Abidjan Launch
Côte d’Ivoire Monetary-Literacy Pilot
Background & Objectives
For that idea to take root, the next generation must understand it. In May 2025 we launched a Monetary-Literacy Pilot in Abidjan secondary schools. Our goals were to
- place an engaging, French-language workbook—L’argent qui garde sa valeur—into the hands of 5 000 students
- train forty teachers to deliver interactive C2C lessons they can replicate every term
- begin shifting money conversations inside a CFA-zone country that still feels the weight of external monetary control
Financial Snapshot – Pilot Phase
Total outlay reached fifteen-thousand US dollars. Your gifts printed the workbooks, covered a two-day teacher workshop, paid for venue hire, refreshments and classroom materials, and funded follow-up surveys plus local media outreach. Exact audited figures will appear in our Q1–Q2 2025 financial report.
What Your Gift Will Do
Your gift will ignite the first wave of financial literacy transformation in Côte d’Ivoire, bringing the Credit-to-Credit (C2C) Monetary System to classrooms and communities for the very first time. With your support, we will:
- Print and distribute 5,000 student workbooks to at least twenty-five public and private schools across Abidjan — introducing foundational concepts of credit-based money to thousands of young learners.
- Train an initial cohort of forty teachers through an intensive lab that will cover C2C fundamentals, student engagement techniques, and tools for classroom assessment — preparing them to deliver content with confidence and clarity.
- Include QR codes in each workbook that will link to short explainer videos in both French and English — extending learning beyond the classroom and enabling parents to support the process at home.
- Conduct student and teacher feedback surveys to evaluate impact — aiming to confirm that pupils feel more confident in understanding how money keeps or loses its value, and that teachers find the materials engaging and ready-to-use.
- Secure national media attention by collaborating with major outlets like Fraternité Matin to spotlight the pilot program, raise awareness, and inspire calls for a broader rollout nationwide.
Organizational Footprint in Côte d’Ivoire
Next Steps & Funding Needs
The pilot proved that Ivorian youth and educators are eager for honest-money education. Scaling requires fresh investment.
- Regional expansion — sixty-thousand dollars will print twenty-thousand additional workbooks and train one-hundred-and-sixty teachers across five regions.
- Digital upgrade — twenty-thousand dollars will build a multilingual e-learning portal and low-data mobile app, widening reach to rural schools.
Call to Action
