RECONFORT ET SOUTIEN

Le café en attente :

"Café en attente, expresso solidaire" !

Kerlune lance à Brest les cafés en attente. Quasi unique en France, cette nouvelle adresse sur le parvis de la rue de la Porte à Recouvrance, encourage la générosité.

Sur l’agréable parvis de la rue de la Porte, devant le pont de Recouvrance, Amira Deverchère a ouvert Kerlune, un agréable petit café, idéal pour la pause déjeuner. On y déguste thé, jus, soupe ou tarte salée et bien sûr café. Rien d’exceptionnel jusque-là. Si ce n’est d’étranges tickets, scotchés sur la caisse enregistreuse. Tarif : 1,50 euro. Produit : café. Tous ont été réglés par des clients anonymes pour des personnes en difficultés financières.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 En Europe, on appelle cela des cafés suspendus. En France, on parle de cafés en attente. « Le principe, c’est qu’en venant consommer un café, on a la possibilité d’en offrir un deuxième à un anonyme. J’édite ainsi deux tickets et l’un, solidaire, reste en attente sur ma caisse pour une personne démunie », explique Amira Deverchère.

Un instant de sociabilité :

Dans ces temps de crise, la notion de partage a plus que jamais du sens. D’autant plus qu’il ne s’agit pas ici d’offrir des denrées de première nécessité mais plus un instant de vie sociale. « Le temps de prendre le café, ils deviennent comme tout le monde. C’est cela l’important », insiste Amira ... 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Bien sûr, Kerlune est ouvert à tous. Qu’ils offrent le café à un inconnu ou non. « Il n’est pas question de forcer les gens. C’est le client qui choisit de faire le geste ou pas, parce qu’il veut ou parce qu’il peut. »
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Le concept, venu de Naples, au sud de l’Italie, est nouveau en France. Seuls huit établissements l’ont adopté. Mais dans d’autres pays d’Europe, et notamment à l’Est, il est très répandu.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   « J’espère que l’idée va faire son chemin et qu’on verra bientôt des frites ou des crêpes en attente et que tout cela deviendra très banal. »
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Il faudra certainement beaucoup de temps. En tout cas, Amira dit à ceux qui s’inquiètent d’attirer chez eux des personnes mal intentionnées : « il y aura toujours des profiteurs, mais on ne fera jamais rien si on s’arrête à cela. » 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Née en Italie, cette façon de donner au suivant connaît beaucoup de popularité en Europe. 

Des clients vont dans des cafés, en achètent deux, mais n’en emportent qu’un seul. L’autre, le «café en attente», est offert gratuitement à un client dans le besoin. La soupe et les sandwichs entrent aussi parfois dans la liste des offrandes. 

Les endroits qui offrent ce service sont identifiés, ce qui permet aux sans-le-sou de les repérer facilement. Une fois sur place, une ardoise indique le nombre de cafés en attente.

Suffit d’en demander un, sans craindre d’être jugé.

Bonne nouvelle, le «caffè sospeso» a fait son petit bonhomme de chemin un peu partout dans le monde.

On dit que 18 pays ont déjà rejoint les rangs !