ANNUAL REPORT Year : 2011

INTRODUCTION Five years of operation since the registration of the Association, a recognised charity. A Law 1901 Association not subject to VAT, with no employees and no subsidies for 2011. We have observed the same movements as the previous year: training, general mediation, conventional family and corporate mediation are still experiencing growth. Our excellent contacts with the Court of Dole and the Court of First Instance of Lons led to a joint reflection on judicial family mediation. We have to reciprocal will to better promote family mediation for our fellow citizens in the Jura.

The Association is continuing its partnership with the IRTS of Franche-Comté in Besançon, the Catholic Institute of Paris and Lyon, the CECCOF in Paris (Office of Clinical Research in Family Communication), the ISS (International Social Service) in Geneva, GPM (Groupement Mediation Pro), having its headquarters in Geneva, and the Centro per la Mediazone Sistemica Gregory Bateson in Milan, as well as several French universities. The association is still a member of the FENAMEF, the National Federation of Mediation and Family Spaces, and its director attends Paris meetings of APMF / FENAMEF Training Centres leading to the DEMF, (State Diploma in Family Mediation) in France. The President and Director of the Association are members of the APMF, Association for Family Mediation, whose Head Office is in Paris, as well as the AIFI, the International Francophone Association for Separated Families, whose Head Office is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Vice President is a Member of the Board of the AIFI, Honorary President of the AMF (Association of Family Mediation in Belgium) he coordinates a host of activities. The Director was appointed Chairman of the EUROPEAN FORUM in April 2011, elected unanimously at elections held in Milan. The Association Secretary is to the Departmental Delegate for Children’s Rights under the authority of Mr. Dominique Baudis, for the Jura and le Doubs. The reputation of the Association continues to improve, and its voice is becoming a real benchmark in mediation, training, supervision and the analysis of professional practices. The changing face of the Association led its Board of Directors to consider an amendment to its bylaws, Internal Regulations and Membership Conditions, this draft being presented to the Federal Meeting in 2012. The Association website is http://www.amorifeinternational.com is a regional, national and international benchmark. We would again like to thank the service provider who created and improved our website: DOLE SOLUS COMPUTER. We would like to thank all partners and employees for their interest and confidence in our Association, and we salute the joint work of the members of AMORIFE INTERNATIONAL. This year we are presenting a Business Report in images, and continue to welcome any constructive criticism.

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1. ACTIONS COMMENCED PROMOTION - 5 spontaneous international family mediations. France - Africa / France USA / France - Peru / France - South Korea and France - England 10 Conventional Family Mediations. 5 Marital Mediation. 5 Mediation between parents / teens. 2 Corporate mediations 10 General mediations. This represents a total of about 150 interviews for an hourly volume of over 400 hours, including individual interviews. - Reception of a trainee in family mediation from the ESSSE in Lyon (École Santé Social Sud-Est). - Continuation of agreements with the I.R.T.S. for Franche-Comte. (A benchmark in Family Mediation Training leading to the DEMF. 2011/2013 promo (18 students) and commencement of the DEMFI: European Diploma in International Family Mediation) - Intervention in the field of international training in English in Brussels with REUNITE, TIM, MKK and Child Focus. - Training in mediation between adults-intermediaries for the Rectorate of FrancheComte. - Continuation of established groups set up to analyse professional practices in France and abroad at the initiative of our President. - Organization of transformative mediation training in our offices by Marianne Souquet, who studied it at her home in Aix-en-Provence. - More selective participation in DEMF juries (State diploma of Family Ombudsman) and APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experience by) for the DEMF organized by DRJSCS (formerly DRASS) - Regional Directorate of Youth, Sports and Social Cohesion - (the position is poorly paid, and the composition of juries can sometimes contravene our ethical stance). - Participation in a study tour in Canada and the USA with IWH Franche-Comté family mediation students. - The promotion of mediation practice and training in its broadest sense, and not Just for Family Mediation. - The active participation of our President, Pierre Grand, with FENAMEF during his last symposium. He is closely linked with international French Speaking bodies and participates in numerous discussions in France and abroad. - To make it easier to follow this business report, we propose illustrating it : 3

1/ Study Tours in Canada / USA and 7 hours spent waiting at the airport in Lyon Saint Exupéry due to equipment failure ...

Participants and students suffer their “misfortune” in patience ...

Reception Expertise organized We would

at the Palais de Justice in Montreal by Mrs Lorraine Filion, Director of and mediation services. Work will be followed by a dinner-debate by Mrs Lorraine Filion in the restaurant of the Quebec history museum. like to thank Lorraine and her department for their warm welcome!

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Luncheon discussion with Lorraine Filion. The cottage rented by students in Sutton in the Eastern Cantons, where they studied the genogram in May 2011.

Reception by Monique Stroobants for supervisors, and Joelle Piovesan and Claudio Jacob at their home in Sutton. She taught the genogram course to students.

Tour of Massachusetts: Salem Museum, Harvard University and Boston

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Reception in Quebec at the Ministry of Justice with the support of Mrs. Pierrette Brisson, Family Therapist and approved Ombudswoman.

Pierrette Brisson pays us the honour of welcoming us to his home for a snack and a discussion of different practices with students.

Discussions with lawyers, mediators and family experts in Quebec. We enjoyed a remarkable welcome and appreciated the exceptional quality of renowned speakers throughout the session, which was one of work, learning, constructive exchanges and establishing contacts between our countries. We would like to thank all the professionals in Quebec who showed such interest in our approach.

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AGIRE INTERNATIONAL welcomes us to Quebec with its team for extremely specific discussions on situations of chronic illness and child bereavement, with the implications of this on the family and the support measures this means.

Doris Langlois and her collaborator alongside Joelle Piovesan and Josée Masson on a bereavement course.

Students with Doris Langlois, then a tour of St. Lawrence with a sailboat tour organised by Doris and Lise Langlois.

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Quebec is the land of the lobster – this is the best, the rock lobster !

At home with Pierrette Brisson in the beautiful month of May 2011 and then at home with Linda Berube.

A polar bear and a moose to end the journey at Saint-Félicien Zoo !

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2 / Meeting with Laurent, Gerra who was on the same flight as us for a meeting then a reception by the DRJSCS of Saint-Denis with Inspector Mrs. Catherine Pawlak and Beatrice Cernot. Elizabeth Pagenaud and Claudio Jacob give thanks to the jury organisation and for their warm welcome.

3 / Meeting with the AMEFA Family Mediation Service: Thielges Henry and Lucie Payet in St. Pierre, then Florence Guastoni, freelance family mediator in SaintLeu.

4 / Rosita Marinoni in Milan, director of Il Centro per la Mediazione Sistemica Gregory Bateson. Middle: Dottore Mauro Mariotti, and right: Fabio Dottore Bassoli, the ISCRA, Instituto di Modenese Psicoterapia Sistemica e Relazionale in Modena. They are part of the EUROPEAN FORUM and the A.I.M.S. Associazione International mediatori Sistemici, whose president is Mrs. Paula Stradoni.

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Meeting of the European Forum in Turin in October 2011. Back : Carla Lopez from Porto, Portugal, Hanna Prybyla-Basista from Katowice, Poland, then from right to Left: Costanza Marzotto from Milan, Italy, Annette Mouttet-Sauthier from Allinges, France, Daniel Gasser from Aarau, Switzerland, Violaine Godart from Paris, France, Claudio Jacob from Dole, France and João Guerreiro from Lisbon, Portugal. General Assembly and participation in the AIMS symposium in Turin Lingotto.

5/In Geneva with Cilgia Caratsch of the 6/in Brussels, with 22 European countries SSI International branch, Stephan Auerbach for training and promotion of the of the SSI's Swiss branch, Rosita Marinoni international family mediation with de Il centro per la Mediazione Sistemica da TIM, MKK, REUNITE and Child Focus. Milano, Annette Mouttet-Sauthier of the GPM and Claudio Jacob from AMORIFE International.

7 / Jean-Claude Métraux, child psychiatrist in Lausanne, left, and Danièle Ganancia, President of the Paris High Court, magistrate, right, surrounded by students on a course aimed at raising awareness of international family mediation.

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Pascale Soussan-Derrien, international family ombudswoman, trainer, surrounded by students on a course aimed at raising awareness of international family mediation

8 / The new promotion of the DEMF in Besançon at the Franche-Comte IRTS with Martine Pacqueau, leader

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9 / Marie-Therese Maurice, Delegate of the Rights of the Child, and Pierre Grand, President of the association, at a meeting at Headquarters.

10/ The Vice-Président Monique Stroobants 11/Meeting with the Président and and the Président, Pierre Grand, at Head Joëlle Piovesan in Besançon. Office.

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12 / Training at Headquarters in Nenon with Marianne Souquet.

14/ Marianne Souquet at AMORIFE International

16/ Hélène Van Den Steen in Brussels

13/ Co-mediation in Dole in « Enfance et partage » Office.

15/ Marie-Thérèse Maurice and Master Lutz-Alber, lawyer, in Dole.

17/ Our President Bordet, renowned Franche-Comte.

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2. OUTLOOK FOR 2012 2012 should see further development of the activities of the Association against a backdrop of European financial crises and political elections. The budget has been maintained, with no increase forecast, to reflect current conditions. Advertising and promotion of the Association will continue. The translation of the website, which couldn’t be completed due to financial constraints, is on the agenda for 2012. We will enhance our efforts in the field of international mediation, multidisciplinary training and the analysis of professional practices, not forgetting supervision. We will promote the maintenance of our international relations by several trips abroad as well as the holding of events. We will see further partnership with other professionals and the sharing of experiences in 2012. The association will amend its internal regulations and bylaws to make them better performing and able to cope with its increased activities. Investments in various pieces of equipment is also envisaged, as is the continued development of Headquarters. Finally AMORIFE INTERNATIONAL intends accommodate the public in other places.

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CONCLUSION For the fifth year, the Association saw an increase in conventional mediation and training, and intensified national and international relations, evidence of dynamism, competence and motivation. Operating agreements between the Dole magistrates’ court and the Lons High Court will make it possible to continue local hearings in family cases. We hope this new organization, supported by several draft laws concerning family mediation and the renewal of the European Directive on civil and commercial mediation, will enable us to work more with the legal world. We would like to thank all members and stakeholders involved in the success of the association and who have contributed to its influence For the Board of AMORIFE International, Pierre GRAND, President. Claudio JACOB, Director, 13