Organized by the club Soroptimist Abidjan Ivoire
Mother’s Day Boutique
Since 2023 Dingui Akassi International, has sponsored and hosted at its center in Abidjan the Mother’s Day boutique organized by Soroptimist International.
2025 Edition
From 22-24 May – 9h-19h
Objectives of the annual event:
- Increase the visibility of the Soroptimist Abidjan Ivoire club.
- Mobilize financial resources for the club’s social projects, including water, sanitation, health, and education for vulnerable populations, especially women and children.
- Promote the expertise of women artisans
- Provide the public with the opportunity to purchase authentic, high-quality, locally produced Mother’s Day gifts that contribute to social projects.
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL IS A GLOBAL VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT
Founded in 1921, Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement with a network of just under 65,000 club members in 118 countries. Advocating for human rights and gender equality, at the heart of Soroptimist International’s advocacy is its work across seven UN Centres, where our UN representatives ensure that the voices of women and girls are heard. Our membership work on grassroots projects that help women and girls achieve their individual and collective potential, realise aspirations and have an equal voice in communities worldwide.
The Club Soroptimist Abidjan Ivoire
The Club Soroptimist Abidjan Ivoire is dedicated to the advancement of women and the well-being of vulnerable populations. Since its creation on April 25, 1981, Soroptimist Côte d’Ivoire has carried out numerous actions, notably in the fields of health (Agboville, Alépé, Abidjan, Boundiali), financial autonomy (Boundiali), education (Ayébo, Bouna, Houantoué school group in Abobo) and child prevention (Didablé). In general, Soroptimist Côte d’Ivoire remains faithful to the movement’s worldwide philosophy of transforming the lives and status of women and girls through education, empowerment and the creation of opportunities for the advancement of women. Its areas of intervention are education, women’s empowerment, prevention of violence against women, health and food security.
Soroptimists are women active in professions and businesses who work together at local, national and international levels to educate, empower and build the capacity of women and girls to improve their lives through projects, advocacy, scholarships, mentoring and various rehabilitation, construction and donation activities.
Soroptimist Côte d’Ivoire contributes, according to its leaders, to improving the lives of women in Côte d’Ivoire. Soroptimist International has some 72,000 members in 121 countries. Soroptimist is a contraction of the Latin word “Sorores ad optimum”, meaning “sisters for the best”.
