Monique had been a sales representative in a UK company since 1989. Sensitive to the needs of others, Monique Lanne-Petit became involved in humanitarian work on a voluntary basis in 1991, through two general humanitarian associations with Jean-François Cazenave.
Their first field assignments were in Iraq (Kurdistan) in 1991 during the first Gulf War, followed by Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina between 1992 and 1996 and Albania between 1997 and 1998.
In 1998, she founded Télécoms Sans Frontières with Jean-François Cazenave: "Our commitment was fundamental in the creation and development of our organisation; in 1998, NICTs were not recognised as a means of humanitarian aid".
Based in Pau, at the organisation's headquarters, in 2000 Monique took up the position of Managing Director. In this capacity, Monique manages all the TSF teams at headquarters, on the regional bases and on all the emergency missions and projects.
Monique is also a mother, and has made every effort to balance this commitment with her family life. She is always mobilised in the field to listen to vulnerable populations.
