On the initiative of three students (two from McGill University and one from the Université de Montréal), Projet Horizons's goal is to create ties between high school and elementary school students in areas targeted for participation in an individual tutor program. In an effort to provide additional attention and support to children with learning disabilities, thereby stimulating their desire to learn, Horizons succeeded in pairing 46 tutors from the Collège Jean-Eudes with an equal number of students from the Saint-Nom-de-Jésus elementary school. And 49 students from the Lower Canada College high school were matched with 59 students from the St. Ignatius of Loyola elementary school. Every week, the tutor-students take advantage of their involvement to increase their sense of responsibility, self-discipline and leadership by devoting an hour and a half of their free time to their protégés under the supervision of Horizon volunteers, who total eight at the moment and whose dynamism brings a share of humanism to the school life of all participating youngsters.
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With dreams as far-reaching as the Earth itself, the first francophone chapter of Canadian Engineers Without Borders can already count on the participation of nearly 30 members in its various activities. Established in October, 2002 by engineering students at the École polytechnique de Montréal, ISF-Polytechnique is multiplying its activities for heightening the awareness of engineering students with the aim of making them conscious of the everyday life of underprivileged communities around the world. The first major event was a public awareness day for the fight against antipersonnel mines. It featured guest lecturer Tan Channareth, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. Thanks to its international section, the organization sent its first intern to Cameroon last summer to host educational activities related to decontamination and hygiene. It is also developing a project for creating agricultural ponds adapted to the small villages of sub-Saharan Africa. The Banfora region in Burkina-Faso, which contains eight villages with a total population of 5,000, was selected for the pilot stage carried out last August.
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Moving to a new area is costly and not many university students can afford it. For this reason, a group of students at the Université du Québec à Rimouski founded, in 2000, the Broc’Échange association. Their goal is to help their fellow students comfortably set up house without having to empty their savings account. Thanks to their deposit-sales service, Broc’Échange acquires second-hand articles from graduating students and sells them to newcomers. Over 150 transactions have been carried out so far, facilitating the integration of students to their new surroundings. Furthermore, by developing an Internet site with detailed images of the available items, the association’s reputation has gone beyond all borders, a fact illustrated by the case of a student in Bangkok who, in anticipation of his imminent arrival in Rimouski, easily prepared his living arrangements. Broc’Échange also gives new students access to both useful consumer information and a network of roommates.
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