{"id":64128,"date":"2026-05-15T14:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/hic-sum\/costa-davorio-africa-progetto-9-di-72\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:14:04","slug":"ivory-coast-africa-project-9-of-72","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/hic-sum\/ivory-coast-africa-project-9-of-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast – Africa | Project #9 of 72"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lazzarino Placentino – Sago (Ivory Coast)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PROJECT 9 of 72<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MISSION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sago<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San P\u00e9dro<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ivory Coast<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.94709 -6.08767<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CONGREGATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Congregation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missionary Congregation Sisters of Saint Gemma<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Motherhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camigliano Santa Gemma (LU)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lucca<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Congregation Feast Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 August<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43.86272 10.61067<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Bernadette<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother General<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Elisabetta Giussani<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

suoresantagemma.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TRAINING ORGANIZATION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misericordia Marlia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marlia (LU)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Europe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43.88894 10.55902<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30\/11\/2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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End date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tutor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Teresa Matteelli<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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REAL SPACE<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Project manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Bernadette<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Start date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Type<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pane di Misericordia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2021_september_hic_sum_9_lazzarino_sisters_saint_gemma_sago_ivory_coast_spazio_+_spadoni_training_chocolate (6)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Several attempts were made to launch a social enterprise as part of the HIC SUM project. spazio + spadoni initially funded chocolate production, involving a group of mothers, and later honey production, selecting two local young people who received training. Neither activity proved profitable enough to ensure the enterprise\u2019s self-sufficiency. The sisters therefore used the modest proceeds to invest in a poultry farm, which developed successfully over the following months. Additional financial support from spazio + spadoni then made it possible to expand the activity.<\/strong> In this case, the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Gemma selected a lay missionary, Lazzarino Placentino, to undertake the HIC SUM project training in Italy and bring what he learned back to the community of Sago in Ivory Coast. Lazzarino began his training at Misericordia di Pian di Coreglia on 30 November 2020, also carrying out several social services. Because of the pandemic, it became difficult to continue at the same Misericordia, which was quite far from the sisters\u2019 Motherhouse where he was staying. He therefore completed and further developed his training, with particular emphasis on first aid, at Misericordia di Marlia, also in the province of Lucca. In July 2021, Lazzarino left for Ivory Coast on a missionary journey lasting several months. Since Lazzarino returned to Italy, Sister Bernadette has continued the HIC SUM project in Sago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sisters of Saint Gemma currently have two missions in Ivory Coast, in Sassandra and Sago, within the Diocese of San-P\u00e9dro and the Sassandra Prefecture. The sisters arrived in Ivory Coast in 1999 and joined the Consolata Missionaries, who had arrived two years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivory Coast has a high level of immigration, particularly from neighboring countries, although everyone retains their own traditions. The greatest problem arises in mixed marriages, because unborn children are not accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sago, the sisters run a state-recognized nursery school. The Bishop invited them to undertake this work to protect children because abuse is widespread there (children are often victims of sexual abuse or used in human sacrifices).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more<\/strong> The Sisters of Saint Gemma Prepare to Celebrate the Mission Jubilee in Ivory Coast<\/a> Celebrating Mother Gemma Giannini<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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30.11 | Training begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lazzarino, the lay missionary, begins his training at Misericordia di Pian di Coreglia in the province of Lucca. Because of problems related to the pandemic, he will continue his training at Misericordia di Marlia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11.12 | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

From November 2020 to April 2021, Lazzarino focused his training on learning about the volunteer charism typical of the Italian Misericordie and developing his first-aid skills. As a long-serving missionary, Lazzarino had already learned techniques for beekeeping and producing chocolate, soap, and disinfectant products. Before leaving for Ivory Coast, he was therefore able to share this knowledge with the sisters who were in Italy for the HIC SUM project training period<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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29.06 | First funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding was used to purchase the equipment needed for the chocolate and honey production project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15.07 | Lay missionary\u2019s departure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lazzarino arrives in Sago, Ivory Coast, at the community of the Sisters of Saint Gemma<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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06.10| Second funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding was used to support the beekeeping course<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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07.10 | Lay missionary returns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After spending the necessary time introducing HIC SUM in Ivory Coast, Lazzarino returns to Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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18.10 | Third funding disbursed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The funding was used to expand the chicken coop built with the proceeds from honey and chocolate sales<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Project Evaluations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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November 2021 Monitoring of the honey and<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

chocolate project<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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January 2022 Progress monitoring of the<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

honey project and launch of a course for volunteers in Sago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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March 2022 Evaluation of the<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

poultry project funded by the proceeds from the chocolate and honey projects<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 2023 Financial report submitted on<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

poultry farming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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January 2024 Financial report submitted on<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

poultry farming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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March 2024 Financial report submitted on<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

poultry farming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 2024 Financial report submitted on<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

poultry farming activity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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