“Alain MILLION, Senegal associate: Life on the Move” Amadou Bal BA

«Alain MILLION known as Alassane, photographer, poet, humanist, and his association in Senegal: Life is on the move» by Amadou Bal BA

Nothing predestined our friend, Alain MILLION, from a provincial bourgeoisie in France, to embrace a humanitarian cause, through his association in Senegal, “Life is on the move» since 2001, in support of children suffering from muscular dystrophy in Africa, so that they can lead a normal life. Alain MILLION worked for 43 years in the medical-social and educational sector: “For a time I wanted to go into law, my father was a principal notary and I branched out into the medico-social sector as an educator then an executive. It has become a priesthood as I have been around suffering children. Coming back from the Necker hospital in Paris where Dominique, a young person I was following in rehabilitation, told me Alain, I know that soon I will die. I would like you to continue fighting for myopathic children after me. I promised him and since then I have kept my promise for almost 50 years“, Alain MILLION told me “We only see clearly with the heart, the essential is invisible to the eyes», says Antoine de SAINT-EXUPERY. Indeed, Alain MILLION claims his fights for the rights and dignity of children “Africa is rich. Rich in its history, its past, its culture, its ancestral traditions. Africa is rich in its elders, its youth, its women and its men who have been exploited, but remained dignified throughout their lives.», he said to Paul-Bernard MUNCH, of “L’Alsace», from 1^is avril 2019.

The association, “Life is on the move» delivered prostheses to Senegal: 457 components to Ziguinchor, in Casamance, and 246 for the CARFEAH center in M'Bour, on the Petite Côte. “The richness of this program is to provide support, care, medical monitoring, where the child has his roots. We bring our knowledge, for smooth integration into Senegalese society», says Alain MILLION. Since May 25, 2019, Alain MILLION, known as Alassane, has been an honorary citizen of the city of M'Bour.The brotherhood, which will be born between two men, will lead them to lead this fight for the defense of the rights of children with disabilities and the recognition of their status as full citizens.», says Alain MILLION, a humanist, citizen of the world and ambassador of peace. Discreet, even self-effacing, Alain MILLION “speak correctly, without raising your voice, with the humility and patience of those who put their determination and their faith at the service of the causes defended», wrote, on November 5, 2023, “Free Midi».

In the history of the relationship between Africa and France, we have known great French humanists, such as Raoul FOLLEREAU (1903-1977), specialist in the fight against leprosy, but also Albert SCHWEITZER (1875-1965) , the man from Lambaréné, Gabon, Nobel Peace Prize winner. Few people in Africa know that those who defend the poorly housed, the undocumented, the victims of discrimination or injustice from their employer, very often it is a European. “Dream, act, fight and win, with them, never without them”says Alain MILLION. Originally from Waltenheim (Haut-Rhin), now based in Marseillan, in Hérault, defender of children's rights, humanist and citizen of the universal, Alain MILLION claims his faith in Man “Will we know, will we have the strength, the determination to become actors, subjects of our lives, capable of constantly regenerating? Friendship, fraternity and respect for peoples and cultures. Love beyond borders or potential war and hatred», asks Alain MILLION, in “L’Alsace», from 1^is avril 2019.

Paris, December 23, 2024, by Amadou Bal BA