Banlieue Project

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Banlieue Project episodes

June 25, 2020 Less talk, more action: Kids from French city of Roubaix give back to their community
This week, Banlieue Project heads to the northern French city of Roubaix, where we meet local barbers, boxers and entrepreneurs who are part of a youth solidarity movement. All of them come from different backgrounds but share one common vision: less talk and more action geared towards giving back to their community. We speak to the movement's founder, Saher Mehri.
7 min
June 25, 2020 Changing stereotypes through citizen journalism: France's Urban Street Reporters
A designer by training, Hind Ayadi was never predestined for a career in journalism. But in 2015, she had an epiphany: troubled by the status quo, she wanted to provide young inhabitants in the Paris suburb of Garges-lès-Gonesse with a brighter path forward and transform the public's perception of the neighbourhood. Hind ended up creating a platform for citizen journalism, called Urban Street Reporters. The Banlieue Project team went to meet her.
7 min
June 24, 2020 Selling drugs as a last resort: Meeting small-scale dealers in French suburb of Vénissieux
This week, Banlieue Project goes to the Lyon suburb of Vénissieux. Two of its residents, Driss and Nizar, spoke to petty dealers about what made them turn to selling drugs. Driss and Nizar also spoke to us about some of the structural factors that influence the problem of drug trafficking and some possible solutions.
7 min
June 24, 2020 Young volunteers from Paris suburbs confront life's challenges at military training course
Reserve captain Nourouddine Abdoulhoussen offers a weekend military commando course for youngsters from Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, in the Paris suburbs of Seine-Saint-Denis. He and his association "Let Them Serve" aim to transmit values like discipline, camaraderie and patriotism to youth from the underprivileged suburbs. The Banlieue Project team went to find out more.
7 min
February 21, 2020 Life in a French housing project remembered in photos
Faced with the planned demolition of the housing project where she grew up, Mahye decided to organise an open-air photography exhibition. It takes residents of "Les Groux", in the French suburb of Fresnes, on a journey through their shared childhoods. The Banlieue Project team went to meet her to find out more.
8 min
February 04, 2020 From Togo to France: Michel takes his father's journey to the stage
Michel Djiwonou wanted to learn more about his father Yawo's journey from Togo to France some 40 years ago. After numerous exchanges with him, he put the story down on paper before taking it to the stage. But Djiwonou's play, "My Father’s Journey", transcends his father's account of migration. It also recounts the shared experience of millions of immigrants across France. He tells us more.
7 min
January 29, 2020 Meet the former prisoner holding youth mentoring sessions across France
In this episode of Banlieue Project, we meet Yazid. Once a petty criminal, an elected official's decision to give him a second chance encouraged him to turn his life around. Yazid now parks his truck outside underprivileged housing projects across France to conduct youth mentoring sessions. He tells us more.
7 min
January 14, 2020 Ghett'Up: Bringing the US to the French suburbs of Seine-Saint-Denis
FRANCE 24's new show Banlieue Project is a platform for residents of France’s disadvantaged suburbs to tell their own stories. We provide the camera and they film their experiences to break down clichés about the French "banlieues". In this first episode, we meet Inès. Originally from the Paris suburbs of Seine-Saint-Denis, she studied in the United States during her business degree and was inspired by the people she met there. When she came back to France, she set up Skype workshops which allow youngsters in Seine-Saint-Denis to exchange with Americans. Inès tells us more.
7 min

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In Banlieue Project, Ségolène Malterre and Wassim Nasr let residents of France's disadvantaged suburbs tell their own stories. Adapted by Erin Ogunkeye. Every other Tuesday at 4:15pm Paris…