Who we are

Overcoming hunger
by fighting its causes.

Sciences Po Paris' Graduate, Aïcha Koraïchi started her carrier as an organizational consultant for public sector before joining Action Against Hunger where she was audit and risks management supervisor.

Caroline Dib joins Action Against Hunger’s board in September 2017. Active in the NGO since beginning of 2016 as the Rhône delegate, her commitment specifically concerns citizen mobilization and the influence of the organization through partnerships and local events. Simultaneously, she oversees a 150 years old medico-social organization’s community life’s animation related to advocacy.

Engineer graduate of ENSAM in 1976, Antonio Lopez leads important power stations construction projects for Export (Turkey, France, Brazil, Peru…) where he gains an international project management’s experience. When he comes back to France, he enters a consulting firm known for its expertise in value analysis and its management techniques in complex contexts before founding his own support to organizations consulting firm “per and for the people”. During 18 years, he operates for small and big firms of diverse sector (industry, agro-alimentary, administrative, services, health and social, ...). In 2013, he starts and developpe the Gard delegation for Action Against Hunger and participate in focus groups on community action. He is elected board member in 2018.

Siences Po Paris’ graduate and master degree in public law’s holder, Fransisco Rubio started his career as legal department supervisor for the Agricultural Ministry in Paris. Then, worked as a lawyer in different law firms before joining Médecins du Monde to create their legal and administrative direction and the legacies and donations department in 1996. He volunteers for Action Against Hunger in 2019. Simultaneously, he lead a university career and was an associate lecturer in Le Mans’ University. He was also judge assessor for the Right of asylum National Court.

He is aggregated in Geography (1969) and doctor in literature and Human Sciences. He was co-operant in Algeria for the Agricultural and Agrarian reform Ministry and lecturer at the universities of Oran and Alger, then at the Political Studies Institute of Toulouse. He was professor at the Montpellier’s University before becoming director of the DESS rural and local development.

Thereafter, Raymond was municipal counsellor, deputy mayor then mayor of Béziers (1995/2014). General counsellor of Hérault (1983/1996), Regional counsellor of the Languedoc Roussillon (1986/2007), Deputy of Hérault (1993/1997), Senator of Hérault (2007/2014).

Since 2017, he his the Hérault delegate for Action Against Hunger.

Benjamin Nguyen has a 25 years career in diverse NGOs (MdM, ERM, HI, Solidarités International and the SIF for example) on field and headquarters at various responsibilities level. He was an executive director for two NGO. His professional experience gave him a global vision of development assistance, humanitarian action and their key issues.

Laurent Bacos started his career in NGOs in 1995 with Action Against Hunger, first as a field administrator (Abkhazia, Georgia and Russia), then as financial controller at the headquarter in Paris. He has been working since 2005 at the Médecins du monde headquarter as the institutional funding department supervisor. Laurent Bacos has already been a board member for Action Against Hunger from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the organization since 1996

After studying medicine, a DEA in epidemiology and intervention in public health and several field missions with French NGOs (MSF, MDM, DSF), Isabelle has been working for 27 years in palliative care. She is now supervisor of a multi-site service in palliative care at the Public Assistance of Paris’ Hospitals. Isabelle is an IFSI trainer as part of the hospital continuing education and the Paris-Créteil’s Medical School. She is also coordinator of a Master in Palliative Medicine, especially on the “Project Management” module.

Since November 2021, she presides the regional coordination of palliative care of Ile-de-France.

Marc Lescaudron is a humanitarian professional for nearly 20 years and has been teaching professional master's courses in several universities since 2007 (Paris 1-Sorbonne, Aix Marseille University, IEP de Grenoble). Since 2012, he has been leading an associative network of international experts (www.prospectivecooperation.org).

With members in more than forty countries on four continents, the association aims to forge links between university research and professional practices to promote innovative policies and practices, through spaces for meetings, exchanges reflection, and multi-task actions.

Graduated with a master’s degree in Sociology of Development Organizations (Paris 1 Sorbonne) and a master’s degree in Humanitarian Rights (Aix Marseille University), he is in charge of development programs and capacity reinforcement of local actors in West Africa, the Mediterranean and Latin America for forty years.

Marine officer, then engineer in the informatic industry, Dominique was small and medium companies’ leader. His career then developed as a consultant in companies management, setup and strategy. Later, he was training programs director for a Master in Purchase, Logistics and International Supply Chain.

Dominique is now animator of a group for the international NGO ATD ¼ Monde and President of the EPISTOL organization (solidarity grocery store).

Herrick Mouafo is program officer for the research and formation in conflict’s analysis and transformation institute (Modus Operandi), associate researcher fir the CERDAP2 (EA 7443, attached to Sicences Po Grenoble). His thesis research was on State action on the matter of education in the Extreme North region, erected by this State with three other regions as Priority Education Area. He is now researching on the concept of belonging, conflicts and violence in the society in France and Cameroon.

He is also a lecturer in the academic community and his lessons are based on the “conflict transformation” or the “mutation by conflict” approach as a critical view of the identity notion while discussing the “relation” notion of Edouard Glissant.

Sciences Po’s and Journalist’s Formation Center’s graduate, Luc Lamprière holds a law degree (Paris I) and a Master of Public Administration of Harvard where he was as well Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Former Oxfam France’s CEO and member of the Oxfam International’s executive council, he is now director of the HI’s Institute for the Humanitarian Action within the Handicap International’s Federation (Humanity and Inclusion) for which he worked in the Middle East and Africa. He also collaborated with the UN, in particular with the World Food Program, the Norwegian Refugee Coucil (NRC) as well as diverse human rights’ defence organizations and internationals and locals NGOs. Former journalist, he was Liberation’s correspondent in Japan and New York. In 2001, he created in New York the first information service on the companies’ ethic, social accountability and sustainable development: “AFX Global Ethics Monitor” for the Agence France-Presse. He also lived in South Corea, Sudan, Kenya, Mexico, Thailand, Jordan, Congo and Tchad and worked in more than 50 different countries.

Lawyer at the Paris bar specialized in Public Law, Pauline Véron started her career in 1998 at the national education, research and technology minister’s office as parliamentarian advisor, then she was the deputy office chief for the Parliament’s relations minister’s office, before working for several law firms.

Simultaneously, in March 2001, she is elected deputy mayor at the urban planning for the 9th Paris’ district, and Paris’ Counsellor in March 2008. In 2012 she becomes Paris’ deputy mayor at the social and solidarity economy alongside with Bertrand Delanoë, then from March 2014 to July 2020, Paris’ deputy mayor at employment, local democracy, civic engagement, community life and youth alongside Anne Hidalgo. She as well worked as legal expert for Médecins du monde and is a board member of Emmaüs Solidarité. Former IHEE auditor, she is now counsel lawyer for Foley Hoag.

He was elected administrator in 2022. A phrase from Plato translates his thought well "Man is the measure of all things!". Putting the Human at the heart of citizen debates is his daily life in all his associative and professional commitments, nourishing the meaning of his advocacy for humanist values.

Engineer from the CNAM (National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts) in 1980, his entire professional career revolves around innovation. Whether digital, marketing or educational, he has never ceased to contribute to a better being for organizations. For this, he also trained in Management and finance with a “Mastère Grandes Ecoles” at Sup de Co Montpellier in 1992, where he graduated major. He has created several consulting and training companies for companies since 1993. He notably worked with WWF for the establishment of sustainable tourism in the Camargue in 1998. His understanding of complex and societal phenomena has led him to integrate many organizations. With a strong capacity for mobilization, and the deep desire to participate in the change of society, he notably joined in 2011 employers' unions of SMEs and training organizations. Since 2014, he has been an administrator of the ADRH (Support, Diversity, Rehabilitation, Handicap). He was 1st Vice-President of the CPAM (Assurance Maladie) du Gard from 2014 to 2022. Since 2017, he has been elected Vice-President Occitanie of the AJE (Association Jeunesse et Entreprises), since 2021 President of the SCIC WORLD COOP CONSORTIUM expert in market organization of the social and solidarity economy. He taught at the University of Nîmes and now teaches in business schools. Its commitments continue in international climate actions and has as objective; bring organizations together for a better being of humanity.