WHAT IS THE PASSI PROJECT?
A path towards autonomy
In Côte d'Ivoire, one of the poorest and most vulnerable regions of the country, the PASSI project supports women and young people in starting income-generating activities, fighting malnutrition and promoting health and hygiene.
It does so by accompanying the most fragile people on a real growth path: from training to economic independence, from awareness to redemption.
At the heart of PASSI is the Interlife Toolkit: an innovative and supportive model that offers training, equipment and support to start a sustainable business.
And that, once the activity has started, invites each beneficiary to “return” the Toolkit to another person in the community, generating a change that multiplies over time.
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Where we operate
Bouna Department (Bounkani Region) – Northern rural area among the most affected by food insecurity and malnutrition.
Autonomous District of Yamoussoukro – in the center of the country, an urban area marked by growing unemployment and poverty, especially among young people.
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The expected results
Vulnerable families start income-generating activities in agriculture and trade, ensuring food and economic autonomy.
Women and children suffering from malnutrition receive care and support at local health facilities.
Rural communities are trained on nutrition, through a widespread awareness campaign.
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Cosa abbiamo già fatto
With the contribution of a private foundation we have:
Launched the first 40 Interlife Toolkits for families in extreme poverty.
Trained the first generations of beneficiaries in agricultural techniques, food processing and micro-enterprise management.
Activated collaborations with health centers to take charge of cases of acute and moderate malnutrition and completed the treatment cycle for 40 children.
Launched an information and training campaign in communities on best nutritional and food hygiene practices with a specific focus on children and pregnant women for 1000 people.
The solidarity mechanism typical of the Interlife Toolkit has been activated and 22 Interlife Toolkits have already been doubled. To the 40 first-generation Toolkits donated directly by the project, another 22 second-generation Toolkits have been added, donated by the first beneficiaries of the initiative, for a total of 62 families supported: to date, approximately 310 people benefit from the food and economic security activities created by the Interlife Toolkits.
Promoted the creation of supply chains between first and second generations of beneficiaries to unite the work of rural and urban producers in a single value chain.
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Who participated in the PASSI project
At the heart of the PASSI project, even before the numbers, are the faces, stories and dreams of the people we meet every day in the villages and neighborhoods of the most fragile areas of the country.
People who are fighting to give their families a future, and who only ask for a concrete opportunity to start over.
To better understand who is participating in the project and signing up for the Interlife Toolkit program waiting lists – a program that offers training, tools and support to start small income-generating activities – we carried out social mapping through a baseline study, conducted together with local staff, health districts and communities.
Those who ask to participate in the Toolkit program often have the face of a woman who lives in the north of the country, in a region marked by poverty and drought. She is about 34 years old, has never been able to attend school, cannot read or write, but puts a lot of care into everything she does for her family. She lives in a rammed earth house, in very humble conditions, and every day she cultivates small plots of land, rented or borrowed, or sells some vegetables at the local market. She does it with one goal: to be able to put at least two meals a day on the table for her children.
She is often alone in supporting her family, she has no access to credit services or training courses. Her income is minimal, her debts weigh heavily, but she does not lose hope: she would like a Toolkit to learn a trade, start a small business and build a different future for herself and her children.
But among the faces of the Toolkit program there is also that of a young man in his early twenties, originally from a village in the interior, who has almost finished primary school. He came to the city to look for work, now he lives with his aunt, with whom he shares the little they have. He would like to help his younger brothers study, contribute to the household expenses, and maybe send some money to his mother who remained in the village.
Every day he faces the precariousness of odd jobs paid by the day, without certainty or protection. The earnings are very low and often not even enough to cover essential needs. He has no access to training courses nor can he count on a support network. Yet he does not stop looking for an opportunity, a way to build his own future with dignity.
The Toolkit Interlife program was created precisely for them, to offer opportunities to those who do not have them, and it does so by starting from what people know and want to do, accompanying them step by step towards economic independence and family resilience.