Created in 1958 and managed by a group of patients and their families, AFM has provided itself with a strong organisation combining the militant energy of its founding members, the professionalization of its volunteer managers and the commitment of its employees.
Article 1
The Association Française contre les Myopathies (French Muscular Dystrophy Association), AFM, recognized in the public interest by decree of March 26, 1976, was created in 1958 for people with neuromuscular diseases in order to:
-cure these diseases
-reduce the handicap.
To this end, the Association proposes :
- promoting all research that leads to a direct or indirect understanding of neuromuscular diseases, most of which are genetic, the development of treatments and the prevention of the handicap,
- favoring the circulation and use of the knowledge thus obtained making public opinion, public authorities and all organizations or institutions, national or international, aware of the problems of research, preventive and curative care
- providing material, financial, moral and technical assistance to patients,
- favoring their social integration, defending their rights.
Its duration is unlimited.
Article 2
The Association uses all resources authorized by the law, consistent with contributing to the attainment of its object, in particular :
- the organization of local delegations,
- the use of all means of diffusion and communication
- supplying services,
- attributing fellowships, subsidies, prizes, awards, assistance,
- signing partnership contracts,
- creating necessary organizations or contributing to existing organizations,
- creating and directly or indirectly managing specialized centers destined for neuromuscular disease patients and their families,
- recourse to volunteers for spot actions.
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