{"id":8443,"date":"2025-09-16T03:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=8443"},"modified":"2026-04-19T13:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:54:20","slug":"national-lottery-of-cote-divoire-foundation-opens-six-new-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/national-lottery-of-cote-divoire-foundation-opens-six-new-schools","title":{"rendered":"National Lottery of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire foundation opens six new schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Foundation strengthens education across C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire with new classrooms, canteens and upgraded facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.- The <strong>National Lottery of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (LONACI)<\/strong>, through its social responsibility arm, the LONACI Foundation, has handed over six newly built <strong>primary schools<\/strong> as part of a larger nationwide project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broader initiative involves a total investment of <strong>716 million FCFA (\u20ac1.09m)<\/strong> to deliver 51 classrooms, school canteens and renovated facilities, supporting education, health and social development across <strong>eight regions<\/strong> and 10 departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>handover ceremony<\/strong>, held at LONACI\u2019s headquarters in Abidjan, was attended by Minister-Advisor to the President Albert Toikeusse, regional leaders and local officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to LONACI Deputy Director General <strong>Abdoulkarim Ouattara<\/strong>, who spoke on behalf of Dramane Coulibaly, Chairman of the Board of the LONACI Foundation, the new schools are part of this wider initiative aimed at<strong> boosting education<\/strong> in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis year alone, we are making <strong>51 classrooms<\/strong> available to Ivorian schools. With an average of 30 students per class, these children and their parents can look to the future with hope thanks to this initiative,\u201d said Ouattara, according to Abidjan.net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/LONACI-3-1-559x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/LONACI-3-1-559x600.jpg 559w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/LONACI-3-1.jpg 1885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LONACI Deputy Director General Abdoulkarim Ouattara at the handover ceremony for six new classrooms and school facilities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Six schools and supporting facilities handed over<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> recent handove<\/strong>r included six newly built primary schools, three additional three-classroom buildings, two school canteens and the rehabilitation of existing school facilities. All were supplied with furniture and toilets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ouattara added: \u201cIn accordance with the LONACI Foundation&#8217;s <strong>social commitment<\/strong>, all schools have been equipped with furniture and latrines. These<strong> donations<\/strong>, spread across eight regions and 10 departments of our country, represent a total investment of 716 million CFA francs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Communities in S\u00e9gu\u00e9la, Adzop\u00e9, Man, Biankouma, Kouibly, Abengourou and Mankono are among the beneficiaries of this <strong>major education boost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ouattara also reaffirmed the <strong>Foundation\u2019s pledge<\/strong> to strengthen its support for education and social projects. \u201cThe Director General of LONACI will <strong>increase<\/strong> whenever possible the resources made available to the Foundation by LONACI to accomplish its social mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LONACI Foundation continues to demonstrate how lottery revenues can be reinvested into communities, delivering tangible social impact and strengthening LONACI\u2019s role not just as a lottery operator but as a key driver of <strong>national development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Irelands-gambling-reforms-delayed-until-2026-despite-new-regulatory-authority-900x600-300x200.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonaci-steps-up-fight-against-problem-gambling-with-nationwide-staff-training'>LONACI steps up fight against problem gambling with nationwide staff training<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foundation strengthens education across C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire with new classrooms, canteens and upgraded facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":8448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The National Lottery of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (LONACI), through its social responsibility arm, the LONACI Foundation, has invested 716 million FCFA (\u20ac1.09m) in a nationwide educational infrastructure project. This initiative delivers 51 new classrooms, canteens, and renovated facilities across eight regions, underscoring LONACI's commitment to social development. The project demonstrates the strategic reinvestment of lottery revenues into community upliftment, strengthening LONACI's role beyond a gaming operator.","focusai_entities":"National Lottery of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (LONACI), LONACI Foundation, Albert Toikeusse, Abdoulkarim Ouattara, Dramane Coulibaly","focusai_location":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Abidjan, S\u00e9gu\u00e9la, Adzop\u00e9, Man, Biankouma, Kouibly, Abengourou, Mankono","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Allocation Strategy?","query":"How does this 716 million FCFA investment impact LONACI's overall GGR allocation strategy, particularly concerning its operational budget versus social reinvestment mandates?"},{"label":"Governance Frameworks?","query":"What specific governance frameworks are in place to ensure transparency and accountability in the selection, execution, and reporting of the LONACI Foundation's social development projects?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60012],"tags":[60106,74,60311],"class_list":["post-8443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-west-africa","tag-education","tag-lottery","tag-social-responsibility"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8443"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8752,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8443\/revisions\/8752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}