The experience with sheltering and rehabilitating thousands of mentally ill people gained by Gregoire and by his S. Camille Association in the Ivory Coast has been recognised and paid tribute to by international bodies including the WHO, as well as by many international mass media: Le Monde, Vita, Colors, Italian state television, the Television of Italian-speaking Switzerland, German TV and last but not least by Health Authorities, Universities and companies in the services sector over the course of more than 40 meetings and seminars.

The Foundation works through an international network of Associations in Switzerland (Lugano), Catalonia (AIMA in Manresa), France (La Clef in Paris) and Canada (Montreal), all belonging to the European-African consortium called “Casimir” that supports the activities of those who work in the field of mental health.

For many people in both Africa and Europe, Gregoire’s experience represents an experience of faith; what is more, for those people engaged in health work, social work and the services sector, it is one of the most mature, human and sustainable examples of:

• mental health as a dimension of the community and not only the individual;
• giving care and shelter to the socially excluded as a factor that can help promote social unity;
• integration of the weak sections of society;
• local development.