About La Francophonie: using the Passeport pour la Francophonie resource (2024)

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International Organisation of La Francophonie

Promoting the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity; Promoting peace, democracy and human rights; Supporting education, training, higher education and research; Developing economic cooperation to ensure sustainable development.

We speak of the Francophonie with a minuscule “f” to refer to speakers of French and Francophonie with a capital “F” to show the institutional arrangements organizing relations between the Francophone states.

used to refer to the group of people worldwide who speak French, although the term franco- phone is used more narrowly in some communities. (

La Francophonie is an international community of countries where either a large proportion of the people who live there speak French, or where French culture and language have a big impact on the national identity of the people. French is a world language and is spoken across the globe.

Celebrating La Francophonie is recognizing the potential of language and culture to unite people, to create spaces of solidarity and mutual understanding, to reflect together on our common future.

Membership in La Francophonie includes some of the world's wealthiest countries (France, Canada and Belgium) as well as some of the poorest (Niger, Haiti and Laos). List of Member Countries of La Francophonie: Belgium.

It used to be called the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) or the International Organization of the Francophonie. There are 56 member states and governments, 3 associate members, and 19 observers. The modern organization was created in 1970. Its motto is "equality, complementarity, and solidarity".

If the French language has a long history, the history of Francophonie is brief. The word itself makes its appearance only in 1880 and is widely used starting from the 1960s.

The fleur-de-lis symbolizes the Francophone community; one of the petals points toward the sun, represented by the yellow disc.

The Comité international des Jeux de la Francophonie, reporting to the International Organisation of La Francophonie is responsible for organizing the Games in co-operation with the host country's national organizing committee.

How do we celebrate Francophonie Day? ›

Although it is officially celebrated on March 20th, the entire month of March is considered Francophonie Month. Like other celebrations, concerts and music are common. Serving traditional francophone meals can also be a way to acknowledge the day.

To promote the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity; To promote peace, democracy and human rights; To support education, training, higher education and research; To foster economic cooperation to bolster sustainable development.

La Francophonie is a group of 88 states and member governments and observers that share French as a common language, as well as values in common. It is an important player in international relations that represents 1 billion people, including 321 million Francophones, on the five continents.

According to the 2022 report of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), 321 million people speak French.

La Francophonie is a group of 88 states and member governments and observers that share French as a common language, as well as values in common. It is an important player in international relations that represents 1 billion people, including 321 million Francophones, on the five continents.

A Francophone is someone who speaks French, especially someone who speaks it as their first language. [formal] He was helped by his remarkable command of French and affection for Francophone culture. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.