Helping children in Africa
Children of Africa Foundation
To ensure a better future for children on the African continent, through actions in their favor, or through social actions with local populations, or by providing assistance to charitable associations.
The Foundation targets women and children, with priority given to :
- Street children
- Marginalised Children and young people
- Vulnerable women
About the foundation
Deeply involved in humanitarian work for two decades, Mrs. Dominique Ouattara decided to cement her social commitment in 1998, when she created the Children of Africa Foundation, which operates in 12 African countries, and particularly in Côte d’Ivoire. Since then, she has set up a truly multinational organization, with many volunteers and generous souls eager to help the most disadvantaged children on the African continent. Twenty-five years after its inception, the Children of Africa Foundation has pursued its humanitarian work on behalf of children.
The Foundation's areas of intervention in Côte d'Ivoire
The Children of Africa Foundation is active throughout Côte d’Ivoire in three priority sectors: health, education and social welfare.
Actions in the health sector
As health is an essential factor in people’s well-being, the Foundation’s mission is to help them have access to adequate healthcare.
- Construction of the largest Mother and Child Hospital in West Africa
- Vaccination campaigns throughout Côte d’Ivoire against typhoid fever and meningitis
- Organization of eye screening campaign
- Donations of medical equipment to various health facilities
- Surgical missions are organized to treat children with complex diseases
Actions in the Education sector
The Foundation’s mission is to participate in the child’s learning process and provide him with tools to build his future.
- Construction of the Children Of Africa Excellence School Group in Abobo to provide quality education for 700 schoolchildren
- Construction of the Dominique Ouattara Highschool in Kong
- Libraries and multimedia centers made available throughout the country
- 10 mobile libraries criss-crossing Côte d’Ivoire to facilitate access to reading and culture for young people.
- Tens of thousands of school kits distributed at the start of each school year
- Awarding the best schoolchildren
Actions in the Social sector
The Foundation fights poverty by supporting people in their community development initiatives, and places particular emphasis on promoting women’s entrepreneurship.
- The children’s hut, which has been welcoming orphans and children in difficult circumstances since 1998, has been renovated to accommodate more children.
- Social activities and donations of equipment and food supplies to the underprivileged.
- 3 reception centers for children in distress in Bouake, Ferke and Soubre
- Christmas trees celebration organised for thousands of children every year, in addition to thousands of gifts.
The Foundation is also active in 11 other African countries:
The Foundation subsidizes centers whose primary vocation is to help children in the health, education and social sectors.
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Annual report 2022
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