QUEST FOR ORIGINS - QUETE DES ORIGINES - About Us
We are a non-profit organization (registered under the French law of 1901, number W381015733), a recognized
public interest organization founded by dedicated volunteers. Our quest is simple: to understand our origins.
Rebecca Reine Payot
Founder & President of the association
Master's degree in Social and Solidarity Economy Management; University Diploma in
"Adopted Child" from the University of Dijon;
Coach and consultant specializing in "Quests for Origins & Identity Crises in Adopted Children"
Mulu Mengistu
Active member and co-founder of Emayè, our partner association in Ethiopia
Trained in listening to and analyzing the needs of families, and responsible for searching for the biological parents of adopted children from Ethiopia.
He is also a co-organizer of events and manages the association's communications.
Sabine Veyron
Assistant Treasurer of the association
Adoptive mother of three Ethiopian children and head of a market gardening operation.
François Lajus De Chauton
Treasurer
Married to an adoptee.
Knowledge of Africa linked to various humanitarian actions and empirical training in the world of adoption.
Maria Gehring
Head of the Brazil division
Supports adoptees from Brazil.
An anthropologist by training.
Pascaline Gobet Lecerf
Head of the Parisian structure
Clinical psychologist
Thierry Stevenot
Active member
Antonin Maindron
Active member
Adult adopted from Ethiopia
Dinkinesh Fleur Stevenot
Active member
Fenna Van der Vijver
Active member
Psychotherapist
José Rodrigo Gonon
Active member
Adult adopted from Brazil,
logistics agent and actor
Biruk Asfaw Abode
Responsible for tracing biological families across Ethiopia;
liaising with Ethiopian government agencies; organizing events.
Stéphane Archer
Active member
Ambassador since 2024
Head of Communications
Adult adopted from Ethiopia,
trained pharmacist
Paloma Guinaudeau
Virginie Stevenot
Active member
Maillard family
Active members
Frédéric, Joney
Secretary :
Élise
Bereket Pérennou
Active member
Knowing one's origins is a fundamental right
Rebeca Reine Payot
Our conviction
We firmly believe that for every human being, searching for their origins is part of their heritage, because knowing the past of one's ancestors is a major key to facing the future more clearly.
Our mission
Supporting adoptees in their search for their origins so that they can fully live their multiculturalism and thrive in society
Our vision
To allow the adoptee to no longer suffer the adoption but to experience it as a real opportunity.
Our commitments
Primacy of the individual
The overriding interest of the adoptee's fundamental rights
Confidentiality guaranteed
Adopted at the heart of the system to guarantee the effectiveness of the support
Our support protocol
SPEAKERS
Psychologists,
Special Education Teachers
, Coaches, Origins Search
, Family Law Attorney,
Cultural Workshop Facilitators,
Family Search Correspondents
AUDIENCE
The adoptee,
the adoptive family
, the spouse
, adoption professionals
ACTIVITIES
Psychological support,
biological family search,
language initiation, dance, traditional cooking,
cultural events,
themed conferences
Our 3 "FUTURE" projects
Abandonment Prevention Campaign
Providing support to biological mothers to overcome their trauma
International Accompanying Protocol
Establishment of joint assistance between countries of origin and host countries to support return journeys to one's roots
Collaboration with local NGOs
Partnership with local NGOs to manage humanitarian language trips