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The Ivorian entrepreneur feeding young minds in Abidjan’s schools

Pupils queue at a Yeyiba school canteen in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. © Yeyiba

Seeing the shortcomings of catering in local schools, an Abidjan entrepreneur created a chain of restaurants for schools and colleges – filling children's bellies so they can fill their brains.

"Initially, I trained in mathematics and computer science, then I retrained in professional cooking at the Bassam hotel school and launched my own business – a catering company – as a self-taught chef," explained Krys Digbehi.

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