VGR - Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

Contact Information

Office Contact:

Georges Schayah Kouman Kouadio, Representative

Office Address:

01 BP 583
Abidjan 01
IVORY COAST

Business: +225 0707 522 518
Business: +225 0702 371 005
Email: ivorycoast@vgroffice.org

Country Demographics

Capital:
Yamoussoukro

Population:
23,919,000

Languages:
French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken

Religion:
Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001)note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)

Life Expectancy:
49.18 years

GDP per-capita:
$1,302

Of Interest:
Abidjan is the principal city and the economic and political capital of the country. Between 60% and 70% of the Ivory Coast people are engaged in some form of agricultural activity. Most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region. The country also as a sparsely populated forested interior.

Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

Office Staff

Georges Schayah Kouman Kouadio, Representative

Office Manager

Manager History:

As the VGR Representative in Ivory Coast, Bro. Georges plays a vital role in overseeing and coordinating the operations throughout the country. This includes receiving, shipping and distributing the VGR materials to serve the believers throughout the Ivory Coast.

Office History

Special Information

The office is located approximately 13 kilometers from the Business district of Abidjan. Built on a lot of 810 sq meters, the building occupies approximately 500 sq meters.

The office has a hall that can receive nearly 160 people. In this hall, materials are displayed or introduced to the public. There is also a conference/reading room that can accommodate up to 100 people and a large warehouse that can receive eight containers (8 by 20 feet). A prayer room has been also arranged.

The Ivory Coast office serves nearly 10,000 believers in the West African region.

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