{"id":9141,"date":"2025-07-21T09:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/?page_id=9141"},"modified":"2025-08-16T18:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T23:00:29","slug":"lpg-bridges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/lpg-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"BRIDGES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9141\" class=\"elementor elementor-9141\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e08e16a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1e08e16a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-31_04-54-42.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-9261\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-31_04-54-42.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-31_04-54-42-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-31_04-54-42-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo_2025-07-31_04-54-42-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-662a340f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"662a340f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37e385ba\" data-id=\"37e385ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410a6db7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"410a6db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Les Passerelles Globale-BRIDGES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194ff73f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194ff73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"> is a non-profit organisation seeking to bridge the gap <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745ce7be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"745ce7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ebcc622 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ebcc622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les Passerelles Globale-BRIDGES is a non-profit organization working to bridge socio-cultural language gaps, by providing internationally, language educational support to Immigrants and native born youth of African descent. LPG-BRIDGES use holistic, inter-generational educational means and modalities, that may enhance the acquisition and mastery of the French language. Our intent is to promote inclusiveness, cultural understanding, positive self-actualization and economic robustness in communities where language Laws influence the rules of social engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>We believe that &#8220;Education is the root and route to liberty.&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a mighty tool for self-empowerment. .<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5329281 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5329281\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6453ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6453ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The practice and the acquisition of the French language by immigrants and native born peoples of the African Diaspora is an asset to the evolution of\u00a0 communities in Quebec, Canada and Ghana, West Africa. This is one of the best regional integration tool. It is also one of the best ways to economic development, and is a catalyst and facilitator of dialogue, negotiations, and harmonization within neighbou<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rhoods.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Les Passerelles Globale-BRIDGES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a non-profit organisation seeking to bridge the gap between Anglophone and Francophone communities in West Africa by bringing educational resources, human resources and practical support to local communities, from the grassroots up, to quickly and effectively spread the French language in Ghana and to bridge the gap between cultures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a very short period of time, sound management and leadership practices have allowed the Les Passerelles team to start five diverse and ambitious community-based pilot projects in Accra including Competency in French for Medical Professionals, French\/English association, TV E-learning program, The integration of migrants from French-speaking countries into Ghanaian society, and, Street School (teaching French to kids on the street). The organisation has a professional website (www.lespasserelles.org) and social media visibility to attract funding and to allow individuals to donate directly online.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghana is one of the seven members of zone B of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Five out of the seven-member states have French as their official language. Also, Ghana has borders with Togo, Burkina Faso and C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire; all French-speaking countries. Therefore, there is a pressing need for Ghana to adopt French as a second language. This has recently been highlighted by some of the highest-ranking officials in Ghana including<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.passblue.com\/2019\/05\/20\/english-speaking-ghana-may-adopt-french-as-an-official-language-why\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Nana Akufo-Addo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernghana.com\/news\/922197\/french-to-become-second-language-in-ghana-shirle.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/2019\/10\/21\/ghana-to-introduce-french-language-in-upper-primary-minister\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State for Tertiary education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Also, as the French Ambassador in Ghana, HE Fran\u00e7ois Pujolas said, &#8220;the practice of the French language is Ghana\u2019s best regional integration tool and it\u2019s also one of the best ways for economic development as a facilitator of dialogue, negotiations, and harmonization with its neighbours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248f1e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"248f1e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c507643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c507643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 1963 Marion Lowe McLean, founder of Les Passerelles Globale, has been a professional educator and a champion for education equality, community development and finding solutions to language as a barrier to cultural inclusiveness. Among her many achievements Marion started a breakfast and lunch programme which became the model for schools in Montreal; was a founding member of The Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE), and won the prestigious Woman of Distinction for Community Services award from the Circle de Femme (under the auspices of the then Governor-General of Quebec) in 2003.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally from Jamaica, West Indies, with family ties in Ghana, West Africa, Marion emigrated to Montreal, Quebec in her 20&#8217;s. She has witnessed Quebec become &#8220;a nation within a nation&#8221; and the heart of French-speaking Canada; Quebec is in a similar situation to Ghana being a French province surrounded on all sides by English speaking provinces and the USA.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marion&#8217;s instinctive and personal interest in Ghanaian culture led her to see what no-one else has seen; a tangible opportunity to help Ghana&#8217;s regional integration and economic prosperity by becoming bilingual. Using extensive knowledge and experience gained in Quebec, practical and effective French language programmes can be introduced in Ghana without extensive design and development delays.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This idea was formed after a conversation with the High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana, The Honourable H.E. Joseph Ayikoi Otoo, at the Ghana High Commission in Ottawa. After further talks with staff at the High Commission, a group was formed to discuss the possibility of working on a project called French in Ghana and to brainstorm ideas.\u00a0 The group presented to the High Commissioner on 30 January 2020. As a result, the High Commissioner referred the group to the department of Educational Services. At a subsequent meeting in Ghana with Assistant Director of Educational Services, Pat Assan,\u00a0 the proposal was well received and a formal proposal to the Director of Educational Services was requested and submitted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the meeting with the Director of Educational Services, a great deal of progress has been made. Les Passerelles Globale has been formally registered in Ghana and several pilot projects are underway in Accra. This demonstrates the wealth of opportunities available to build and develop as an organisation dedicated to socio-cultural equality, charity and education. The pilot projects described in the Products and Services section below.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2aa1ce e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f2aa1ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360ea0a9 tpg-wrapper-align-center meta-visibility-show title_position_default title_hover_border_default title-default img_hover_animation_default meta_position_default tpg-is-author-icon-show author-image-visibility-icon readmore-btn-default-style grid-hover-overlay-type-always tpg-el-box-border-enable tpg-border-bottom-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-tpg-grid-layout\" data-id=\"360ea0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/strengthening-partnerships-les-passerelles-globale-meets-ghana-tvet\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-19-at-18.38.12_43067aab-1-768x576.jpg\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"768\"\n                             height=\"576\"\n                             alt=\"Strengthening Partnerships: Les Passerelles Globale Meets Ghana TVET\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"9631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/strengthening-partnerships-les-passerelles-globale-meets-ghana-tvet\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Strengthening Partnerships: Les Passerelles Globale Meets Ghana TVET<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='author'>\n\n\t\t\t\t<i class='flaticon-user'><\/i><span class='author-prefix'>By<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/author\/lespasserelle\/\">Les Passerelles Globale<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='flaticon-calendar'><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/2025\/09\/25\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t25\/09\/2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLes Passerelles Globale Ghana recently held a strategic meeting with the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service to explore avenues of collaboration aimed at improving...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n                    <a data-id=\"9631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/strengthening-partnerships-les-passerelles-globale-meets-ghana-tvet\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"9593\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"9593\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/les-passerelles-globale-ghana-meets-coeur-despoirs-canada\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-07-a-19.51.57_735cc7cf-768x576.jpg\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"768\"\n                             height=\"576\"\n                             alt=\"Les Passerelles Globale \u2013 Ghana Meets Coeur d\u2019Espoirs Canada\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"9593\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/les-passerelles-globale-ghana-meets-coeur-despoirs-canada\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Les Passerelles Globale \u2013 Ghana Meets Coeur d\u2019Espoirs Canada<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='author'>\n\n\t\t\t\t<i class='flaticon-user'><\/i><span class='author-prefix'>By<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/author\/lespasserelle\/\">Les Passerelles Globale<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='flaticon-calendar'><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/2025\/08\/19\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t19\/08\/2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLes Passerelles Globale \u2013 Ghana Meets Coeur d\u2019Espoirs Canada to Strengthen French Educationin Ghana On 7th August 2025, Les Passerelles Globale \u2013 Ghana held a strategic meeting with Coeurd\u2019Espoirs...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div 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src=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/download-1-e1755200071951.jpg\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"236\"\n                             height=\"139\"\n                             alt=\"Lost in Translation \u2013 A Frenchman&#8217;s Search for Relief in Ghana\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"9309\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/lost-in-translation-a-frenchmans-search-for-relief-in-ghana\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Lost in Translation \u2013 A Frenchman&#8217;s Search for Relief in Ghana<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='author'>\n\n\t\t\t\t<i class='flaticon-user'><\/i><span class='author-prefix'>By<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/author\/lespasserelle\/\">Les Passerelles Globale<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='flaticon-calendar'><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/2025\/08\/14\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t14\/08\/2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarc is a French-speaking technician from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, living and working in Accra, Ghana.One weekend, he developed a severe toothache. The pain was sharp and constant, and byMonday morning, he knew...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n                    <a data-id=\"9309\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/lost-in-translation-a-frenchmans-search-for-relief-in-ghana\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"580\">\n\t<div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"580\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/wasnt-that-stressful-for-him\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2Yj0hpk0g1-1-768x512.jpg\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"768\"\n                             height=\"512\"\n                             alt=\"blog-wasnt that stresful?\">\n                        \n                            \n        <\/a>\n                <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"580\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/wasnt-that-stressful-for-him\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">WASN&#8217;T THAT STRESSFUL FOR HIM?<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='author'>\n\n\t\t\t\t<i class='flaticon-user'><\/i><span class='author-prefix'>By<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/author\/lespasserelle\/\">Les Passerelles Globale<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='flaticon-calendar'><\/i>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/2020\/07\/20\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t20\/07\/2020\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou all know how hard it is when you don&#8217;t understand a language? A few months ago I was talking to someone I know, he&#8217;s French. &nbsp;I was talking to him about my toothache and the fact...\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n                    <a data-id=\"580\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/wasnt-that-stressful-for-him\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b5644 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b1b5644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE OF OUR BLOG<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les Passerelles Globale Les Passerelles Globale-BRIDGES is a non-profit organisation seeking to bridge the gap Les Passerelles Globale-BRIDGES is a non-profit organization working to bridge socio-cultural language gaps, by providing internationally, language educational support to Immigrants and native born youth of African descent. LPG-BRIDGES use holistic, inter-generational educational means and modalities, that may enhance the acquisition and mastery of the French language. Our intent is to promote inclusiveness, cultural understanding, positive self-actualization and economic robustness in communities where language Laws influence the rules of social engagement. We believe that &#8220;Education is the root and route to liberty.&#8221; and a mighty tool for self-empowerment. . The practice and the acquisition of the French language by immigrants and native born peoples of the African Diaspora is an asset to the evolution of\u00a0 communities in Quebec, Canada and Ghana, West Africa. This is one of the best regional integration tool. It is also one of the best ways to economic development, and is a catalyst and facilitator of dialogue, negotiations, and harmonization within neighbourhoods. Les Passerelles Globale-BRIDGES is a non-profit organisation seeking to bridge the gap between Anglophone and Francophone communities in West Africa by bringing educational resources, human resources and practical support to local communities, from the grassroots up, to quickly and effectively spread the French language in Ghana and to bridge the gap between cultures. In a very short period of time, sound management and leadership practices have allowed the Les Passerelles team to start five diverse and ambitious community-based pilot projects in Accra including Competency in French for Medical Professionals, French\/English association, TV E-learning program, The integration of migrants from French-speaking countries into Ghanaian society, and, Street School (teaching French to kids on the street). The organisation has a professional website (www.lespasserelles.org) and social media visibility to attract funding and to allow individuals to donate directly online. Ghana is one of the seven members of zone B of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Five out of the seven-member states have French as their official language. Also, Ghana has borders with Togo, Burkina Faso and C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire; all French-speaking countries. Therefore, there is a pressing need for Ghana to adopt French as a second language. This has recently been highlighted by some of the highest-ranking officials in Ghana including President Nana Akufo-Addo, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, and, Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State for Tertiary education. Also, as the French Ambassador in Ghana, HE Fran\u00e7ois Pujolas said, &#8220;the practice of the French language is Ghana\u2019s best regional integration tool and it\u2019s also one of the best ways for economic development as a facilitator of dialogue, negotiations, and harmonization with its neighbours.\u00a0 Our History Since 1963 Marion Lowe McLean, founder of Les Passerelles Globale, has been a professional educator and a champion for education equality, community development and finding solutions to language as a barrier to cultural inclusiveness. Among her many achievements Marion started a breakfast and lunch programme which became the model for schools in Montreal; was a founding member of The Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE), and won the prestigious Woman of Distinction for Community Services award from the Circle de Femme (under the auspices of the then Governor-General of Quebec) in 2003. Originally from Jamaica, West Indies, with family ties in Ghana, West Africa, Marion emigrated to Montreal, Quebec in her 20&#8217;s. She has witnessed Quebec become &#8220;a nation within a nation&#8221; and the heart of French-speaking Canada; Quebec is in a similar situation to Ghana being a French province surrounded on all sides by English speaking provinces and the USA. Marion&#8217;s instinctive and personal interest in Ghanaian culture led her to see what no-one else has seen; a tangible opportunity to help Ghana&#8217;s regional integration and economic prosperity by becoming bilingual. Using extensive knowledge and experience gained in Quebec, practical and effective French language programmes can be introduced in Ghana without extensive design and development delays. This idea was formed after a conversation with the High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana, The Honourable H.E. Joseph Ayikoi Otoo, at the Ghana High Commission in Ottawa. After further talks with staff at the High Commission, a group was formed to discuss the possibility of working on a project called French in Ghana and to brainstorm ideas.\u00a0 The group presented to the High Commissioner on 30 January 2020. As a result, the High Commissioner referred the group to the department of Educational Services. At a subsequent meeting in Ghana with Assistant Director of Educational Services, Pat Assan,\u00a0 the proposal was well received and a formal proposal to the Director of Educational Services was requested and submitted. Since the meeting with the Director of Educational Services, a great deal of progress has been made. Les Passerelles Globale has been formally registered in Ghana and several pilot projects are underway in Accra. This demonstrates the wealth of opportunities available to build and develop as an organisation dedicated to socio-cultural equality, charity and education. The pilot projects described in the Products and Services section below. Lost in Translation \u2013 A Frenchman&#8217;s Search for Relief in Ghana ByLes Passerelles Globale 14\/08\/2025 Marc is a French-speaking technician from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, living and working in Accra, Ghana.One weekend, he developed a severe toothache. The pain was sharp and constant, and byMonday morning, he knew&#8230; Read More WASN&#8217;T THAT STRESSFUL FOR HIM? ByLes Passerelles Globale 20\/07\/2020 You all know how hard it is when you don&#8217;t understand a language? A few months ago I was talking to someone I know, he&#8217;s French. &nbsp;I was talking to him about my toothache and the fact&#8230; Read More READ MORE OF OUR BLOG<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"pearl Digitals","author_link":"https:\/\/www.lespasserelles.org\/fr\/author\/pearl-digitals\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"","rttpg_excerpt":"Les Passerelles Globale Les Passerelles Globale-BRIDGES is a non-profit organisation seeking to bridge the gap Les Passerelles Globale-BRIDGES is a non-profit organization working to bridge socio-cultural language gaps, by providing internationally, language educational support to Immigrants and native born youth of African descent. 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