Côte d’Ivoire: 30 Vulnerable Children Each Receive a 200,000 CFA Franc Scholarship for the School Year

On October 29, 2026, in Abidjan, the National Program for the Care of Orphans and Other Children Made Vulnerable by HIV/AIDS (PN-OEV) awarded 200,000 CFA francs each to 30 children for the 2026–2027 school year. The six million CFA francs in funding is intended to ease families’ expenses, prevent children from dropping out of school, and support their academic success. Moussa Diarassouba, representing Minister Nassénéba Touré, said the number of beneficiaries had risen by five compared with 2025. In 2025–2026, PN-OEV also helped improve conditions for more than 4,000 vulnerable children, awarded 20 scholarships, and supported young people in starting income-generating activities.