“Youth engagement is one of our core priorities,” says Ginette Côté, coordinator of Mond’Ami - also known as the Holy Childhood Association, part of Pontifical Mission Societies. “Across the country, many young persons and even children participate in and are involved within their communities, schools and parishes and we wish to offer them an opportunity to share their experiences with others.”

Montreal, April 24, 2023 – Mond’Ami, the Holy Childhood Association in Canada, French sector, announces today the launch of a national contest for youth to express themselves and share a community-oriented activity or project in which they participated and for which they are most proud. The activity can be local or international.

From May 1 to June 5, all youth between the ages of 12 and 16 who wish to participate in the contest can submit a 250-350 word text by email to coordonnatrice.opem@opmcanada.ca.

“Youth engagement is one of our core priorities,” says Ginette Côté, coordinator of Mond’Ami - also known as the Holy Childhood Association, part of Pontifical Mission Societies. “Across the country, many young persons and even children participate in and are involved within their communities, schools and parishes and we wish to offer them an opportunity to share their experiences with others.”

The winners will be announced on June 12 pm on the Mond’Ami website and on its Facebook page. The selection of a winner is based on various criteria including originality, word count and quality of writing. The program is offered in French.

Information about the contest is available here (French only).

About Mond’Ami
Driven by the motto, Children helping Children, Mond’Ami aims to educate Catholic children on their baptismal call to mission and invites them to play their part through activities, education and prayer. Each year, the registered Canadian charity brings a particular Sharing Project to the attention of French-speaking Canadian youth so that they can understand the reality of children living in some of the poorest countries, giving them the opportunity to provide spiritual and material support to others in need . Known formally as Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood,  Mond’Ami is one of four Pontifical Mission Societies whose mission, collectively, is to support the witnessing of the Gospel to the ends of the earth – ‘ad gentes’, and is present in more than 140 countries. To learn more about the charity’s activities, or to make a donation, please visit mondami.ca.

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Dalia Esposito
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