‘Égalité en action’ Competition – Paris Olympic Games 2024

On 28th June 2023, the President of the ‘Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024’, Mr. Tony Estanguet and the Secretary General of ‘Francophonie’, Louise Mushikiwabo signed an agreement at the OIF Headquarters in Paris on the use and promotion of the French language and Francophonie at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024.

On this occasion, the French Institute in India is launching the “Égalité en action” competition and inviting French students from schools, universities and Alliances Françaises in India to promote the Paris 2024 edition of the Olympic Games highlighting their support and promotion of inclusivity.

All participants are invited to form teams and make a creative video clip each, promoting equality in sports. The aim of the competition is to raise students’ awareness of the fight against discrimination in sports, and to help them understand the cultural and linguistic differences of the French-speaking world through creativity. The results of the competition will be announced on the occasion of Francophonie Month and International Women’s Rights Day.

Who can participate?

This contest is open to students of French

Category 1: ages 14 to 18  (schools – grades 9 to 12 and/or Alliance Française in India)
Category 2: more than 18 years old (Universities and/or Alliance Française in India

Conditions of participation: 

Groups of 2-3 students only
Groups need to be coordinated by a French teacher of the institution
A maximum of two groups are allowed to participate from each institution

In partnership with:

• Indian schools
• Indian universities
• The network of Alliance Française in India
• Associations of teachers of French: Indian Association of Teachers of French (IATF), Association of Indian French Professionals and Researchers (AIFPRO), Association of Teachers of European Languages in India (ATELI)
• Other sectors of the French Institute in India (IFI)

Calendar
 
15th February 2024 Official announcement of the competition

3rd March 2024 Last date for registering via Google form, with the list of participants
Between 26th February and 5th March 2024 Organisation of two workshops: 

• In French for students and teachers on Olympics and Equality
• In English for students on video filming techniques

17th March 2024 Last date for submitting video entries

Between 18th and 24th March 2024
Selection of the top 4 videos (Decathlon voucher prizes worth ₹ 5,000 for each winner) 

Category 1 : 2 Marie-Amélie Le Fur prizes (winner of 9 Paralympic medals, 12 international medals, including 4 championships; elected president of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee in December 2018)
Category 2 : 2 Abdoulaye Seye Moreau prizes (multiple gold medallist and first Senegalese athlete to win an Olympic medal, ex-president of the Senegalese Basketball Federation and FIBA-Africa)

End of March 2024 Online announcement of the results

Between 26th and 31st March 2024 Publication of winning videos on IFI’s website