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OFA programs and initiatives

• Accent on Youth strategy
• Violence Against Women Prevention
• Francophonie Awards
• CAPTER

Accent on Youth strategy

The Accent on Youth Strategy was launched by Madeleine Meilleur, Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs in December 2008 in Ottawa. This ongoing project of the Office of Francophone Affairs is designed to encourage Ontario's Francophone youth to speak French and to become actively involved in the development of their communities.

Violence Against Women Prevention

The Office of Francophone Affairs funds projects to increase public awareness within Ontario's Francophone population of the issue of violence against women and to support the development of measures to prevent violence.

This section contains the criteria for eligibility and describes the grant application process.

For this year, the deadline for submitting an application is June 26, 2009.

For more information, please contact Geneviève Brouyaux at 416 325-4969, 1 800 268-7507 or genevieve.brouyaux@ontario.ca.

• 2009 Grant application
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Francophonie Awards

In 2006, as part of the celebrations marking the 20^th anniversary of the French Language Services Act, the Government of Ontario created the Ontario Francophonie Awards. The awards recognize francophones and francophiles who have made an outstanding contribution to the social, economic, political and cultural vitality and well-being of Ontario's Francophone community.

The awards are granted every two years by an independent selection committee representative of Ontario's geographic, demographic, cultural and professional diversity.

• 2010 Francophonie Awards
• 2008 Francophonie Awards (news release, photos, backgrounder)
• 2006 Francophonie Awards (news release, photos)

CAPTER

The CAPTER pilot project (Professional Learning Community – Technology, Expertise, Resources) was implemented in January 2007 on the initiative of the Office of Francophone Affairs. The purpose of this initiative is to raise Ontario's profile within the international Francophonie and promote Franco-Ontarian expertise in the field of new technologies.

The project matches teams of mathematics and French teachers from two Franco-Ontarian schools with their counterparts at two schools in France. Together, they reflect on common challenges, in particular, supporting students to speak French outside of school and sharing methods to improve student achievement in French and mathematics.

The cross-Atlantic exchanges between the four schools take place through a series of face-to-face meetings and virtual meetings using videoconferencing and teleconferencing.

• French CAPTER delegation visits Toronto in April 2008 (news release, photos)