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Sophie Juliette In-Albon
President and Founder, Association LagopAid
Sophie Juliette In-Albon holds a master’s degree in business management and has over ten years of experience in project management at both national and international levels.
She began her career within the Swiss Federal Administration, in the field of foreign affairs, before moving on to work in a variety of demanding environments. She thus gained solid experience in sectors such as international sport (notably with FIFA and UEFA), education (Swiss Education Group), and tourism (Téléverbier SA), before embarking on a career in entrepreneurship by setting up her own start-up.
Around ten years ago, she took a major turn in her career by choosing to dedicate herself to child protection, with a particular focus on sexual violence against minors and its long-term consequences. She subsequently expanded her expertise through numerous specialist training courses, focusing in particular on children’s psychological development, children’s human rights, mentalization processes, and the resilience of children exposed to trauma, conflict, and disasters.
Keen to keep her knowledge up to date, she regularly attends scientific conferences and symposia. Her training background includes the INSPIRE programme and the first MOOC dedicated to children’s rights.
She also gained further practical experience in senior roles at two major organisations in Switzerland, Innocence in Danger Switzerland and Child Protection Switzerland, before founding the NGO LagopAid.
LagopAid organises low-threshold support groups, inspired by the Alcoholics Anonymous model, for people affected by sexual abuse suffered during childhood. Two types of groups are offered: one for survivors, and the other for the victims’ families and friends. These sessions, held monthly in several Swiss cities, provide a safe space for peer-to-peer sharing, where participants can be truly heard and understood without judgment or therapeutic analysis.
These groups are part of the 7 strategies of the WHO’s INSPIRE programme, Parent and caregiver support.
