Latest items for Cote D'Ivoire
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"During the days leading up to the march, activities across the country included women’s forums with discussions and theatre and a caravan crisscrossing the country to raise awareness of gender-based violence in schools and among the wider public" (para 8).
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"During the days leading up to the march, activities across the country included women’s forums with discussions and theatre and a caravan crisscrossing the country to raise awareness of gender-based violence in schools and among the wider public" (para 8).
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"With their chants ringing through the streets, nearly 200 women and girls march through the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam. It is early December, and the march is the culmination of 16 days of activism to denounce femicide in the west African country. The demonstrators, aged between 14 and 75, are dressed in orange and armed with slogans expressing their pain. 'Tired of being killed, tired of being raped,' one woman chants in French. 'Protect us alive, not dead,' yells another. Many are schoolgirls from the Girls’ Training and Education Institute (IFEF) of Grand-Bassam, marching for the first time against gender-based violence" (para 1-3). "The march in Grand-Bassam, the colonial-era...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"With their chants ringing through the streets, nearly 200 women and girls march through the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam. It is early December, and the march is the culmination of 16 days of activism to denounce femicide in the west African country. The demonstrators, aged between 14 and 75, are dressed in orange and armed with slogans expressing their pain. 'Tired of being killed, tired of being raped,' one woman chants in French. 'Protect us alive, not dead,' yells another. Many are schoolgirls from the Girls’ Training and Education Institute (IFEF) of Grand-Bassam, marching for the first time against gender-based violence" (para 1-3). "The march in Grand-Bassam, the colonial-era...more
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders. It also ended the requirement for a victim to supply medical certificates, and introduced training for gendarmes and police officers on gender-based violence. In September, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranked Ivory Coast as the leading African country in the fight to end discrimination against women" (para 16-17).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders. It also ended the requirement for a victim to supply medical certificates, and introduced training for gendarmes and police officers on gender-based violence. In September, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranked Ivory Coast as the leading African country in the fight to end discrimination against women" (para 16-17).
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"[In a march against femicide] many are schoolgirls from the Girls’ Training and Education Institute (IFEF) of Grand-Bassam, marching for the first time against gender-based violence" (para 3). "Meganne Boho, [is the] the president of the Ivorian League for Women’s Rights" (para 7). "The 16 days of activism started on 25 November and were organised by a coalition of women’s rights organisations" (para 12). "In Ivory Coast, a survey by the nonprofit Citizens for the Promotion and Defence of the Rights of Children, Women and Minorities (CPDEFM), found that more than 416 femicides took place across six of Abidjan’s 13 communes between 2019 and 2020" (para 13).more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"[In a march against femicide] many are schoolgirls from the Girls’ Training and Education Institute (IFEF) of Grand-Bassam, marching for the first time against gender-based violence" (para 3). "Meganne Boho, [is the] the president of the Ivorian League for Women’s Rights" (para 7). "The 16 days of activism started on 25 November and were organised by a coalition of women’s rights organisations" (para 12). "In Ivory Coast, a survey by the nonprofit Citizens for the Promotion and Defence of the Rights of Children, Women and Minorities (CPDEFM), found that more than 416 femicides took place across six of Abidjan’s 13 communes between 2019 and 2020" (para 13).more
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Perpetrators of femicide are tried either for murder, which carries a sentence of between 10 and 20 years, or for rape, with a sentence of between five and 20 years. But a deep distrust of law enforcement agencies means most cases never make it to court. And those that do are not taken seriously, say activists" (para 10). "'In Ivorian law, the term ‘femicide’ does not exist,' says lawyer and activist Ferela Soro, general secretary of the Organisation for Feminist Reflection and Action. 'In order to impose harsher penalties, we are advocating for femicide to be recognised in the penal code on an equal level with infanticide or patricide'" (para...more
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Perpetrators of femicide are tried either for murder, which carries a sentence of between 10 and 20 years, or for rape, with a sentence of between five and 20 years. But a deep distrust of law enforcement agencies means most cases never make it to court. And those that do are not taken seriously, say activists" (para 10). "'In Ivorian law, the term ‘femicide’ does not exist,' says lawyer and activist Ferela Soro, general secretary of the Organisation for Feminist Reflection and Action. 'In order to impose harsher penalties, we are advocating for femicide to be recognised in the penal code on an equal level with infanticide or patricide'" (para...more
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In Ivory Coast, a survey by the nonprofit Citizens for the Promotion and Defence of the Rights of Children, Women and Minorities (CPDEFM), found that more than 416 femicides took place across six of Abidjan’s 13 communes between 2019 and 2020" (para 13).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In Ivory Coast, a survey by the nonprofit Citizens for the Promotion and Defence of the Rights of Children, Women and Minorities (CPDEFM), found that more than 416 femicides took place across six of Abidjan’s 13 communes between 2019 and 2020" (para 13).
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"Sarah Rokiata, 16, became aware of the issue after a friend told her that someone in the village had 'operated on her for her wellbeing'. Later, Rokiata learned that was code for female genital mutilation" (para 4).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"Sarah Rokiata, 16, became aware of the issue after a friend told her that someone in the village had 'operated on her for her wellbeing'. Later, Rokiata learned that was code for female genital mutilation" (para 4).
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders. It also ended the requirement for a victim to supply medical certificates, and introduced training for gendarmes and police officers on gender-based violence" (para 16).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-2
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders. It also ended the requirement for a victim to supply medical certificates, and introduced training for gendarmes and police officers on gender-based violence" (para 16).
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders" (para 16),
Variables: DV-LAW-1
"In 2021, the Ivorian government adopted measures to protect victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual violence in general, including establishing emergency protection orders" (para 16),
Jan. 25, 2025, 12:56 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In Ivory Coast, a survey by the nonprofit Citizens for the Promotion and Defence of the Rights of Children, Women and Minorities (CPDEFM), found that more than 416 femicides took place across six of Abidjan’s 13 communes between 2019 and 2020. Several horrific cases made the headlines this year: a 19-year-old stabbed to death, allegedly by her partner after he accused her of stealing; a soldier who shot his wife and then killed himself in April" (para 13).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In Ivory Coast, a survey by the nonprofit Citizens for the Promotion and Defence of the Rights of Children, Women and Minorities (CPDEFM), found that more than 416 femicides took place across six of Abidjan’s 13 communes between 2019 and 2020. Several horrific cases made the headlines this year: a 19-year-old stabbed to death, allegedly by her partner after he accused her of stealing; a soldier who shot his wife and then killed himself in April" (para 13).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Central African Rep, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, East Timor, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Syria, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
13.0
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Cote D'ivoire ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Cote D'ivoire ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 11, 2024, 4:50 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is not criminalised but soliciting in a public place is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, aiding, assisting and protecting the 'prostitution' of others; living on the earnings; hires or maintains a person in 'prostitution'; acts as an intermediary; brothel-keeping and knowingly allowing sex workers to solicit inside any premises (e.g. hotel, bar etc.) also criminalised." (para 1-3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is not criminalised but soliciting in a public place is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, aiding, assisting and protecting the 'prostitution' of others; living on the earnings; hires or maintains a person in 'prostitution'; acts as an intermediary; brothel-keeping and knowingly allowing sex workers to solicit inside any premises (e.g. hotel, bar etc.) also criminalised." (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Cote D'Ivoire who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 27 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Cote D'Ivoire who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 27 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-2
"This is not what Naonou and countless grandmothers in her village envisaged for the last years of their lives. After decades of backbreaking work, when your grandchildren were born, your children were expected to take over and provide and care for you. Your children were your retirement plan, your retirement home and your carers" (para 35). This quote shows in the past there was an expectation for sons and daughters to take care of their elderly parents, but now there is no physical care or financial support for elderly or disabled parents (EV-Coder Comment).
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-2
"This is not what Naonou and countless grandmothers in her village envisaged for the last years of their lives. After decades of backbreaking work, when your grandchildren were born, your children were expected to take over and provide and care for you. Your children were your retirement plan, your retirement home and your carers" (para 35). This quote shows in the past there was an expectation for sons and daughters to take care of their elderly parents, but now there is no physical care or financial support for elderly or disabled parents (EV-Coder Comment).
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'After my children left town to find work, at first I looked after two of my grandchildren: Kouffia, who is 13 and my eldest son’s child, and Samira, who is eight, and then Divino, a third grandchild from of one of my two daughters, but five months ago, Amennan, my other daughter, was abandoned by her husband and she was left with twin girls. What’s she going to do? She has no qualifications. She hopes to sell barbecued fish. She’s an additional burden'"(para 25-26). This quote shows many barriers that keep children from attending school, such as parents abandoning their children to their grandmother's, early pregnancy, and single-parent households (EV-Coder...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'After my children left town to find work, at first I looked after two of my grandchildren: Kouffia, who is 13 and my eldest son’s child, and Samira, who is eight, and then Divino, a third grandchild from of one of my two daughters, but five months ago, Amennan, my other daughter, was abandoned by her husband and she was left with twin girls. What’s she going to do? She has no qualifications. She hopes to sell barbecued fish. She’s an additional burden'"(para 25-26). This quote shows many barriers that keep children from attending school, such as parents abandoning their children to their grandmother's, early pregnancy, and single-parent households (EV-Coder...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3
"Like so many grandmothers, her main concern is their education. 'Every year, I need to borrow money to enrol them at school, pay for the school materials and their uniform so that they are presentable. They don’t all have school materials – I have bought them for Trésor, but not Amilielle. If Trésor doesn’t find a job when he grows up, he will be a burden, whereas my granddaughter will get married'"(para 37). This quote shows that education is valued in society, however a better education for a boy is more important than for a girl (EV-Coder Comment). "Lailou, 68, has a son and two daughters, and looks after four...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3
"Like so many grandmothers, her main concern is their education. 'Every year, I need to borrow money to enrol them at school, pay for the school materials and their uniform so that they are presentable. They don’t all have school materials – I have bought them for Trésor, but not Amilielle. If Trésor doesn’t find a job when he grows up, he will be a burden, whereas my granddaughter will get married'"(para 37). This quote shows that education is valued in society, however a better education for a boy is more important than for a girl (EV-Coder Comment). "Lailou, 68, has a son and two daughters, and looks after four...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them. She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: My retirement will come the day I’m buried'"(para 10-12). This quote shows how easy it is for parents to make the decision to abandon thier children and how small emphasis is...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them. She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: My retirement will come the day I’m buried'"(para 10-12). This quote shows how easy it is for parents to make the decision to abandon thier children and how small emphasis is...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-2
"In village after village, grandmothers are bringing up four or five or six grandchildren, in some cases great-grandchildren, too. Often the parents slip away in the dead of night, without warning, leaving their children behind" (para 6). This quote shows that in this society there is a pressure to abandon children (EV-Coder Comment). "'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am...more
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-2
"In village after village, grandmothers are bringing up four or five or six grandchildren, in some cases great-grandchildren, too. Often the parents slip away in the dead of night, without warning, leaving their children behind" (para 6). This quote shows that in this society there is a pressure to abandon children (EV-Coder Comment). "'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"The restaurant owner knows it’s illegal to employ children, but they work for less than half of what she would pay an adult and she knows that without a job they will go hungry. There’s no shortage of children willing to work, but she’s often exasperated and threatens to sack them because at the first chance to play, they’re off. Kouffia, 13, is a quiet, shy and devoted granddaughter. 'My mother is in the village, she can’t look after me. I was still small, I don’t remember my father, but I do have memories of my village. I begin my day at sunrise sweeping the yard, I help prepare the...more
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"The restaurant owner knows it’s illegal to employ children, but they work for less than half of what she would pay an adult and she knows that without a job they will go hungry. There’s no shortage of children willing to work, but she’s often exasperated and threatens to sack them because at the first chance to play, they’re off. Kouffia, 13, is a quiet, shy and devoted granddaughter. 'My mother is in the village, she can’t look after me. I was still small, I don’t remember my father, but I do have memories of my village. I begin my day at sunrise sweeping the yard, I help prepare the...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CLCW-PRACTICE-1
"Like many grandmothers, Kouassi Akissi Jeanne doesn’t know her age but has an identity card with a date of birth which may or may not be correct"(para 24). This shows that women are able to get an ID card, but there are issues concerning its credibility (EV-Coder Comment).
Variables: CLCW-PRACTICE-1
"Like many grandmothers, Kouassi Akissi Jeanne doesn’t know her age but has an identity card with a date of birth which may or may not be correct"(para 24). This shows that women are able to get an ID card, but there are issues concerning its credibility (EV-Coder Comment).
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CUST-PRACTICE-1
"The grandmothers become sole breadwinners, toiling in fields in heat and dirt. It’s hard to imagine the physical toll as well as the impact on their emotional and psychological wellbeing as they again feed and raise children, but without the vitality of their youth"(para 7). This quote shows that in this society their is no child support (EV-Coder Comment). "'I get up at 5am, and begin by sweeping the yard and continue to work all day until 9pm without a moment’s rest. I constantly worry about my grandchildren. We’re really close, I worry about them when they’re out of sight. I also think about my children and wonder how they...more
Variables: CUST-PRACTICE-1
"The grandmothers become sole breadwinners, toiling in fields in heat and dirt. It’s hard to imagine the physical toll as well as the impact on their emotional and psychological wellbeing as they again feed and raise children, but without the vitality of their youth"(para 7). This quote shows that in this society their is no child support (EV-Coder Comment). "'I get up at 5am, and begin by sweeping the yard and continue to work all day until 9pm without a moment’s rest. I constantly worry about my grandchildren. We’re really close, I worry about them when they’re out of sight. I also think about my children and wonder how they...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In the hamlets of the Sassandra-Marahoué district you can see what the new economic reality means – people ranging in age from teenagers to their mid-30s are absent. The village elders have a word for this exodus, l’aventure: younger people who have left the strictures of village life for the city, jobs, anonymity and freedom. But they have also left their children. In village after village, grandmothers are bringing up four or five or six grandchildren, in some cases great-grandchildren, too. Often the parents slip away in the dead of night, without warning, leaving their children behind"(para 5-6). "'It’s good they left here, there’s nothing for them here,' says Kouame...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-4
"In the hamlets of the Sassandra-Marahoué district you can see what the new economic reality means – people ranging in age from teenagers to their mid-30s are absent. The village elders have a word for this exodus, l’aventure: younger people who have left the strictures of village life for the city, jobs, anonymity and freedom. But they have also left their children. In village after village, grandmothers are bringing up four or five or six grandchildren, in some cases great-grandchildren, too. Often the parents slip away in the dead of night, without warning, leaving their children behind"(para 5-6). "'It’s good they left here, there’s nothing for them here,' says Kouame...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"In village after village, grandmothers are bringing up four or five or six grandchildren, in some cases great-grandchildren, too. Often the parents slip away in the dead of night, without warning, leaving their children behind. The grandmothers become sole breadwinners, toiling in fields in heat and dirt. It’s hard to imagine the physical toll as well as the impact on their emotional and psychological wellbeing as they again feed and raise children, but without the vitality of their youth. These women have to rewrite traditions set by their ancestors. A life that once followed the seasons, gave an abundance of crops, provided a retirement plan, has changed irrevocably in the...more
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"In village after village, grandmothers are bringing up four or five or six grandchildren, in some cases great-grandchildren, too. Often the parents slip away in the dead of night, without warning, leaving their children behind. The grandmothers become sole breadwinners, toiling in fields in heat and dirt. It’s hard to imagine the physical toll as well as the impact on their emotional and psychological wellbeing as they again feed and raise children, but without the vitality of their youth. These women have to rewrite traditions set by their ancestors. A life that once followed the seasons, gave an abundance of crops, provided a retirement plan, has changed irrevocably in the...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: SMES-DATA-2
"In the hamlets of the Sassandra-Marahoué district you can see what the new economic reality means – people ranging in age from teenagers to their mid-30s are absent. The village elders have a word for this exodus, l’aventure: younger people who have left the strictures of village life for the city, jobs, anonymity and freedom. But they have also left their children. In village after village, grandmothers are bringing up four or five or six grandchildren, in some cases great-grandchildren, too. Often the parents slip away in the dead of night, without warning, leaving their children behind" (para 5-6). "'It’s really difficult to look after the grandchildren, the cooking, the...more
Variables: SMES-DATA-2
"In the hamlets of the Sassandra-Marahoué district you can see what the new economic reality means – people ranging in age from teenagers to their mid-30s are absent. The village elders have a word for this exodus, l’aventure: younger people who have left the strictures of village life for the city, jobs, anonymity and freedom. But they have also left their children. In village after village, grandmothers are bringing up four or five or six grandchildren, in some cases great-grandchildren, too. Often the parents slip away in the dead of night, without warning, leaving their children behind" (para 5-6). "'It’s really difficult to look after the grandchildren, the cooking, the...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: SMES-DATA-1
"The new road would change their lives for the better, but it has brought another layer of impoverishment – the road workers are renting homes, which is driving up prices and the cost of living. The roadside stalls that have recently opened are run by outsiders as local people can’t afford the rents. The food and meals are sold at prices only the road workers can afford, making produce that was once affordable too costly for the villagers" (para 51). This quote proves there is an inequity and if produce is too costly for the villagers we can assume that includes single-mothers (EV-Coder Comment).
Variables: SMES-DATA-1
"The new road would change their lives for the better, but it has brought another layer of impoverishment – the road workers are renting homes, which is driving up prices and the cost of living. The roadside stalls that have recently opened are run by outsiders as local people can’t afford the rents. The food and meals are sold at prices only the road workers can afford, making produce that was once affordable too costly for the villagers" (para 51). This quote proves there is an inequity and if produce is too costly for the villagers we can assume that includes single-mothers (EV-Coder Comment).
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them.' She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: 'My retirement will come the day I’m buried'" (para 10-11). "'The grandchildren suffer, they don’t see their father or their mother. They call me ‘mum’. I have to pay for the...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them.' She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: 'My retirement will come the day I’m buried'" (para 10-11). "'The grandchildren suffer, they don’t see their father or their mother. They call me ‘mum’. I have to pay for the...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MULV-LAW-1
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them.She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: My retirement will come the day I’m buried'" (para 10-11). "'Some of them return home once or twice a year, one of them I never saw him again. Those with children have...more
Variables: MULV-LAW-1
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them.She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: My retirement will come the day I’m buried'" (para 10-11). "'Some of them return home once or twice a year, one of them I never saw him again. Those with children have...more