Tchonté Silué is an Ivorian blogger and social entrepreneur involved in education. She loves books and dreams of changing the Ivory Coast education system. In this interview, she first tells us about her childhood characterised by her love for books, her conversion to Islam, and how she started to blog. She then tells us about creating her library, Centre Eulis, a study and reading space in Ivory Coast aiming to promote reading among young people. In the end, Tchonté talks about the power of collective action and her goals for children and young people’s education in Ivory Coast.
Our four-part conversation with Tchonté is part of our Girls Resist – West Africa series, exploring stories of resistance from women from different countries in the West African Region.
Trigger Warning: This conversation contains mentions of violence and abuse that may be triggering for readers. Kindly take a moment to decide if you want to keep reading. If you proceed, we encourage you to focus on your well-being and stop reading at any point if you need to.
