A young delegate who has already been involved in youth issues for many years

Mélissa is 24 and a student at Sciences Po Lyon. Full of enthusiasm, she began her commitment at the age of 17 as a municipal youth delegate, because she believes that consultation and citizen participation are the keys to enlightened governance. She was able to work on an application that listed all the good deals for students, because in her view, there is a need for information to be accessible, particularly for young people who are, or feel, marginalised. During an internship in the Department of Peace Operations at the UN, she confirmed her desire to work for the protection of vulnerable people, particularly children.

Mélissa is interested in public affairs because she is convinced that political decisions at national and European level are everybody's business! Passionate about theatre, she sees the stage as an outlet for self-assertion, an essential exercise in making your voice heard as a citizen.

As a member of an association that promotes the place of women in society, she remains very attentive to inequality between women and men. She believes that this 10th cycle of conferences is a further step towards systematically involving young people in the decisions that affect them, and a great opportunity to discuss and work together for greater inclusion. She believes that "young people, despite the climatic, political and economic context, aspire to better things and are brimming over with ideas".

For this campaign, she would like the time for discussion and reflection to be a time for sharing and solidarity!

Updated on utorok, 17/02/2026