Être présent
English translation. This entry was submitted in French. It was translated by AI and checked against the original by a second pass. The French text below is the contributor’s own, and it is the authoritative version. If you spot a translation that misses the point, please say so in the General space.
Being Present
Each volunteer listener responds, whether by phone, chat or email, to anyone contacting them who is in a state of distress, isolation, or any kind of hardship.
What it sets out to do
To be able to respond to every caller who is in a state of distress.
Who it reaches
Present in all French regions
Who runs it
A national federation and more than 45 local associations
What seems to make it work
More than 2,000 listeners at the service of callers; an association that has existed for more than 60 years, recognised as being of public benefit, non-political, non-religious, and equipped with a charter shared by everyone, based on non-judgement, empathy and unconditional listening. This listening is anonymous.
What gets in the way
The main difficulties are finding funds to create new local associations and to ensure the training of our listeners, as well as recruiting new listeners.
How it is funded
Public funds, private donations
Moving it somewhere else
This type of association exists abroad, with different variants and a different number of volunteers.
Read the original in French
Chaque bénévole ecoutant répond soit au téléphone soit au chat soit par mail à toute personne appelant en situation de mal être, d isolement, ou détresse quelle qu’elle soit
What it sets out to do
Pouvoir répondre atout appelant en situation de mal être
Who it reaches
Présents dans toutes les régions françaises
Who runs it
Une fédération nationales et plus de 45 associations locales
What seems to make it work
Plus de 2000 écoutants au service des appelants, association existant depuis plus de 60 ans, reconnue d utilité publique, a-politique, a-confessionnelle, dotée d une charte commune à tous, dans le non jugement, l empathie et l’écoute inconditionnelle. Cette écoute est anonyme
What gets in the way
Les difficultés principales sont la recherche de fonds pour créer de nouvelles associations locales et assurer la formation de nos écoutants ainsi que le recrutement de nouveaux écoutants
How it is funded
Fonds publics, dons particuliers
Moving it somewhere else
Ce type d association existe al étranger avec différents variantes et un nombre de bénévoles différent
The record
- Lead organisation
- Une fédération nationales et plus de 45 associations locales
- Target populations
- General population
- Countries
- France
- Evaluation status
- Internally evaluated
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Publication
- https://www.sosamitie.org
- Contributed by
- Le nom de l’organisation
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Where this entry comes from
This description was submitted to the LONELY-EU mapping of what is being done about loneliness across Europe. It is published in the language it was written in, and reproduced as it was given to us. The contributor gave permission to be named. Recorded aim: prevention and support.
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Le nom de l’organisation (2026). Être présent. LONELY-EU Intervention Registry, entry LEU-024. https://buddyboss.silc-exchange.com/interventions/etre-present/
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