Against the backdrop of one of Frances most iconic landmarks, right opposite the Arc du Triomphe, over 80,000 people - comprising adults, youths and community leaders gathered at the Place de la Concorde, for the annual Printemps Solidaire event.

This years theme was enunciating the power of youths in France and the position of their voice in talking up the need for social changes that would provide for the underprivileged, the uneducated, while pressing for more government involvement in funding Girls Education globally.

By far the youngest on the stage was 15 year old Zuriel Oduwole, who electrified the crowd with her simple but profound analogy of why more needs to be done, for the needy around the world, especially in the area of Girls Education.