Bernadette, 16 years old, demonstrates to Murielle Ahouré Demps, UNICEF Ambassador in Côte d’Ivoire, how to disassemble an engine, with both of them working under the open hood of a car in San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024.
During her visit to San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps is shown the interior of a car by 16-year-old Bernadette, who is training in automotive electricity.
18-year-old Marie Grace works underneath a car while UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps kneels beside her during a visit to San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024.

UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps meets 18-year-old Marie Grace, who is training in mechanics in San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024.
During her visit to San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps meets 17-year-old Élodie, who is cleaning an air conditioning unit with a pressure washer as part of her cold chain training.
During her visit to San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps meets 17-year-old Élodie, who is cleaning an air conditioning unit with a pressure washer as part of her cold chain training.
During her visit to San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps meets 17-year-old Élodie, who is cleaning an air conditioning unit with a pressure washer as part of her cold chain training.
During her visit to San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps meets 16-year-old Bernadette, who is pursuing her dream of becoming an automotive electrician.
UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps, her husband Jeff Demps, and 18-year-old Marie Grace share a smile while posing together during their visit to San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024.
During her visit to San Pedro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 14th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps meets 17-year-old Élodie, who is cleaning an air conditioning unit with a pressure washer as part of her cold chain training.
The courtyard of the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on October 15, 2024, where dozens of vulnerable young girls, aged 16 to 24, receive a second chance through training and support. This initiative empowers them with essential life skills, employability training, and civic engagement, fostering their path to successful social and professional integration.
On 15th October 2024, at the daycare in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, Jeff Demps, husband of UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps, holds 7-month-old Mael, while Murielle stands by his side during their visit as part of the Girl Power project.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps participates in a pastry class, making a cake alongside the girls as part of the Girl Power project.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps participates in a hairdressing class, where the girls are learning to make wigs as part of the Girl Power project.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps poses with the girls from the hairdressing class, proudly wearing one of the wigs they made as part of the Girl Power project.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps participates in a makeup class as part of the Girl Power project.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps applies makeup to one of the girls during a makeup class as part of the Girl Power project.
UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps joins the girls in the classroom at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, on 15th October 2024, as they all raise their arms in the empowering Girl Power gesture.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, Jeff Demps saws during a blacksmithing class under the watchful eye of his wife, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps, as part of her visit.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps cuts metal while the girls from the blacksmithing class hold the piece steady during her visit.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps meets with the girls from the automotive mechanics class during her visit.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps poses with young mothers and their babies during her visit as part of the Girl Power project.
On 15th October 2024, at the Centre Civique d’Action pour le Développement in Guédikpo, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, world champion sprinter and UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps organizes a race for the girls during her visit.
On 16th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps gives a reading lesson in the itinerant teaching class in Rémikro, near Méagui, South-West Côte d’Ivoire.
On 16th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps participates in an itinerant teaching class in Rémikro, a village near Méagui, South-West Côte d’Ivoire. This initiative allows children to learn directly in their camp thanks to the mobile nature of the itinerant teaching program.
On 16th October 2024, during her visit to Rémikro, near Méagui, South-West Côte d’Ivoire, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps plays with the children from the itinerant teaching class during recess.
On 16th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps and her husband, Jeff Demps, distribute school kits to students at the primary school in Tchebakro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire.
On 17th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps distributes school kits to eager students in the itinerant teaching class in Felixkro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire.
On 17th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps plays with the children during recess in the courtyard of the itinerant teaching class in Felixkro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire.
On 17th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps and her husband, Jeff Demps, play with the children during recess in the courtyard of the itinerant teaching class in Felixkro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire.
On 16th October 2024, UNICEF Ambassador Murielle Ahouré Demps plays with the girls in the courtyard of the primary school in Tchebakro, South-West Côte d’Ivoire.