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News article about ICDP in the Ivory Coast

A short article about the success of the ICDP programme was recently published, titled: Ivory Coast – AIP/ A community project strengthens family communication in homes in Taoudi. Here is the link to it:

https://www.aip.ci/89946/cote-divoire-aip-un-projet-communautaire-renforce-la-communication-familiale-dans-les-foyers-a-taoudi/

The English translation of the original text of this article in French, follows below:

Bondoukou, July 31, 2024 (AIP) – The agent of the social center of Taoudi (101 km from Bondoukou) and focal point of the project initiated by the organization Save the Children”, Brou Edoukou Jean Charles, praised the merits of the International Program of Child Development (ICDP), in strengthening communication between children and their parents in Taoudi.

This community initiative aims to improve parenting practices and thus the development and well-being of the child.

According to Brou Edoukou Jean Charles, this project has improved family relationships in his locality. “The beneficiaries have learned that they must devote time to their children and interact with them, have moments of intimacy with them,” he said.

The repercussions are visible with a reduction in the number of cases of child abuse, according to these registers and a positive impact on populations.

For the director of this social center, N’Dri Affoué Clémence, this project gave the children the joy of living again.

“They are happy and live in perfect harmony with their parents,” she greeted, during a contact tour, from Monday July 22 to Saturday July 27, 2024.

This vision is part of the programs, “towards an inclusive and violence-free environment for the most vulnerable girls and boys in Bondoukou and “child-sensitive social protection”, launched on March 24, 2022.

Amounting 1.2 million euros, or 787,148,400 million FCFA for a period of four years, these programs are intended to increase and promote the rights and well-being of children in the region. of Gontougo.