Jean-Michel De Smedt

From a very young age, he demonstrated two strong traits in his personality; he was a first aider in the scouts and he started learning music from the age of five. He developed these interests studying in the Conservatory and at medical school. He has been practicing medicine for 25 years and enthusiastically aims for the most humanist possible approach.

This is how he ended up, by chance, coming to this prison and deciding to return again, refusing to abandon these forgotten people.

Mahalia De Smedt

Passionate about social entrepreneurship, Mahalia took part in numerous study groups, organised various events and took part in publishing various journals.  1Her aim was to address two of her passions at the same time - humanitarian work and protection of the environment. This is what she aims to do through this organisation. 

1 I frutti di Demetra (Environmental History bulletin, Italy) ; Bulletin d’Etopia (Institut d’Ecologie Politique, Belgium)

Chafik El Omari

Having worked as a volunteer from a young age (in homework clubs for  children with academic problems, for example) Chafik never stopped fighting against social injustices. Immediately after graduating in Economics, he undertook a traineeship in the United Nations, where he focussed heavily on problems of southern countries. Since then, he was worked through the association for effective development cooperation. 

Thomas, Gaston, Christian (and all those not on the photo…)

Our local team, which keeps us informed about the day to day development of what we are working on together. It's thanks to them (and the religious staff working in the prison) that we can maintain the follow-up of our projects and how we can better define how we can adapt ourselves to the reality on the ground in Africa.