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Global Network

The ISS General Secretariat has been based in Geneva, Switzerland, since 1924. It is a legal entity recognised under Swiss law.

The ISS General Secretariat is in charge of the following collective tasks for the network:

  • Guaranteeing the coherence and coordination of network's activities;
  • Developing and strengthening the operational capacity of network's members;
  • Coordinating, sustaining, supervising and assessing the functioning of network's activities;
  • Organizing the communication and knowledge sharing of the organization;
  • Representing the organization and advocating at an international level.

Its Secretary General (aka CEO) is currently Mr. Jean Ayoub, a senior executive in International and Humanitarian Affairs with more than 35 years of experience in development, emergency management, people and program management.

The ISS Network

The ISS network is composed of members (including members ad interim) in more than 120 countries and a General Secretariat. Members are either not-for-profit organizations, legally independent or governmental entities considered fully fledged members of ISS. They have signed a special agreement with the General Secretariat aiming for the implementation of one or more activities of the organisation.

Members ad interim are either not-for-profit organisations, legally independent or governmental entities linked to ISS by a general agreement aiming for the implementation of one or more activities of the organisation. These members commit themselves to respecting the ISS methodology and principles. Contacts are either not-for-profit, private organisations or individuals acting as a reference point on intercountry casework issues for the ISS network in a country.

ISS Members

Belgium

BELGIUM (Member)

Service d’Action Sociale Bruxellois
Rue du Boulet, 26, Kogelstraat
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium

Bulgaria

BULGARIA (Member)

International Social Service Bulgaria
(ISS Bulgaria)
5 Dondukov Blvd.
Entrance B (III), floor 4, apartement 14
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria

Czesh Republic

CZECH REPUBLIC (Member)

Úřad pro mezinárodněprávní ochranu dětí (Office for International Legal Protection of Children)
Šilingrovo námĕstí 3/4
602 00 Brno
Czech Republic

France

FRANCE (Member)

Droit d’Enfance – SSI France
76 Avenue Pierre Brossolette
92240 Malakoff
France

Germany

GERMANY (Member ISD)

Deutscher Verein für öffentliche und private Fürsorge
Internationaler Sozialdienst
Michaelkirchstr. 17/18
D-10179 Berlin
Germany

 

GERMANY (Member fif e.V.)

For search of origins and adoptions, please contact

Familie international frankfurt e.V.
Monisstr.4
D-60320 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Greece

GREECE (Member)

International Social Service Hellenic Branch
24, Derigny Str. (2nd floor)
Athens 104 34
Greece

Hungary

HUNGARY (Member)

Család, Gyermek, Ifjúság Közhasznú Egyesület – CSAGYI
(Family Child Youth Association)

Mailing Address:
Kun utca 12., 3. em., 27. a.
1081 Budapest
Hungary

Physical address:
Bécsi út 3-5,
1023 Budapest
Hungary

Ireland

IRELAND (Member)

Tusla – Child and Family Agency

Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital,

Grand Canal Street Lower

DO2 P667

Dublin 2

Ireland 

Italy

ITALY (Member)

Defence for Children International Italia (DCI Italia)
Piazza della Meridiana 2/27
16124 Genova
Italy

Latvia

LATVIA (Member)

Department of International Cooperation
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia

36, Brivibas blvd.
Riga LV-1536
Latvia

Malta

MALTA (Member)

Foundation for Social Welfare Services
FSWS Head Office – 212, TRIQ IL- KANUN,
Santa Venera, Malta

Moldova

MOLDOVA (Member)

AVE Copiii (The Association for Child and Family Empowerment)
1 Constantin Stere str.
MD 2009 Chisinau
Republic of Moldova

Netherlands

NETHERLANDS (Member)

International Social Service, afd. Nederland
Kruisstraat 1
NL-5211 DT s’-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands

Portugal

PORTUGAL (Member)

Associação Portuguesa para
o Serviço Social Internacional (APPASSI)
Avenida Almirante Reis n° 133-6° Esq.
1150-015 Lisboa
Portugal

Romania

ROMANIA (Member)

Association “Generatie Tanara”
Str. Brazilor, nr.2
300274 Timisoara
Romania

Serbia

SERBIA (Member)

NGO Atina
Palmoticeva 16a,
11000 Belgrade
Serbia

Spain

SPAIN (Member a.i.)

Cruz Roja Española
Departamento de Intervención Social
Av. Reina Victoria 26 – 3ª
28003 Madrid
Spain

Switzerland

SWITZERLAND (Member)

International Social Service – Switzerland
PO Box 1469
9, rue du Valais
CH – 1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland

Internationaler Sozialdienst – Schweiz
Büro Deutschschweiz
Hofwiesenstr. 3
CH – 8057 Zürich
Switzerland

United Kingdom

UNITED KINGDOM (Member)

Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB)
134/136 Buckingham Palace Road
London, SW1W 9SA
United Kingdom

Canada

CANADA (Member)

ISS-SSI Canada
1376 Bank Street – Suite 201
Ottawa, ON
K1H 7Y3
Canada

United States

UNITED STATES (Member)

International Social Service – USA
1120 North Charles Street
Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21202
USA

Venezuela

VENEZUELA (Member)

Servicio Social Internacional
Comisión Venezolana

Postal address:
Apartado 51.211 Chacaito
1050 – A Caracas
Venezuela

Physical address:
Centro Comunal Catia
3ra. Av. de Propatria entre 4ta. Y 5ta. Calle,
Plaza Lisandro Alvarado, Caracas
Venezuela

Cameroon

CAMEROON (Member)

Refugee Welfare Association Cameroon (REWAC)
Express Union Building, Opposite City Chemist Pharmacy,
P.O Box 415, Bamenda,
North West Region, Cameroon
Tel: +237 677536682
E-mail: info@rewac.org
Website: www.rewac.org

Cape Verde

CAPE VERDE (Member)

ACRIDES – Associação Crianças Desfavorecidas

Rua José Gonçalves Fazenda
Ilha de Santiago, Praia
Cape Verde

Kenya

KENYA (Member)

Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK)
43982,
00100, Nairobi,
Kenya

Mauritius

MAURITIUS (Member)

ANPPCAN Mauritius

(African Network for the Protection and Prevention of Children Against Abuse and Neglect)
De Caen, Forest Side,
Mauritius

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA (Member)

Department of Social Development – ISS Desk

Postal Address:
Private Bag x901
Pretoria 0001
South Africa

Physical Address:
Room 721, 7th floor
HSRC Building, Pretorius Street
Pretoria
South Africa

  • Tel: (+27-12) 312 71 43
  • Fax: (+27-12) 323 37 33 or (+27 12) 312 73 92
  • E-mail: tebogoma@dsd.gov.za
West Africa

West Africa (GS Regional Extension)

International Social Service – West Africa
(SSI-AO)

Postal address:
BP 16 603
Dakara, Fann 10 760
Senegal

Physical Address:
Rue MZ Mermoz 54, Villa 82,
Dakar
Senegal

Australia

National Office

International Social Service Australia
National Office
Level 2, 313-315 Flinders Lane
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia

New South Wales Office

International Social Service Australia
New South Wales Office
Level 1, 518 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Asia Pacific Region

Asia-Pacific (GS Regional Extension)

If you are based in a country where we have a member mentioned above, please contact them directly. If not, please contact:

Asia-Pacific Regional Office (APRO)
International Social Service Hong Kong Branch
6/F, Southorn Centre, 
130 Hennessy Road,
Wan Chai,
Hong Kong

Bangladesh

Bangladesh (Member)

Shobujer Ovijan Foundation (SOF)

House # 745,
Road # 08, Adabor,
Dhaka 1207
Bangladesh

Hong Kong

HONG KONG (Member)

International Social Service Hing Kong

6/F, Southorn Centre,
130, Hennessy Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong

Cross-boundary and Intercountry Casework Service
ISS Hong Kong Branch
2/F, North District Community Centre
2 Lung Wan Street
Sheung Shui
New Territories, Hong Kong

Israel

ISRAEL (Member)

Department of International Relations
Ministry of Social Affairs and Services St.

Migdalai Habirah – 39 Yirmiyahu
POB 1260
912012 Jerusalem
Israel

Japan

JAPAN (Member)

ISS Japan

3F Ochanomizu K & K Building,
1-10-2 Yushima,
Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo, 113-0034
Japan

Lebanon

LEBANON (Member)

Himaya

St. Rita Building, Street 58
1st Floor
Fanar, Lebanon

Nepal

NEPAL (Member)

Creating Possibilities Nepal (CP Nepal)

136, Bhairavi Marg, Sukedhara,
Kathmandu, Nepal
P O Box: 10163

New Zealand

Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children

The Aurora Centre
56 The Terrace
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Mailing Address:
PO Box 546, Wellington 6104 New Zealand

Pakistan

Sanjog

528/C Faisal Town, Lahore
Pakistan

Turkey

Ministry of Family and Social Services of the Republic of Turkey
Department of EU and Foreign Relations

Eskişehir Yolu Söğütözü Mah. 2177. Sok. No: 10/A Kat: 23
06510 Çankaya Ankara
TURKEY

ISS Members ad interim

For contact in one of the following countries where ISS has a Member a.i. or Contact, please write to info@iss-ssi.org

Africa

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Americas

Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Asia & Oceania

Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Iraq, Jordan, Laos, Mongolia, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

Europe

Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.

Is your organisation interested in becoming an ISS Member?

If you share our values and are committed to making a positive impact on vulnerable individuals and communities, we invite you to join us in our mission. At ISS, we believe that working collaboratively with partners and members is key to achieving our goals. We welcome new partnerships and memberships that share our values and are aligned with our vision. Please consult Partnerships & Memberships to explore opportunities for collaboration and making a difference together with ISS.

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