The 2nd National Convention of the Junior Chamber International (JCI-Haiti), is held from 1 to 4 November 2012 at the Hotel Roi Christophe in Cap-Haitien, on the theme : "Advocacy for a youth of entrepreneurs citizens trained and committed". On this occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between JCI and the Printing Media-Texte.

The company Média-Texte [created in July 1994], believes in the "social business", in other words, it wants to accompany and support a variety of initiatives for the advancement of the community. In this agreement, it undertook to oversee the JCI in the implementation of activities and projects oriented towards its members and the Haitian community.

Média-Texte nd JCI will share, their desire and their respective competences, in order to allow the real and effective integration of young people in society and youth development. Both institutions are committed to implement specific projects to boost the sector of youth entrepreneurship in Haiti.

"In the process of operationalization of the MoU, an emphasis will be placed on active citizenship and youth entrepreneurship. To this end, our joint action will focus on this important issue," declared John Walter Destiné, 2012 National President of JCI.

For his part, the Director of Printing Média-Texte, Mr. Joël Lorquet said he was "very proud of this partnership which undoubtedly, will benefit the community and hopes that this cooperation to expand and grow for a long time."

Wilbrode Béon, the Mayor of Cap-Haitien, who attended the ceremony stressed "this MoU is worth it ; because it is necessary to have a new class of entrepreneurs to really change Haiti."

The JCI President, Mr. John Walter Destiné and the Director of Media-Text, Joël Lorquet.

Learn more about JCI Haiti :

The Junior Chamber International Haiti currently has 7 local organizations and is presented at the level of 4 departments in the country including in the North (JCI Citadelle Henry), Artibonite (JCI Saint-Marc), West (JCI Excellence, JCI Innovation, JCI Sublime and JCI Seven) and Southeast (JCI Jacmel). This organization engages young people to take in charge the destiny of their community by providing them the necessary tools to create positive change through targeted actions. Junior Chamber International Haiti is part of the global network of the Federation of Junior Chamber International [200.000 members in over 110 countries], whose mission is to give to the youth development opportunities to enable them to create positive change.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7046-haiti-social-youth-committed-to-positively-change-haiti.html

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