Special exhibition

Celebrating Communities: Méagui, Côte d'Ivoire

28 September 2024 to  29 September 2024
Méagui, Côte d’Ivoire

Méagui, Côte d'Ivoire
Special exhibition: Celebrating Communities

Méagui, Côte d'Ivoire

The World Press Photo Foundation and NOOR Foundation, in collaboration with the Chocolonely Foundation, present Celebrating Communities, a traveling exhibition and public program visiting four cocoa-farming communities in rural Côte d'Ivoire and the capital, Yamoussoukro.

Featuring ten award-winning projects from the World Press Photo Contest and ten bodies of work from NOOR's education program Advanced Visual Storytelling in Cote d’Ivoire, this exhibition presents diverse types of communities and explores the profound impact that they can have on individuals around the globe.

See a selection of the stories and photographs on display. 

The exhibition will travel to various locations across Côte d’Ivoire. Displayed in four cocoa-farming communities, Adzopé (14 September), Daloa (20-22 September), Méagui (28-29 September) and Heremakono Dies - Divo (5-6 October), as well as in the capital, Yamoussoukro (18-19 September). Each stop on the tour will feature a full day of public programming. The traveling exhibition is facilitated by Hervé Mian (Coaching and Consulting Group).

Celebrating Communities exhibition and public program will also take place from 13 September - 14 October at the Fondation Donwahi in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. More information. 

Event information

Location

Saturday 28 September: School in Pogréagui
Sunday 29 September: ECAM Méagui, Soubré, Sassandra

Visiting hours

Saturday 28 September: 08.00 - 18.00
Sunday 29 September: 08.00 - 15.00

Tickets

Free

Sponsor details

Public program

28 and 29 September: Storytelling and tours

Image credits: Bénédicte Kurzen and Sanne de Wilde