The most popular organizations are those dealing with cultural activities, volunteer work for those in need, vacationing and sport. What deserves special consideration is the fact that during the last year, 70,000 new associations were created. Many of them are run by volunteers, but of course there are some which have salaried employees. More than 1.6 million people work for associations and about 5% of the working population in France is paid by them and what's more, about 14 million of the total population is involved in voluntary work.
Although the fact of such common membership in numerous organizations may surprise, it appears to be a great way of joining efforts to support those who wait for help every single day.
