HISTORY

In 1986, the non-profit Organization of Tunisians in France (OTF) was founded at the instigation of a national federation coming from the early 1980s migratory flow. In a few years, the OTF went from communitarian logic to a civic take-on against seclusion, and developed an intercultural approach.

In 2000, the OTF became ALIFS (Association du Lien Intercultural Social et Familial / Non-profit Organization for the social & familial, intercultural Bond). This was a milestone for the organization, its staff, administrators and its partners.

This change was tremendous because it enabled the organization’s scope to grow and go beyond its traditional focus on the communitarian and Tunisian field. Its new orientations cover the integration of migrant populations and those coming from an immigrant background; fighting racism and all kinds of discrimination; with a particular focus on facilitating access to legal, educative, cultural rights and more, in an intercultural dimension.

Members of the Administration Council

Samira ZARYAH

President / Director of the Centre d’Animation de Bacalan

Amhed ASFOR

Vice-president / technical councellor at the Conseil Général de la Gironde

Samuel NAKACHE

Treasurer / Business Manager

Marie-Hélène ROY-LACOSTE

Chief Administrative Officer / Retired teacher

Edwige ASSAMOI

Psychotherapist

Jean-Marc DUTRETEAU

Director of Cool’eurs du Monde

Rachid FARAHI

Director of a social structure

Mohamed Fazani

Alifs Director

Fathi GADDOUMI

CAF Councellor

Hazar HENRIOT

Artist

Taoufik KARBIA

Alifs Director

Xavier MATHIEU

National Education psychologist

Abdourahmane NDIAYE

University lecturer and researcher

Abdelkebir NOUASRIA

Psychologist