Virginie Bidault de l’Isle is the head of the International Cooperation of the non-governmental organization French Civil Protection. She coordinate more than 32 000 volunteers. Launched in 1964, thanks to General de Gaulle’s initiative, French Civil Protection is the leading NGO of the first aid emergency response, training and humanitarian aid in France. Virginie started volunteering in first aid teams and social care as a teenager. Along all those years, she was mainly in charge of increasing the support of homeless people and managing many projects in crisis response involving many volunteers. Lately, she was the head of large COVID testing and vaccination centers. On the first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Virginie was sent by the French Civil Protection as one the bridgehead at the Ukrainian boarder to organize the arrival of the first humanitarian help before managing a large refugee camp in Paris. Then, she jointly organized the rise in power of the Ukrainian help. The French Civil Protection has sent more than 15 000 pallets of humanitarian aid in Ukraine. She is involved in business management and consulting, and has a large experience with projects based in Eastern Europe.
