AIEJI was founded in the aftermath of World War II as a collective, international response to the many children and youth left orphaned, homeless or parentless after the war as it was clear that something had to be done to take care of their educational needs.
Several meetings were held between representatives from various European countries until, in 1951, Association International des Éducateurs de Jeunes Inadapté (AIEJI), was created.
[1] One of the headmasters behind the creation of AIEJI, was Henri Joubrel,[2] who was also one of the main forces behind ANEJI[3] - Association nationale des éducateurs des jeunes inadapté - the national French organisation for social educators.
during several years 1974–1980) worked as international chief expert for UNESCO, in the field of Special Education and Psychology.
AIEJI has since developed to becoming an international organisation with members from all over the world who work with socially exposed children and youth, persons with developmental disabilities and excluded and marginalised adults such as persons with mental disorders, homeless people and substance abusers.