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Tchépé Foundation donates 1,500 school kits and 50 bicycles in Ponvogo

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The Tchépé Foundation distributed 1,500 school kits, 200 hygiene kits and 50 bicycles in Ponvogo, in Ivory Coast’s Poro region, as well as teaching and sports equipment. The donation, handed over on 19 October at Soro Tchépé Modern College, aims in particular to support girls’ education, according to L’Intelligent d’Abidjan.

The Tchépé Foundation has handed over 1,500 school kits and 50 bicycles to pupils in Ponvogo and neighbouring villages in the Poro region of Ivory Coast. The ceremony took place on Monday 19 October 2026 at Soro Tchépé Modern College, according to Lintelligentdabidjan.

The donation also included 200 hygiene kits, teaching supplies, sports equipment, school uniforms, bags and shoes. Televisions, refrigerators and coffee makers were also given to education staff. The foundation aims to promote academic success and help girls stay in school, according to Lintelligentdabidjan.

The president of the Tchépé Foundation, Coulibaly Brahima, called on parents to become more involved in education and condemned pregnancies among school pupils and forced marriages. Atta Germain, secretary-general of the Poro Regional Directorate of National Education and Literacy, urged teachers to continue their efforts to ensure quality education.

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