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HomeKnowledge LibraryChildren of the World: Meet Prisca in Côte d’Ivoire

Children of the World: Meet Prisca in Côte d’Ivoire

Meet five-year-old Prisca and learn about her life in Côte d’Ivoire, where her family work on a cocoa plantation.

Meet five-year-old Prisca. She lives in the Gohouo-Zagna community in western Côte d’Ivoire, where her family work on a cocoa plantation. She likes to draw and wants to be an obstetrician. One of her favourite memories is playing with monkeys by a waterfall.

My mom Elyse washes me. And my brothers take me to school. At noon they bring me home for lunch and then they take me back to school until the afternoon, Monday through Friday. There are 60 children in the class.


This story is part of the ‘Children of the World’ book series, published together with Chilean partner JUNJI (the National Board of Kindergartens).

Children of the World

This book series offers a glimpse into the early years of children in six countries around the world.

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