We are an association of mothers convinced that a veritable prevention will help curb the scourge of drugs.
Our goal is to help our children to reject unequivocally any substance that might impair their physical or mental health. Our action is motivated by the love we have for our children and those of others.
We can tell the truth about psychotropic drugs, because we have no political or financial investment, our livelihood is not the care or treatment of drug addicts. It is our desire to have children that are free and happy which makes us want to understand what drugs are.
Like most parents, we thought that we were well informed on the products which are permanently within reach of our children. Some of us, confronted by the problem, realised that we are often misinformed.
Who knew, for example, that cannabis stays stored in the body fat for a minimum of 28 days?
Did you know that the mixing of alcohol and cannabis makes you extremely high and can cause an ethyl induced coma?
We have taken into account the urgency and importance of educating ourselves. Being knowledgeable about drugs is the only way to be able to respond effectively to the pertinent questions of our children. Today we have developed effective tools of prevention.
We parents are the best specialists of our children, we must teach them how to refuse drugs.
Our action is complementary to that of a responsible Government which has the duty to put in place the conditions necessary to protect youth, given that more than 95% of the world's countries are signatories of the International Convention of the Rights of the Child.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
THE TEAM
Pascaline Cabouret
A dentist, she has always campaigned against drug abuse. She gained her experience through SAMU (the French Emergency Medical Aid Service), as well as in schools and through her professional consultations. A mother of 5 children aged from 15 to 25, it was as a member of a parents' association that I first heard about MC d'Welles, in 2001. Wanting to know more about the organization she represented, I participated in a training course. I immediately expressed my interest to the headmaster in inviting Ms. d'Welles to the school. I took part in several seminars at Enfance Sans Drogue in order to be able to educate middle and high school students more effectively. I also wanted to look after my patients who had different concerns and to be able to talk with my children about the subject and with all of my acquaintances. Because everyone knows someone who uses psychotropic drugs! I learned a lot during Enfance Sans Drogue's training sessions, as well as through helping the organization and courtesy of the testimony of the parents.
Claudie Colin
As the mother of a 27 years old girl, I had been made aware of the problem of cannabis consumption amongst young people through a seminar with ESD. I am lucky I am not directly affected by it, but my daughter lives in a sphere where people use drugs regularly. It is important to me to be informed about it and to take preventative action. This is one of the reasons that I joined the organization. I am also a member of another organization, which enhances the role of the family in our society.
Sophie Pélissié du Rausas
At the beginning of 1999 I attended a conference on drugs by Marie-Christine d'Welles held by the World Movement of Mothers. At that time I only had two children, aged four and two and a half. Needless to say, I was sure that the topic would not concern me! When I heard that most high school pupils used drugs, that they felt ill because of them and that they couldn't talk about it with their parents, I felt that this was something which needed to be addressed urgently. I offered to join Marie-Christine d'Welles to help her find the best means to aid people, which seemed to be through prevention. And thus ESD was created. A graduate of the Law Institute in Lyon, I wanted to further my knowledge of drugs and so I gained a University Degree in Toxicology from the Medical Faculty in Angers.
Sophie Roubertie
A mother of three boys (aged 6 to 17) I studied law. Convinced that it is necessary to be well informed about drugs in order to be listened to by our children, I partook in a course run by Enfance Sans Drogue in 2003. I realized then how much the products have evolved and how it is now more necessary than ever to warn our children about the risks of drugs. Ten years ago, I wouldn't have imagined that drugs were everywhere and so easily accessible. More than ever, I wish to communicate as much and as objectively as possible about drugs to children and parents alike.
Marie-Christine d'Welles
Marie-Christine d'Welles A writer, she is the author of "Folle moi ?" published by Editions Stock in 1989, followed by several novels, essays, documents translated in many languages. Her two last books "Sous son aile un refuge" et "C'est quoi la drogue ?" were published by Editions Jean-Cyrille Godefroy in February and September, 2013. Marie-Christine d'Welles also is a founder and General Secretary of Enfance Sans Drogue, a mother of 3 children and a grandmother of six. To visit her website: www.mariechristinedwelles.fr
SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IN 1999, ENFANCE SANS DROGUE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION Make Mothers Matter (MMM).
MAKE MOTHERS MATTER INTERNATIONAL
Make Mothers Matter (MMM) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), apolitical and non-denominational, which has been granted General Consultative Status by the United Nations.
It aims to hear and to give a voice to mothers within national and international authorities, in order to give the world more security.
The MMM is a federation of all the cultures promoting the role of mothers, children and the family in around 30 countries. See List of members
The MMM is guided by its founding text, a declaration of principle, The Mother's Charter.
It brings together mothers around the world, regardless of their culture, religion or economic and social situation.
Mothers constitute the largest, most homogeneous and most influential social group in the world because they are united by their concern to ensure the education and the well-being of their children.
Since its foundation in 1947, the MMM has campaigned ceaselessly to highlight the importance of mothers both to their children and to society. The MMM raises awareness amongst the general public and national and international leaders
The MMM makes the voice of mothers heard at the UN (New York/Geneva), at UNESCO (Paris) and at the European Parliament.
The MMM intervenes on subjects that have an impact on families, and particularly on mothers, by their declaration, their stance, inquiries … and organizing talks and seminars.
The MMM coordinates its network of associations through an exchange of experience and knowledge, highlighting the work on the ground by the mothers, by development of exchange workshops anf training for mothers, encouraging them to act at locally and nationally levels.
For more information on MMM International you can visit their website at: http://www.mouvement-mondial-des-meres.org/en/
This association is a member of MMM. Its mission is to make heard the voices of mothers by national authorities.
Thanks to the MMM workshops, mothers are being awakened to their maternal capabilities. They mutually enrich their know-how and they create bonds between mothers from different backgrounds.
There is no such thing as the perfect mother!
Whatever her culture or her lifestyle, each mother has her own and genuine "nuggets of wisdom".
Member Organization of Make Mothers Matter, granted General Consultative Status by the United Nations.