By: Marie-Jacquard Handy : septembre 2012 To: Terrence Bernard At : École François-Buote octobre

Who is presenting this project: Marie-Jacquard Handy She was born in Cameroun Makak where the project will be held She immigrated in Canada in She studied and worked as a special education teacher in New-Brunswick-PEI-Toronto and PEI. She is a Mother of one daughter, She held a Ph.D in Education from Montréal University. She is working in François-Buote School at Charlottetown PEI.

I am presenting this project to Terrence Bernard Councellor of Ward 10 where I live and hope he will bring this project to the City.

WHY ? HOW? WHERE? Building a bridge between Charlottetown Youth and business people in Makak Cameroon in Africa Building a bridge between Charlottetown Youth and business people in Makak Cameroon in Africa

This project was initiated by my father in 1981my father He was one of the first teacher in the village He past away in 1994 I promises him to keep searching to do this project. THE City of Charlottetown YOUTH INITIATIVE IN AFRICA

My dad left a land where a house can be build. All family members agreed for this project. Charlottetown Youth and Business people will then use their leadership to find in the village a wonderfull project to keep the bridge alive. The house build will give to them a place to stay every year when they come to do a project. Handy Samuel My brother each summer organize a festival where Charlottetown Youth and Business people will have a platform to create a project every year and play basketball. THE City of Charlottetown YOUTH INITIATIVE IN AFRICA

There are youth in Charlottetown PEI who need a wonderful experience to keep going ahead in their life. An encounter that could help them to see another vision of human kind. They will help in humanitarian project. And they will motivate theirs pupils by presenting their experience back to Charlottetown. They will also build consolidate or enrich their leadership skills. There are youth in Makak who need a wonderful experience to keep going ahead in their life. An encounter that could help them to see another vision of human kind. Build new values make an initiative happen. This project could benefice from the Canadian International youth experience for his long term perspective.ational youth experience Student from Charlottetown and PEI Schoolboard will have a place to do international internship. Receiving youth from Makak in Charlottetown and PEI Schoolboard could be another possibility for this exchange. THE City of Charlottetown YOUTH INITIATIVE IN AFRICA

I am available to present the initiative to the council meeting. We need to choose three Charlottetown Youth and Business people and a very important person in the community to perform a found raising. We will have to involve the City of Charlottetown PEI in the project. Interest business to participate by donating money and/or releasing one of the employee to go in Africa with youth and I. THE City of Charlottetown YOUTH INITIATIVE IN AFRICA

Canada before the departure: From octobre 2012 to may 2013 Choose Youth Perform a fundraising, open an account organise the receipt for each expense Get the passport and vaccine 6 months before Cameroun before the departure Prepare the land Choose the company to build the house with youth for the two months -July-August 2013 Organize the accommodation for youth who are coming Prepare the village to receive Youth, organize activities to travel to see the country and specialities of the 250 tribes, invite the Cameroon primeminister who was Cameroun ambassador in Canada for 26 years, invite the Canadian ambassador In Makak Build the house Discuss with local youth for next year project for the next Charlottetown Youth and Business people Participate to the youth august festival in Makak, presenting a Pow-Wow Manage the budget to inform Charlottetown and PEI Donator, Realise a blog to present the innovative initiative back to Canada with vidéos, pictures, in all the Charlottetown and PEI Schoolboard THE City of Charlottetown YOUTH INITIATIVE IN AFRICA

Leadership Canada before the departure: Charlottetown and PEI Schoolboard – Marie-Jacquard Handy Cameroun before the departure Makak Youth association- Marie-Jacquard Handy In Makak Charlottetown and Makak Youth and Marie-Jacquard Handy Construction Company Back in Canada outreach Charlottetown and PEI Schoolboard THE City of Charlottetown YOUTH INITIATIVE IN AFRICA

What is meant to be will be! I can come to do a presentation. I am available to motivate the youth team for this project. I have a full time job in the school here but if you come, we could have a wee-end session. I can also come for a week- end in Mistassini. For 2014 célébration this could be a beautiful initiative for the City of Charlottetown. Marie-Jacquard THE City of Charlottetown YOUTH INITIATIVE IN AFRICA THE City of Charlottetown YOUTH INITIATIVE IN AFRICA