Mission laïque française
| Founded | 1902 |
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| Founder | Pierre Deschamps |
| Focus | "La diffusion de la langue et de la culture françaises par le moyen de la scolarisation à l’étranger."[1] ("The circulation of the French language and culture by the means of education abroad.") |
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Area served
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worldwide |
| Website | mlfmonde.org |
The Mission laïque française (MLF), or "French lay (or secular) mission", is a non-profit organization that works to spread the French language and culture by creating and running schools outside France.[2][3] Its head office is in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.[4]
School network
By the end of 2013, the MLF was running schools in 48 different countries:[5] Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Côte d’Ivoire, DR of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Greece, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Syria, Turkmenistan, UAE, the United Kingdom,the United States, Venezuela, and Yemen.[6][7]
The 125 schools are divided into two networks: traditional schools and schools attached to businesses.
References
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