On September 30, 2020, the NGO PLANETE PAIX attended an activity organized by the French Institute of Côte d’Ivoire. This was the first talk of the 2020-2021 season which focused on the theme of Masculinities!
This exchange was the perfect opportunity for us to reflect and debate on gender stereotypes, on the construction of masculinity and femininity, on the role of education, on all forms of masculinity, in the warm atmosphere of the IFCI green theater.
During this talk we tried to define the notion of a good man. Some people define the good man in relation to the woman. For them a good man is one who cherishes, respects and treats his wife well. Instead, others recalled that one should not define a man in terms of a woman or say that a man is good because he does not beat his wife. For the latter, the good man is quite simply the one who is honest, responsible and respectful. Moreover, regarding the issue of gender stereotypes after several contradictory ideas it was noted that the man has always been considered the super hero. The one who can do everything, the one who is strong unlike the woman. So to banish this thorny thought it was suggested to avoid comparisons between man and woman tending to victimize or portray woman as a vulnerable being.
There are love relationships between man and woman, two special beings. Human beings in their own right and one of a kind. Hence their incomparability.

The office of the International Criminal Court in Cote d’Ivoire invited on Monday, September 21, 2020, day of the celebration of the International Day of Peace, several Civil Society Organizations, including the PLANETE PAIX Cote d’Ivoire conducted by his Country Champion His Excellency Doctor Erick Amani, to take part in a round table.
Focused on the theme: ” Crossed perspectives in the implementation of the Rome Statute: Challenges and perspectives for the promotion of international criminal justice and the prevention of atrocities ”, several interesting panels furnished this enriching round table which took place at the Palm club hotel in Cocody.
Miss Hermance Oulaï

The immersion program in the United States of America “International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) 2020” ended on Thursday September 17, 2020. Started on August 17, 2020, this prestigious and selective program initiated by the State Department in collaboration with US Embassy in Cote d’Ivoire, had the participation of ten (10) Ivorian civil society organizations. These are precisely people from the media, religion, and civil society organizations. The IVLP 2020 program was virtual and focused on “democracy and electoral processes”. It was about capacity building and experience sharing on the socio-political situation of Cote d’Ivoire and the United States. To this end, visits were made to Washington DC, seat of the US government, Manchester the largest city in the state of New Hampshire, and Detroit the largest city in the state of Michigan. The visits have benefited the functioning of the US government, the political system of democracy and the electoral processes in the United States alongside those in Cote d’Ivoire. For His Excellency Mr. Richard Bell, Ambassador of the United States of America to Cote d’Ivoire, “Democracy is the best form of government because it allows peaceful regime change and respect for individual freedoms. Democracy wants power to be limited, tempered …” In addition, the participants met politicians, representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties, the Dearborn police, women from American civil society (League of Women Voters and New American Leaders), Journalists ( Bridge), Communicators (LG Communication). Meetings with American families provided an understanding of the vastness and diversity of the United States. This rich program allowed participants to be even better equipped to better invest in peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding activities in Cote d’Ivoire.
M’PIGUE IBO

PLANETE PAIX Gbêkê, represented by the Vice Country Champion, Regional Champion Gbêkê and her Regional Secretary, took part in the presentation ceremony of the Roadmap for Sustainable Mobility in Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday, September 19, 2020. The ceremony was the initiative of the African Mobilities Observatory. It was held in the city of Bouaké, at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Many panelists communicated among them Professor KOUASSI kouamé Sylvestre (Director of the Observatory of African Mobilities), Mr. GAHIE Aristide (Consultant for the development of the presentation of the Sustainable Mobility Roadmap-Côte d’Ivoire); Mr. SAKO Brahima (Regional Director of Transport), Mr. N’GUESSAN Ferdinand (Director of Housing and Urban Planning at the Town Hall of Bouaké) and Mr. ATTA (Bouaké Green City Decentralized Cooperation Project). The meeting offered the opportunity to present the vision for 2050 of Mobility as defined by national stakeholders and to gather the expectations of local stakeholders.
The workshop recorded the presence of the Mayor of the city of Bouaké, religious leaders, civil society organizations, the police headquarters, the police, the gendarmerie, and research professors.

BONIFACE KONE,
Regional Secretary Gbêkè.

Invited by the State Secretariat for Civic Engagement, as part of its activities to promote citizenship and civic engagement, PLANETE PAIX COTE D’IVOIRE took part on Thursday, September 17, 2020, in the auditorium of the National Library, in Abidjan in Plateau, at the commissioning ceremony of the Abidjan volunteers.
The Secretary of State for Civic Engagement awarded some thirty young people who served their communities with Civil Society Organizations as volunteers.
The Secretary of State for Civic Engagement, through his chief of staff, took the opportunity to come back to the meaning of civic service and volunteering.

Miss Hermance Oulaï