Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2020-11-20
Invested on: 2023-12-07
Didier Calvet, M.S.M.
Montréal, Quebec
Didier Calvet founded the Association pour la création littéraire chez les jeunes with a mission to disseminate children’s and young adult literature across the international Francophonie. Through an Internet platform offering opportunities for intercultural and intergenerational exchanges, he has highlighted the literary creations of thousands of youths. In so doing, he has helped to reduce school dropout rates, combat illiteracy and celebrate the richness of the French language.