young people an unforgettable experience, and creating a buzz to boot.

Orange and the youth insertion policy
A key objective of Orange's diversity programme is to get youth into employment and this is borne out by many national and local programmes. Orange is a signatory to the Plan Espoir Banlieues, which supports "Second Chance" schools and is the main contributor to the Cercle Passeport Télécoms in terms of the number of tutors helping young people in disadvantaged areas to succeed in their studies. Orange is also positioning itself as the partner of choice in the national deployment of "We Have Talent" initiative born in St-Denis, which is highly effective in helping young graduates find jobs. More than 150 Orange managers in the Île de France and Rhône-Alpes are already involved in this initiative. Orange is also attracting more than 4,500 work-study placements a year as well as many 3rd year technical young people (some 2,000 courses a year).


find out more
the blog Bouge tes crampons (in French)
Bouge tes crampons on Facebook (in French)
Bouge tes crampons on Dailymotion (in French)
Orange and sport