The main objective of the project was to create and mobilize a network of young Francophones committed to supporting and informing climate action in their respective countries. The candidates participated in a series of collaborative activities and trainings during the summer. Prizes of $1,000 are awarded to 20 young people from 14 countries who have shown remarkable involvement in the project so far. The initiative was supported by the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie via the Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable, the Secrétariat à la jeunesse du Québec, Global Affairs Canada, the ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie and the Offices Jeunesse Internationaux du Québec.
“I would like to congratulate the winners of the excellence awards as well as all the participants of the project,” said Mr. Quirion. “The youth’s contribution is essential in the fight against climate change, so I encourage the network to build on the skills and knowledge acquired during this series of activities and to continue its work in regards to climate action.”
Award winners
Abenan Marie-Ange Bénédicte Saleye
Ivory Coast
Alizée Girard
Canada
Benazir Hilali
United Kingdom
Charles-Olivier Parent
Canada
Divin Arnaud Kouebatouka
Congo
Fiston Bisimwa
Congo
Gabriela Quintela Do Carmo
Canada – USA
Gregory Obiang Ndong
France
Hamdani Said Yassir
Comoros
Lauren Touchant
Canada
Mame Adama Sarr
Senegal
Marianne Renauld Robitaille
Canada
Marie-Esther Poivre
Belgium
Mathilde Souchon
New Caledonia
Omar Khalifa
Tunisia
Oureratou Ouedraogo
Burkina Faso
Roël Houdanon
Benin
Stephanie Njiomo Tchoumi
Cameroon
Théodora Elise Mbome Mapoko EPSE Wang Abwa
Cameroon
Yoan Bourgoin
Canada
For more information on the initiative (French only)
Contact
Gabrielle Gagnon
Special Projects Advisor
Fonds de recherche du Québec
