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Savoir Ivoire

Suippes, France

EducationChildren & YouthHealthWater & Sanitation
AssociationFounded 2004International reach
Profile last updated: September 22, 2026

About

Founded in 2004, Savoir Ivoire is a non-profit association based in Suippes, France working on education, children & youth, health +1 more.

Savoir Ivoire is a non-profit association founded on 4 April 2004 to support school and health development in Côte d'Ivoire. It funds and carries out building works in partner schools in Abidjan, including canteens, toilets, classrooms, libraries and play areas, and supplies books and school materials. It is based in Suippes (Marne), with a second base in Strasbourg (Alsace). The association sells African craft made by Ivorian artisans in France and reinvests the proceeds in its projects in Côte d'Ivoire. Its work covers around 11 partner schools and more than 4,100 pupils, and it is recognised by the Ivorian Ministry of National Education. Its activities are carried out largely through the presence of its president on site and through partnerships with corporate foundations, local Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and schools in France.

Location

Suippes, France

Founded

2004

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Association

Focus areas

educationschool developmentschool canteenssanitationCôte d'Ivoirechild welfareartisan crafts

Languages

FR

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationChildren & YouthHealthWater & Sanitation

Works for

ChildrenStudents

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & education

Programmes

Construction de cantines scolaires

Education · Ivory Coast

Builds school canteens to reduce malnutrition and support afternoon attendance in partner schools, often with the Fondation Bel.

Construction de sanitaires scolaires

Water & Sanitation · Ivory Coast

Builds and renovates toilets, washing facilities and hand-washing fountains in partner schools to improve child hygiene.

Bibliothèques et matériel pédagogique

Education · Ivory Coast

Sets up libraries, play areas and learning equipment, and sends books and school supplies collected in France to partner schools.

Countries of operation

Ivory Coast

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4 Quality education

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsEarned incomeGrantsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateShopFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Diplôme d'honneur

Ministère de l'Education Nationale ivoirienne

Partnerships

Fondation Air France, Fondation Bel, Région Grand Est, Rotary Club Strasbourg Kléber, Kiwanis Strasbourg Kléber, Les Eléments Français en Côte d'Ivoire, Librairie Que Lire ?, Boulangerie L'Epi d'Or

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