Our Ambassadors
Your life is a mission
In order to know more about HSP, you can contact our ambassadors who will be happy to exchange with you.
Our Ambassadors
Hortense Gayon
A french nurse who chose to be a volunteer with Mission Etrangère de Paris and has been sent in HSP for one year in 2023.
"“HSP is a house for the poor and those who want to live with them”, said Father Laborde. I spent 1 year with the members of HSP. I was first welcomed for 5 months in Maria Basti's house with 10 women who welcomed me as a member of their family, where I was shaped like an Indian child.
They transmitted to me their language, their clothes, their way of life, their codes, their gifts for living through time, and their conviction that God is in everything. This time spent with them was a preparation for going on to Baksara and the SMCS mission.
This mission with mothers and their babies was a transformation in a new reality that turned my life upside down. Today, I devote my work in France to children with disabilities, inspired by my life in India. I give thanks for all the children, men and women who have enlightened my life when I was there."
Contact : +33 7 63 00 16 39 hortense.gayon@gmail.com
Jean-Baptiste & Rose Caizergues
A french couple who choose for their first year of marriage to be a volunteer with Mission Etrangère de Paris and has been sent in HSP for one year in 2024.
"It was with great joy that me and my wife Rose were sent to HSP and that we spent a year at the Ashaneer center in Howrah. It was an incredible year that we'll never forget... We were able to forge wonderful human bonds with the staff, spend unforgettable moments with the children, and grow individually and as a couple on many subjects. It was a very life-changing year for us as a couple.
My wife, who used to be a school teacher, was able to help developing the pedagogy of the HSP schools and give a wide range of courses and support.
I took on the existing role of communications coordinator. I tried to develop HSP's internal organization as best I could so that as many projects to help the poor as possible could be carried out with priority and follow-up.
This year at HSP has clearly been the richest of my life."
Contact : +33 6 74 27 27 08 jibe.caizergues@gmail.com