First Lady Dominique Ouattara inaugurated the Ferkessedougou children's center on Thursday, October 28, 2021.<\/p>\n
The inauguration ceremony witnessed the participation of Adama Karama, Minister of Employment and Social Protection and President of the Inter-ministerial Committee for the Fight against Trafficking, Exploitation and Child Labor (CIM), Mrs. Nass\u00e9n\u00e9ba Tour\u00e9, Minister of Women, Family and Children and Vice President of the CIM, General Issa Coulibaly Governor of the Savanes District, several Government officials, Ambassadors accredited to C\u00f4te d'Ivoire and several other personalities, as well as the people of Ferkess\u00e9dougou.<\/p>\n
The transit center estimated at more than one billion CFA francs, is the third center built by the Children of Africa Foundation to respond efficiently to the issue of child trafficking, exploitation and child labour.<\/p>\n
For reasons of sound financial management and transparency the management of the center is subject to a tripartite agreement. Indeed, like the Soubr\u00e9 center, the center has also been made available to the Ministry of Women, Family and Children. The Cotton and Cashew Board will provide financial support to the Ministry for the operation of the center. The center is to provide assistance to \u00a0victims of child trafficking, exploitation and child labour who sometimes live in extremely vulnerable conditions and need help.<\/p>\n
The Ferkess\u00e9dougou center for children is built on a 2 hectare land. It has a capacity of 80 beds for girls and boys aged 17. The centre has offices, 03 classrooms, a bait house, a plot of land for agro-pastoral activities, a training room, an infirmary, a big multi-purpose room, a library with computer equipment with internet access, a television room, a dining room, a kitchen, bedrooms for the staff, and a sports field.<\/p>\n
The Children Of Africa Foundation\u2019s commitment to help children <\/strong><\/p>\n The construction of these three (03) children\u2019s centres by the Children Of Africa Foundation since 2016, is to better respond to a need to fight child trafficking, exploitation and child labour. According to Mrs. Dominique Ouattara the Children Of Africa Foundation wants to bring its contribution\u00a0 in addressing the thorny issue of child labor. She recalled that it was in March 2016 that a fundraiser was held by the Foundation during a gala dinner for. On June 07, 2018, the 1st center was inaugurated in Soubr\u00e9, then on December 05, 2019, the second center was inaugurated in Bouak\u00e9. It received children in conflict with the law, and was entrusted to the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Finally, the third center was inaugurated on October 28, 2021. \"Today, Thursday 28 October 2021, we have the great joy to inaugurate the Ferkess\u00e9dougou center to take care of victims of child trafficking, exploitation and the worst forms of child labor,\" said Mrs. Dominique Ouattara.<\/p>\n Ferkess\u00e9dougou, a cross-border for child trafficking<\/strong><\/p>\n For Mrs. Dominique Ouattara, the city of Ferkess\u00e9dougou was chosen because of its geographical location. \u00a0This town located in the north of C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, is a cross-border for child trafficking. \"Indeed, in this region many children are used to work in cotton and cashew plantations and other businesses and are often used for illegal gold panning and begging. This situation prevent children to attend school and have access to a good education,\" explained Mrs. Dominique Ouattara. The First Lady believes that the center is a strategic response to child trafficking and is also in line with the National Action Plan 2019-2021. \"At the center the children will receive psychological support, medical care. The kids will also have access to learning and training before returning home,\" said Madame Dominique Ouattara.<\/p>\n \"For my part, I hope that the child trafficking and exploitation will be eliminated forever, for the happiness of our children and the harmonious development of our society,\" She ended.<\/p>\n Mr. T\u00e9n\u00e9 Birahima Ouattara, Minister of State, Minister of Defense and President of the Regional Council of Tchologo, thanked the First Lady for her numerous actions on behalf of the people of Kong, Ferkess\u00e9dougou and Ouangolodougou. He also welcomed the opening of this center which, according to him, is a pragmatic response to the thorny issue of trafficking, exploitation and child labor.<\/p>\n Mrs. Nass\u00e9n\u00e9ba Tour\u00e9, Minister of Women, Family and Children and Vice President of CIM, welcomed the construction and inauguration of this center which was placed under the supervision of her ministry.<\/p>\n For Mr. Marc Vincent, UNICEF Resident Representative, the opening of this center marks a decisive step in the process of remediation of the child labor phenomenon.<\/p>\n Dr. Adama Coulibaly, Director General of the Cotton and Cashew Board and Mr. Ouattara Kaweli, mayor of the city of Ferkess\u00e9dougou thanked the First Lady for her commitment to the wellbeing of children.<\/p>\n The First Lady also offered food, non-food items and cash worth 61 million CFA francs to the new center, the people and the schools of Ferkess\u00e9dougou. In return, the people of Ferkess\u00e9dougou expressed their gratitude to the wife of the Head of State by offering her many gifts.<\/p>\n The ceremony ended with a guided tour of the new reception center for children in Ferkess\u00e9dougou.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First Lady Dominique Ouattara inaugurated the Ferkessedougou children's center on Thursday, October 28, 2021. 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