Imane Saïtouli

At 32, Imane Saïtouli is a training and partnership coordinator, as well as organizer for Banlieues Climat. After graduating with a degree in Applied Foreign Languages (LEA), she spent a year in the United States before training as a special needs educator and working as a teaching assistant with young people from diverse backgrounds.

Driven by a profound attachment to justice and human dignity, she places listening to people’s life stories at the center of her work. She is convinced that individual stories provide a better understanding of collective realities and regards the recognition of each person’s journey as an essential instrument for emancipation, agency and social transformation.

Her approach is fueled by a certified training program from Harvard University on leadership, empowerment and organizing, inspired by the work of Marshall Ganz. At Banlieues Climat, she works with young people and residents of working-class neighborhoods in developing their capacity for action through training, collective organizing and civic engagement.

She is also a basketball player, and views sport as a space for learning, solidarity, and community building, in line with the values that guide her professional and civic engagement.