A night filled with generosity to support students from French Priority neighbourhoods
An event by
Alliance pour l’éducation - United Way
To get you in the mood, a short video of the 2024 edition
Alliance pour l'éducation - United Way
Alliance pour l’éducation - United Way has been running the Youth Challenge Programme for the last 8 years, a well-recognized high impact programme supporting middle school students in priority education networks. Our objective is to encourage young people to look positively towards their future and take their full place in society.
Every year, 80 000 young people leave school without any diploma or qualification and youth unemployment is twice as high priority urban areas compared to the national average.
We have a solution that works, and we need your support to expand it to more neighbourhoods..
In this spirit, the night “Together for middle-school” is a unique opportunity to seek your financial support, while showcasing the energy and valua of our actions.
The event will also give you the chance to hear directly from the students involved in our program, as well as testimonials from education and other professionals, and from nonprofit partners already engaged alongside us.
We hope this evening will allow you to discover the uniqueness and the success of our Youth Challenge program, and we count on your generosity to support concrete projects that will have a real impact on the life trajectories of students in priority education middle schools.
Raising funds to support middle school students from Priority Neighbourhoods
Halfway between fundraising and TED talks, tonight will highlight 4 structuring projects lead by Alliance pour l’Éducation – United Way all of which have a positive impact on society.
After each presentation, guests will be invited to make a donation*.
In practical terms, each project is presented in a 3-minute pitch by students, National Education, staff, or volunteers from our partners.
Following each pitch, participants will be invited to make a donation to the project(s) of their choice.
A dinner generously provided by our partners will set the pace of the evening, offering an occasion to connect, share ideas and engage in conversation throughout the event.
Alliance pour l’éducation - United Way gathers enterprises, associations and public institutions to create an ecosystem of success around middle school students from Priority Neighbourhoods. Since 2018, our Youth Challenge program has accompanied more than 15,000 students a year, from 6th grade to 9th grade, helping them find their path and encouraging them to take an active part in society.
The Youth Challenge program supports students through a dual approach invoiving:
👉 Associations: they lead workshops on self-awareness, self-confidence, emotional management, public speaking, digital skills, career discovery, and key competences expected in the workplace (such as collaborative work, entrepreneurial mindset). These workshops take place from 6th to 9th grade.
👉 Employees / from our partner companies: they present their industry, the everyday aspect of their job, their career path, and share their experience with students. These workshops start in 8th grade with engagement formats ranging from one hour to a full day, making participation accessible to employees with diverse roles and schedules.
Youth Challenge offers class-based group activities, delivered through a in full class collective approach, with a triple objective:
1°/ Helping students better understand themselves.
2°/ Introducing them to the professional world and encouraging them to envision their future positively.
3°/ Developing collective skills, such as teamwork, adaptability, resilience, and a sense of pride in shared achievement, so as to value the collective experience within the middle school setting and re-engage students.
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Heading for 17,000 this year
in the Paris region, Toulouse, Loiret, Haute-Saône, and Marseille since the start of the 2025 school year
alongside our middle school students
Donations made during this evening are eligible, in France, for a tax deduction equal to 66% of the donated amount for individuals (personal income tax) and 60% for companies (corporate income tax).
*(in accordance with the conditions set out in Articles 200 and 238 bis of the French General Tax Code)
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