Ivorian Team at Ghana ISSDB Conference

Ivorian Team at Ghana ISSDB Conference

Members of the research team: Hager Ayé Clarisse, Akpe Yapo Hermann, Konan Josiane, Tanoh Fabrice and Seri Axel Blahoua participated in the 12th African Regional Workshop entitled : Researching into adaptative behaviours in contexts of change: interdisciplinary and...
How the brain learns to read in high-risk environments?

How the brain learns to read in high-risk environments?

Invited Keynote presentation at the first Mexican Symposium on NIRS Neuroimaging on how the brain learns to read in environments with high risk of illiteracy. Shared our latest findings from our fNIRS neuroimaging study in rural Côte d’Ivoire tracking the...
Literacy in Ivory Coast and presentation by Sosthene & Christelle

Literacy in Ivory Coast and presentation by Sosthene & Christelle

Ivorian graduate students, Sosthene Guei and Christelle Kakou, present their poster “Promoting Literacy Development in Rural Cocoa Producing Communities” at the Society for Research in Child Development conference in Austin, TX. This was the first US trip...
School conditions in rural Côte d’Ivoire

School conditions in rural Côte d’Ivoire

No toilets, no water, no electricity at the school ! Dr. Clarisse Hager, member of our research team in Côte d’Ivoire, shares her perspectives on field work in rural Côte d’Ivoire. The first day of the field work, as all the team members, I was so excited...
A typical day of field research

A typical day of field research

Here is a short summary written by Sosthène Guei, one of the graduate students on our research team in Côte d’Ivoire: Working on the field is challenging and rewarding. Every day is a new experience interacting with the team, children, teachers but also with...