Who We Are

Partners Around the World is a non-profit organization based in the U.S.A., with an international vision to provide educational, social, and humanitarian aid among the poorest of the poor.

Our mission is:

To create opportunities for the very poor in Africa to become tomorrow's leaders and productive citizens through educational and humanitarian aid.

Partners' programs are currently functioning in various areas of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, West Africa, giving hope for a better future to many children, young people, and families in difficulty.
 

Sewing School

The sewing school, which was founded in 2000 and is located in a poor community on the outskirts of Abidjan, has already graduated three classes from its three-year program. There are now 38 students.

The school needs more space to accommodate more students and more sewing machines. In 2007 Partners hopes to start construction of a new school building, which will include a sewing production center.

Elementary Schools and Adult Literacy Programs

Partners has founded and continues to support schools for disadvantaged students in two poor communities of Abidjan. Our two Noah's Ark schools include one in Abidjan's shantytown called Gobelé (one of its three classrooms pictured right) and a shack in Biabou, which we hope to replace in 2007. Enrollment for the 2006 - 2007 school year is 284 students attending kindergarten to fifth grade.

We are proud that many who have finished the highest level of our schools have skipped a grade when they entered public school. At least 200 kids want to come to our schools, so it is urgent to add more classrooms at Gobelé and build the new school at Biabou. We now have 12 teachers, a curriculum director, and music teacher. Noah's Ark centers offer evening adult literacy classes also.

Humanitarian Aid

Partners Around the World'shumanitarian programs focus on helping the poor and needy, especially children, youth, orphans, widows, and HIV/AIDS victims in two of Abidjan's largest communities.

 
 
 

PATW financial aid provides for

Food

Medicine and surgeries

Fees for Vocational Training (hairstyling, computers)

Transportation, school supplies for high school students

Assistance to start micro-enterprises, such as the successful cultivation and marketing of a cabbage project (pictured) for a group of AIDS victims.

Our Soccer Team: Training Character

Partners supports about 100 teenage soccer players in a poor community north of Abidjan. We're proud that these soccer players compete at the intercity level and are registered at the national level. More than mere exercise, soccer is a very important part of their training, teaching them teamwork.

The team relies on our support to pay for registration fees, uniforms, transportation and other expenses. The team's coach is also one of the elementary school teachers.
 

Our Workers in Africa: Helping the Poor Children

Partners Around the World now has 12 faithful teachers who are truly devoted to sharing love with and helping others. Most of them have lived in and are currently living in the poor areas where they are working. The Director, Ivelta Angui, is from Brazil and is married to Pascal Angui, an Ivorian who also helps in the enterprise.

Left to right back row: Symphorien, Koroma, Alfred, Achile, Louis, Bamba; Left to right in front row: Emma, Ivelta Angui (Director in Ivory Coast), Fatou, Pony, Joel (Director at Gobelé), Florence, and Mathieu (Director at Biabou).