Important step forward for French Association of Carers
The French Association of Carers has announced an important step forward in its development, introducing a new co-leadership model to strengthen its impact and respond to the growing challenges faced by informal carers.
For more than twenty years, the organisation has been working to ensure that informal carers are recognised, supported, and fully valued in society. While significant progress has been made, major challenges remain. Demographic changes, increasingly complex care pathways, territorial inequalities, and rising levels of exhaustion among informal carers continue to place considerable pressure on care systems and those who sustain them.
In response, the Board of Directors has decided to establish a co-directorship aimed at reinforcing the organisation’s capacity for action, amplifying its advocacy efforts, and further structuring its territorial and partnership development. Since 16 February, Amarantha Barclay Bourgeois and Samuel Bosc have jointly taken on the leadership of the organisation.
Amarantha Barclay Bourgeois brings long-standing experience in supporting young informal carers, notably through her role at JADE – Jeunes aidants ensemble, as well as her active involvement in Eurocarers. Her recognised expertise in advocacy is expected to further strengthen the organisation’s voice and legitimacy at national and European levels.
Samuel Bosc contributes extensive strategic experience working with local authorities, including the City of Lyon and Grand Annecy, and has been involved in major structural projects such as the creation of the Lyon School of Public Health. His expertise will support the consolidation and expansion of the organisation’s actions across territories.
This new governance model aims to go further in uniting the ecosystem of care support, strengthening synergies between stakeholders, and increasing impact both nationally and locally. It is part of a broader ambition to bring together a wider range of actors and build an even stronger movement in support of the estimated 11 million informal carers in France.
At its core, the organisation’s mission remains unchanged: to ensure that every informal carer can live their situation as a matter of free choice, with dignity, equal rights, and within a deeply human and co-constructed approach.
This transition marks a significant milestone in the organisation’s development—one that will be shaped collectively, together with its members, partners, and the wider carers’ community.
