Sophie Beau

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Sophie Beau is a French humanitarian. She is the co-founder and general manager of SOS Méditerranée. She lives in Marseille.

Biography

Sophie Beau was born in Tours.[1]

Her father, Bertrand, is a doctor and her mother, Christiane, is the director of a neighborhood social center. They live in Preuilly-sur-Claise (Indre-et-Loire) where they have set up a reception group for refugees.[1]

She studied anthropology and political science in Paris, and got involved in literacy activities in an African household. In Mali, she studied the impact of migration on development projects.[2]

Between 1998 and 2008 she worked for

Médecins du monde, as project manager in the Middle East, the Maghreb, Guinea, Lebanon, Georgia, Palestine, etc. or at the head office,[1] before committing to the fight against social exclusion in Marseille, for the Fédération nationale des associations d’accueil et de réinsertion sociale [fr] (Fnars).[2]

With SOS Méditerranée

In March 2015, she met the German merchant marine captain Klaus Vogel,[1] with whom she launched SOS Méditerranée in May 2015;[2][3][4][5] she is particularly involved in fundraising.[1] Since March 2017, she has worked full time for SOS Méditerranée.[1]

In 2018, according to the ranking by Vanity Fair, she was one of the most influential French personalities in the world.[6]

In 2020, together with Klaus Vogel, she was recipient of an Aurora Humanitarian award.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Une main tendue en Méditerranée" [A helping hand in the Mediterranean]. lanouvellerepublique.fr. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Qui est vraiment Sophie Beau, cofondatrice de SOS Méditerranée?" [Who is Sophie Beau, co-founder of SOS Méditerranée?]. www.lemonde.fr. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "SOS Méditerranée : Sophie Beau, la reine des mers" [SOS Méditerranée: Sophie Beau, queen of the seas]. www.lindependant.fr. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Sophie Beau SOS MEDITERRANEE France". hrdworldsummit.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "SOS Méditerranée resumes Mediterranean migrant rescues". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Les 50 Français les plus influents du monde en 2018" [The 50 most influential French people in the world in 2018]. www.vanityfair.fr. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 Aurora Humanitarians announced". www.aravot-en.am. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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