Qui Sommes Nous ? | Service Social International France
Established on October 9, 2018, the International Social Service France (SSI France) is a system of the Fondation Droit d’Enfance.
Child protection foundation, founded in 1859, and recognized as being of public utility since 1866, it welcomes and supports several hundred children in Île-de-France placed under its protection by Child Welfare.
She places great importance on avoiding placement breakdowns and supporting families with the aim of avoiding placement or allowing links to be (re)created.
By developing various activities in the field of child protection, its desire is to think about the institutional journey of the child or adult as close as possible to their environment while allowing temporary removals if this proves necessary. .
In any situation, Droit d'Enfance strives to provide varied, shared and thought-out responses for each situation.
OUR HISTORY
The International Social Service is an international non-governmental organization founded in Geneva in 1924, in response to the problems of families affected by European migrations of the 19th and 20th centuries. France was, then, one of the founding members.
The SSI global network has rapidly expanded and strengthened its expertise to protect, defend and support separated children and families, regardless of their country of origin.
But in 2010, the SSI was forced to close its doors in France. It is only since October 9, 2018, thanks to the Droit d'Enfance foundation, which became the official French member of the SSI, that the NGO's activity is once again present on French soil.
The SSI France aims to protect, defend and support families (especially children) who have been separated from their loved ones after migration or international travel.
Since November 1, 2018, SSI France has noted a strong growth in individual requests. And to date, more than 200 children have been taken care of and monitored by our team of lawyers.
OUR VALUES
Child's interest
Our teams always act in the best interests of the child
Equality
treatment
We do not discriminate against beneficiaries
Cross-cultural collaboration
Integrate, for each collaboration, the cultural differences of each person.
Confidentiality
files
Each file is treated with complete confidentiality.
Ethics
and HRD
Ethical practices, in accordance with Human Rights.
Transparency
and execution
Guarantee transparency and proper execution for each file.
THE TEAM
The International Social Service France is made up of a team of several lawyers specialized in international law and family law. The languages used by the team are mainly French, English, Spanish and Arabic.
Michel HOCHART
President SSI France
Sandrine PEPIT
SSI France Director
Jimmy MESSINEO
SSI France Coordinator
Wiem GUEDIRA
Lawyer - Case manager
Philippine
DE PONTBRIAND
Legal intern
File manager
Lucie
ARBOGAST
Clinical psychologist
File manager
Julien
LANDUREAU
Advocacy & Communication Manager
Audrey
CAUCIGH
Communications Assistant
OUR PARTNERS
The National Association of Social Investigators
ANDES
Created in 1985 by social investigators from all over France, the ANDES association provides reflections on their practice and their status.
SSI France and ANDES signed a partnership agreement in August 2019. ANDES then became the preferred partner for carrying out social surveys concerning a child or a family member.
Requests for social investigations from other members of the SSI network constitute a significant portion of the cases received by SSI France.
These social reports must be reliable and complete because they are essential for decision-making for the future of a child and a family.
Thus, SSI France has surrounded itself, through ANDES, with competent social investigators available throughout France.