CBC Quebec is highlighting people from the province’s Black communities who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape our future. These are the Black Changemakers.
For as long as she can remember, Mélanie Valcin has been passionate about improving communities by empowering young people.
As co-ordinator of international exchange programs at Australia’s Monash University early in her career, the Quebec City native saw how students grew over the course of their year abroad — gaining autonomy, openness and cultural sensitivity.
“They were becoming little changemakers,” Valcin says.
It was a formative experience, not only for the exchange students but
