Travel diaries in Cote d’Ivoire
Green Label: Ivorian savings, green and sustainable?
October 13, 2016
The fate of coffee in the wake of climate challenges
October 24, 2016Our CEO has traveled across Côte d’Ivoire to meet our partners and new entrepreneurs to talk to those people who are moving the lines: environmental protection, agro-ecology, creation of social added value. Here are some of the meetings…
Green savings and reforestation
Green Label, created in 2010, aims to combat deforestation (one of the consequences of climate change). To do this, the Ivorian company is carrying out reforestation by helping individuals acquire teak plots through crowdfunding. The company thus promotes green savings, a lucrative and responsible investment. With this in mind, Djouman will help Green Label consolidate its position as a leader in sustainable development in Côte d’Ivoire. A case to follow very closely…
Meeting at the top
What is the government’s strategy for sustainable development in Côte d’Ivoire? For many African countries, sustainable development is a challenge. As for Côte d’Ivoire. Waste management, renewable energies, eco-gestures, environmental protection, more responsible attitude of the various actors on the ground…
The Private Sector Sustainable Development Conference was held from 12 to 14 October 2016. The objective of these days is to raise awareness, mobilize and organize the contribution of the private sector (SMEs, large groups, SMEs) to the sustainable development process in which the Ivory Coast State is engaged. Keep an eye on this as more innovation and sustainable development events are coming in 2017.
Meeting with CESSI, Chamber of Social Economy and Solidarity of Côte d’Ivoire
Rich exchanges, numerous avenues of collaboration following this meeting with the dynamic founding president of this association, Assamah Guenneguez. CESSI supports social entrepreneurs in structuring their projects. Great collaborations in the future.
Plastic waste management
Do you know Coliba? The start-up wants to manage plastic waste collection efficiently. The project has already been implemented in Accra, Ghana since February 2016. It should be noted that the market for recycling plastic waste in Côte d’Ivoire is estimated at more than 120 billion CFA francs (more than 180 million €), according to the National Agency for Urban Sanitation (ANASUR).
Coliba’s short-term goal? Implement its solution in all the municipalities of Abidjan!
Agro-ecology in western Côte d’Ivoire
“Rethinking the use of libraries” was the idea behind the call for applications from Library Without Borders to select 10 entrepreneurs to take up the challenge. It was in March 2015 and Grainotech, Danièle Oulaï’s project was part of it. His idea was to create a library of organic seeds in Côte d’Ivoire. Objective: to preserve local traditional seeds, which are at risk from the industrialization of agriculture and to train young farmers in agro-ecology.
Grainotech wants to boost the western region (regions outside the capital) and is considering the creation of an incubator. Danièle Oulaï’s initiative is part of the selection of the Climate Initiatives Trophy – COP22 for Francophone Africa.
Visit the Baby Lab, the “territory of tomorrow”
Founded by Obin Guiako among others, Baby Lab (Baby is the nickname given to the Ivorian capital) introduces young people from a popular Abidjan commune to computer science, programming and robotics. The aim is to train them but also to divert them from the street. Baby Lab fights on a daily basis and has already been visited by Axelle Lemaire, French Secretary of State for Digital Technology. It is also the first Ivorian Fab Lab connected to the MIT Lab Foundation network.
Baby Lab: a place for young people to create, manufacture, undertake, the very definition of the Fab Lab…
More innovations for more impact
Other meetings, other entrepreneurs with ambitious and promising projects. We’ll tell you soon! Stay connected…
