{"id":3235,"date":"2022-03-08T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pathfinder.local\/?post_type=essay&#038;p=3235"},"modified":"2023-04-21T14:03:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T18:03:21","slug":"christiane-ahore-cote-divoire-five-african-women-to-know-for-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"essay","link":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/impact-stories\/christiane-ahore-cote-divoire-five-african-women-to-know-for-international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Christiane Ahore, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire: Five African Women to Know for International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christiane-Ahore-2-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3218 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Q&amp;A with Christiane Ahore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On International Women\u2019s Day 2022, we sat down with Christiane Ahore, Pathfinder Operations Manager. She joined Pathfinder in 2016 and was the first female employee to open a Pathfinder office in her home country of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. She is an asset to the management team and leads the office\u2019s day-to-day activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>What does International Women\u2019s Day mean to you? Why are days like this important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Women\u2019s Day is a day of action, awareness-raising, and mobilization dedicated to fighting for women\u2019s rights, equality, and justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Days like this are important because it is an occasion to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reflect, exchange, mobilize for equality between women and men;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celebrate and showcase successes and innovations led by women; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide an update on what has been done and what remains to be done on the issue of women\u2019s place in society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>What got you into sexual and reproductive health and rights? What would you like to achieve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My mom became pregnant with me while she was in school. She had to drop out.&nbsp;It was important for me to contribute to the fight against early and unplanned pregnancies, especially for young girls in school or in apprenticeships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Why do we need more women in leadership roles? Why is it essential to have women\u2019s leadership in adapting to climate change?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women leaders foster cooperation, establish human relations (listening, caring, etc.), and build strong work teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women are primarily affected by climate change. We must stand up for the environment and be the voice for change. In rural areas in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, women derive most of their resources from the land. They perform the most difficult tasks. Imagine when access to drinking water is difficult because of drought, women must travel long distances to get it. It is essential to preserve the environment to lighten the burden on women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>What role do men play in the pursuit of equality and how do you incorporate them into your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Men must support women and any policy aimed at improving and promoting women. For example, right to health, right to education, and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>How can women support\/mentor other women in the workplace? What changes need to happen to ensure more women\u2019s leadership in key roles?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women can support\/mentor other women by helping to create a healthy environment free of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Violence and harassment of all kinds;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pressure and discrimination; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inequality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Women must be the guardian of these policies. We must ensure they are respected, that there is good conduct and governance in the workplace, but also in the services we provide and the organizations we partner with, like local civil societies and health care provision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-525x295.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-525x295.png 525w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/295;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>What advice do you have for aspiring women leaders?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Women who wish to one day lead an organization or a company must seize every opportunity to shine a light on the quality of their work and achievements.&nbsp;Believe in yourself and be part of innovation.&nbsp;Training is essential.&nbsp;Women have to be trained and need access to high-quality training.&nbsp;I think governments need to promote women\u2019s education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/impact-stories\/five-daring-african-women-to-know-for-international-womens-day\/\" data-type=\"essay\" data-id=\"571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Read more International Women\u2019s Day profiles &gt;&gt;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Learn more about our work in\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/countries\/cote-divoire\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"countries\" data-id=\"707\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire >><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christiane-Ahore-2-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3218 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Questions et r\u00e9ponses avec<br>Christiane Ahore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c0 l\u2019occasion de la Journ\u00e9e internationale de la femme 2022, nous avons rencontr\u00e9 Christiane Ahore, gestionnaire des op\u00e9rations de Pathfinder.&nbsp;Elle a rejoint Pathfinder en 2016 et a \u00e9t\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re employ\u00e9e \u00e0 ouvrir un bureau Pathfinder dans son pays d\u2019origine, la C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.&nbsp;Elle est un atout pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe de gestion et dirige les activit\u00e9s quotidiennes du bureau.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Que signifie pour vous la Journ\u00e9e internationale de la femme ?&nbsp;Pourquoi de telles journ\u00e9es sont-elles importantes ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Journ\u00e9e internationale de la femme est une journ\u00e9e d\u2019action, de sensibilisation et de mobilisation consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 la lutte pour les droits des femmes, l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 et la justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Des journ\u00e9es comme celle-ci sont importantes parce qu\u2019elles sont l\u2019occasion de&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>R\u00e9fl\u00e9chir, \u00e9changer, mobiliser pour l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 entre les femmes et les hommes ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C\u00e9l\u00e9brer et mettre en valeur les r\u00e9ussites et les innovations men\u00e9es par des femmes ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faire le point sur ce qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 fait et ce qui reste \u00e0 faire sur la place des femmes dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Qu\u2019est-ce qui vous a amen\u00e9 \u00e0 la sant\u00e9 et aux droits sexuels et reproductifs ? Qu\u2019aimeriez-vous accomplir?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma m\u00e8re est tomb\u00e9e enceinte de moi pendant qu\u2019elle \u00e9tait \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole.&nbsp;Elle a d\u00fb abandonner.&nbsp;Il \u00e9tait important pour moi de contribuer \u00e0 la lutte contre les grossesses pr\u00e9coces et impr\u00e9vues, en particulier pour les jeunes filles \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole ou en apprentissage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Pourquoi avons-nous besoin de plus de femmes dans des r\u00f4les de leadership ?&nbsp;Pourquoi est-il essentiel que les femmes fassent preuve de leadership pour s\u2019adapter aux changements climatiques ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les dirigeantes favorisent la coop\u00e9ration, \u00e9tablissent des relations humaines (\u00e9coute, bienveillance, etc.) et \u00e9tablissent de solides \u00e9quipes de travail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les femmes sont principalement touch\u00e9es par les changements climatiques. Nous devons d\u00e9fendre l\u2019environnement et le changement. Dans les zones rurales de la C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, les femmes tirent la majeure partie de leurs ressources de la terre. Elles accomplissent les t\u00e2ches les plus difficiles. Imaginez quand l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019eau potable est difficile \u00e0 cause de la s\u00e9cheresse, les femmes doivent parcourir de longues distances pour l\u2019obtenir. Il est essentiel de pr\u00e9server l\u2019environnement pour all\u00e9ger le fardeau des femmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Quel r\u00f4le les hommes jouent-ils dans la poursuite de l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 et comment les int\u00e9grez-vous dans votre travail ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les hommes doivent soutenir les femmes et toute politique visant \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer et \u00e0 promouvoir les femmes.&nbsp;Par exemple, droit \u00e0 la sant\u00e9, droit \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9ducation, et bien plus encore !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Comment les femmes peuvent-elles soutenir\/encadrer d\u2019autres femmes en milieu de travail ?&nbsp;Quels changements doivent \u00eatre apport\u00e9s pour assurer un plus grand leadership des femmes dans des r\u00f4les cl\u00e9s ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les femmes peuvent soutenir\/encadrer d\u2019autres femmes en aidant \u00e0 cr\u00e9er un environnement sain exempt de :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La violence et le harc\u00e8lement de toutes sortes ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pression et discrimination ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L\u2019in\u00e9galit\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Les femmes doivent \u00eatre les gardiennes de ces politiques.&nbsp;Nous devons nous assurer qu\u2019ils sont respect\u00e9s, qu\u2019il y a une bonne conduite et une bonne gouvernance en milieu de travail, mais aussi dans les services que nous offrons et les organisations avec lesquelles nous collaborons, comme les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s civiles locales et la prestation de soins de sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-FR-525x295.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-585 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-FR-525x295.png 525w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-FR-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-FR-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-FR-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-FR-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Christiane-Ahore-quote-rec-FR.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 525px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 525\/295;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Quels conseils donneriez-vous aux aspirantes dirigeantes ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les femmes qui souhaitent un jour diriger une organisation ou une entreprise doivent saisir toutes les occasions de mettre en lumi\u00e8re la qualit\u00e9 de leur travail et de leurs r\u00e9alisations.&nbsp;Croyez en vous et faites partie de l\u2019innovation.&nbsp;La formation est essentielle.&nbsp;Les femmes doivent \u00eatre form\u00e9es et avoir acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une formation de qualit\u00e9.&nbsp;Je pense que les gouvernements doivent promouvoir l\u2019\u00e9ducation des femmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/impact-stories\/five-daring-african-women-to-know-for-international-womens-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"essay\" data-id=\"571\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>En savoir plus profils de la Journ\u00e9e internationale de la femme &gt;&gt;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>En savoir plus sur notre travail en<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/countries\/cote-divoire\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"countries\" data-id=\"707\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire >><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":558,"template":"","class_list":["post-3235","essay","type-essay","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/essay\/3235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/essay"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/essay"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathfinder.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}