Each year, the 3535 Francophone Youth Awards honor 35 inspiring Francophone young people between 18-35 who have made outstanding achievements in their communities. For this 3rd edition, the call for applications has registered 290 young applicants residing in 36 countries and from 4 continents. This edition also marks the introduction of so-called "Elan Pour la Jeunesse" Special Prizes (4 laureates).

A prestigious award ceremony will be held on November 9 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), bringing together decision-makers from the French-speaking world to unveil the Francophone Youth Super Award of the Year and to present a trophy to each Laureate. This event will be followed on November 10th by another "Francophone Inspiration" event where several laureates will come to talk about their career and their achievements with the general public.

Haiti has a representative among the 35 young personalities laureates finalists, she is Me Johanna Sylvain Joseph, 32 years old, graduated in Law, Founding Lawyer at JSJ Law Services, Johanna Sylvain Joseph is the organizer of Conversations Essenti'Elles, a series of meetings-debates on the issue of gender in Haiti that brings together hundreds of people. She campaigns for the application of a quota principle in the country's administrations.

Recall that in the previous edition in 2017, the Young Francophone Super Award of the Year was won by the Haitian journalist Michel Joseph https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22160-haiti-social-a-haitian-wins-the-2017-super-prize-of-the-young-francophone.html

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