President of the Shekina Association

Ange Éric Kouassi is the founding President of the Shekina Association, a charitable NGO created in 2016 with the ambition of making a sustainable contribution to humanity. Through its actions, the association is involved in education, health, women’s empowerment, agriculture, youth reintegration, and environmental protection.

In its nine years of existence, the Shekina Association has successfully carried out several projects in ten regions of Côte d'Ivoire: Kabadougou, Boukani, Haut-Sassandra, Cavally, the Lagunes Region, Gbêkê, Guémon, Bagoué, Nawa, and Gontougo, with the support of its partners and donors.

Some major achievements:

Solar energy for better health in Côte d'Ivoire: Electrification of 25 health centers in 8 regions (Kabadougou, Boukani, Cavally, Gbêkê, Guémon, Bagoué, Nawa, and Gontougo).

10,000 meals provided in school canteens.

100 women empowered through an agriculture and local transformation project.
100 young people reintegrated through ecological charcoal production.

Learn More About the SHEKINA Association

The Shekina Association has reached over 250,000 beneficiaries to date in Côte d'Ivoire.

To better understand our impact, explore our project map:

To your resolutions, the Lord grants success.

To make a difference to humanity, create an impact, and help as much as we can.

Founding President of FARCI

Ange Éric Kouassi is also the Founding President of FARCI (Federation of Associations for the Promotion of Côte d'Ivoire), a federation of French charitable NGOs established in 2022.

Through FARCI, she actively works in training, leading workshops, project development, and supporting associations and NGOs. The primary goal of FARCI is to facilitate access to funding in order to support more projects in Côte d'Ivoire and to promote this beautiful country on the international stage.

General Commissioner of FESTICHARITE

The Festicharité (International Charity Festival) is the premier event for charity actors in Côte d'Ivoire. Created to celebrate generosity and solidarity, it is held annually around September 5th, in celebration of World Charity Day.

The Festicharité aims to:

Bring together 50 orphanages,
Train more than 1,000 NGOs and associations in project development and fundraising,
Mobilize 5,000 widows and people with disabilities,
Provide medical care to 1,000 disadvantaged individuals,
Provide donations to nearly 1,000 detainees of the PPA (former MACA).

Each year, Festicharité also honors the top 100 charity actors in Côte d'Ivoire through a recognition ceremony.

The Mother of Orphans

For several years, Ange Eric has supported hundreds of orphaned and disadvantaged children.

The Advocate for Women

The empowerment of women is at the heart of Ange Éric Zabo Kouassi's humanitarian commitment.

Through her NGO, the Shékina Association, she has been traveling through cities and villages for nearly ten years, meeting with women to create income-generating activities, organize them, structure them, and, most importantly, coach them through personal development sessions.

Her mission: to strengthen the capacities of women in Côte d'Ivoire so that they become key drivers of change.

Ange Éric has already led numerous projects with hundreds of women in the areas of: