Sophie Beau

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