ONG Cavoequiva

What ONG Cavoequiva does

ONG Cavoequiva is a non-governmental, non-profit organization headquartered in Adjamé, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, founded in 2003 by Clément Irié Tra. Its mission is the protection of vulnerable young girls and the promotion of women's and children's rights in Côte d'Ivoire, with the central operational asset being the Centre de Transit Communautaire (Community Transit Center), established in 2011, which provides temporary residential care — shelter, food, clothing, medical and psychological support, education, and vocational training — for 50-100 girls aged 0-17 who are victims of trafficking, exploitation, forced labor, gender-based violence, or placed at risk through the traditional practice of 'confiage'. Since inception, the organization reports having supported over 10,000 children and achieving 1,281+ family reunifications, including cross-border repatriations to Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Nigeria, Niger, and Benin in partnership with IOM since 2014.

The organization operates no proprietary technology platform, software product, or digital infrastructure as part of its core service model. Its principal program areas are (1) the transit center, (2) Protection de l'Enfance, comprising street and community awareness campaigns and family mediation/reunification, and (3) La Santé, covering hygiene, sexual health, and infectious disease prevention alongside medical/psychological care for residents. Awareness and outreach are conducted through street campaigns across Abidjan neighborhoods, the organization's website (ongcavoequiva.org), and a YouTube channel hosting beneficiary and volunteer testimonials.

ONG Cavoequiva is funded entirely through donations and grants, with no fees charged to beneficiaries. Financial and technical support comes from a roster of institutional donors and partners including the European Union, UNFPA, Save the Children, IRC, Fondation de France, Heartland Alliance International, WISE, UNDC, Expertise France, France Volontaires, AIFCI, and the Embassy of Switzerland in Côte d'Ivoire. The organization coordinates operationally with the Ivorian Ministry of Women, Family and Children and the Department of Criminal Police's Child Trafficking and Juvenile Delinquency Division, which serves as a primary referral source. There is no equity ownership, venture funding, or commercial revenue stream; the entity is governed as a non-profit with Clément Irié Tra as Président Fondateur and Mariam Ouattara as Directrice.

Name

ONG Cavoequiva

Legal name

ONG Cavoequiva

Website

https://ongcavoequiva.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ONG Cavoequiva is a Côte d'Ivoire-based non-profit founded in 2003 that operates the Community Transit Center in Adjamé, Abidjan, providing shelter, medical/psychological care, education, and family reunification services to vulnerable girls aged 0-17 who are victims of trafficking, exploitation, and gender-based violence, funded primarily by EU, UNFPA, and international NGO grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection & Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Humanitarian aid
• Trafficking victim support
• Family reunification services
• Community shelter

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: ONG Cavoequiva relies on donations from individuals, organizations, and partners to fund its operations, including the Community Transit Center, food, clothing, medical care, and educational programs for vulnerable young girls.
2. Material donations: The organization accepts in-kind donations including clothing, food, medical supplies, hygiene products, educational materials, and transportation equipment (bus for 60 passengers) to support pensionnaires at the transit center.
3. Partnership funding from international organizations: ONG Cavoequiva receives financial and technical support from international partners including the European Union, UNFPA, Save the Children, IRC, and others to implement protection and health programs.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ONG Cavoequiva operates a Community Transit Center (Centre de Transit Communautaire) in Adjamé, Abidjan, providing temporary shelter, food, clothing, medical and psychological care, education, and family reunification services for 50-100 vulnerable young girls (aged 0-17) who are victims of trafficking, exploitation, abuse, or gender-based violence in Côte d'Ivoire. The organization complements its shelter services with street awareness campaigns on children's and women's rights, health prevention education, and cross-border repatriation of trafficking victims in partnership with IOM.

Product overview

ONG Cavoequiva operates as a single unified humanitarian service organization focused on protecting vulnerable young girls in Côte d'Ivoire. The core offering is the Centre de Transit Communautaire (Community Transit Center), opened in 2011, which provides comprehensive care including shelter, food, clothing, medical and psychological support, and education for up to 100 girls aged 0-17. This is supported by two complementary service areas: Protection de l'Enfance (child protection through awareness campaigns and family mediation/reunification) and La Santé (health programs with prevention education and medical care). The organization does not offer technology products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre de Transit Communautaire (Community Transit Center) Temporary shelter providing housing, food, clothing, medical and psychological care, and access to education (schooling or literacy) for 50-100 vulnerable young girls aged 0-17 who are victims of trafficking, exploitation, abuse, or gender-based violence in Côte d'Ivoire.
• Protection de l'Enfance (Child Protection Program) Child protection programs including street awareness campaigns addressing children's and women's rights, trafficking, exploitation, abuse, and gender-based violence, along with family mediation and reunification services conducted throughout Abidjan neighborhoods and across Côte d'Ivoire.
• La Santé (Health Program) Health programs offering prevention education on hygiene, sexual health, and infectious diseases (malaria, COVID-19, HIV/AIDS), as well as medical and psychological follow-up care for residents of the Community Transit Center.
• Réunification Familiale (Family Reunification) Family reunification service that traces and reunites children with their biological families after mediation, including post-reunification monitoring to ensure child welfare and compliance with commitments. Includes cross-border repatriation of trafficking victims from West African sub-region countries in partnership with IOM.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,281+ family reunifications achieved since 2011
• +4 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, notable and minor.

• UNFPA (Fonds des Nations Unies pour la Population)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner that rehabilitated the Maison d'Expression de la Jeune Fille d'Adjamé building used for vocational training. Provides technical and financial support for programs addressing women's and children's rights.
• IOM/OIM (International Organization for Migration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2014 for cross-border repatriation of trafficking victims. IOM handles family tracing and administrative procedures for victims from West African countries (Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, etc.) to return to their home countries. Approximately 20 pensionnaires have been repatriated through this collaboration.
• Save the ChildrenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO partner working on child protection issues. Listed among key partners supporting ONG Cavoequiva's mission.
• IRC (International Rescue Committee)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian organization partner supporting protection and assistance programs for vulnerable populations.
• Heartland Alliance InternationalnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization working on human rights and trauma-informed care, supporting protection programs for vulnerable populations.
• WISEnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting the NGO's activities. Nature of partnership not fully detailed in sources.
• Ministry of Women, Family and Children (Côte d'Ivoire)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment ministry overseeing child protection. The NGO collaborates with the ministry on official events (African Child Day) and coordinates on protection issues.
• Department of Criminal Police - Child Trafficking and Juvenile Delinquency DivisioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment police unit that refers vulnerable young girls to the NGO's Community Transit Center and actively fights against child trafficking.
• AIFCI (Association Internationale de Côte d'Ivoire)notableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational association in Côte d'Ivoire whose volunteers (including Anne-France and Catherine) provided literacy and awakening activities for pensionnaires over several years.
• France Volontaires Côte d'IvoirenotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFrench volunteering organization that referred John Senga, a specialized educator, to serve as a volunteer at the NGO.
• Expertise FrancenotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFrench public agency providing technical support for the EU-funded project on 'Prevention, care and socio-professional reintegration of trafficking victims in Côte d'Ivoire'.
• SEVCIminorOthersLocal Ivorian organization listed among partners.
• Social Centers (Centres Sociaux)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment social service centers that assist with family tracing and provide follow-up support in localities across Côte d'Ivoire for reunified children.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Justice Mission: Operates anti-trafficking and child protection programs with law enforcement partnerships, including in West Africa. Directly comparable in victim rescue, shelter provision, and cross-border case management.
• Save the Children: Global child protection and rights NGO that is both an active Cavoequiva partner and a peer working on anti-trafficking, child safeguarding, and family reunification across West Africa including Côte d'Ivoire. Directly comparable mandate and target population.
• Heartland Alliance International: Human rights and trauma-informed care organization that is a current Cavoequiva partner; operates comparable protection, GBV response, and anti-trafficking programs for vulnerable populations including in West Africa.
• Plan International: Child-rights and girls' empowerment NGO operating across West Africa, including Côte d'Ivoire. Comparable focus on vulnerable adolescent girls and community-based protection programming.
• Anti-Slavery International: Long-standing anti-trafficking and forced-labour NGO with advocacy and frontline program overlap. Comparable mission around protection of trafficked women and girls and similar donor base.
• SOS Children's Villages: International NGO operating residential care, family strengthening, and youth transition programs for vulnerable children — a comparable operating model in alternative care and family reintegration for at-risk girls.
• ECPAT International: Global network focused on the sexual exploitation of children, with member organizations active in trafficking victim support in West Africa. Directly comparable mandate and beneficiary population (girls at risk).
• Terre des Hommes: International child-protection NGO with programs on trafficking, migration, and child rights in West and Central Africa. Directly comparable operational model and target beneficiaries.

Broad incumbents

• International Organization for Migration (IOM): UN migration agency that is both an active Cavoequiva partner (since 2014) and a broader incumbent operating cross-border trafficking victim assistance, family tracing, and assisted voluntary return across West Africa at significantly greater scale.
• UNICEF Côte d'Ivoire: UN agency with a broader mandate but overlapping programs on child protection, GBV, and trafficking in Côte d'Ivoire. Functions both as a potential funder/partner and as a peer provider of comparable services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubebit.ly/3kJNl3X
• Xx.com/ONG_Cavoequiva
• Facebookfacebook.com/ongcavoequiva
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ong-cavoequiva

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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