She is a motivated student who wants to get into medical school. Diverse Easy Reader | Illustrated ChapterĪya (19) lives in Yopougon, Ivory Coast during the 1970s.This character too has been adapted to the big screen, recorded with voice over actors based in Côte d’Ivoire. Maya has read all of Aya’s adventures, while her nephew has avidly been following the adventures of Akissi, a series that began in 2010, illustrated by Mathieu Sapin.
The expressions, the way people act, that’s very important for me.” “I recognise my culture and it’s also great that people get to see Côte d’Ivoire in a different light and see how it really is. It’s a haven for young children and parents alike, who are encouraged to touch things, draw on panels and even smell food items, presented in the décor of a typical atmosphere of a local market. “I loved the exhibition,” Maya told RFI after visiting “La vie comme elle va” – an exhibition dedicated to Abouet’s “universe” inside the Quartier Jeunesse pavilion at the Angoulême festival. At the Angoulême international comics festival, January 2023 © RFI / Ollia Horton Image of the character Aya from the exhibition "La vie comme elle va" (That's how life goes), displaying the works by Ivorian comic book author Marguerite Abouet.
The organisation also proposes educational activities such as drawing, making things, dance and learning about ecology. With her non-profit organisation “ Des Livres pour Tous” (Books for everyone) she has established five libraries in Côte d’Ivoire to share the love of reading with kids who do not have easy access to books. “Educating young girls is my cause because, as we all know, it’s not easy to be a young girl today in Africa, or anywhere else for that matter." Free, independent women like her own mother, or South African singer Miriam Makeba, who refused to remain silent. She’s fighting for that, not in a nasty way but in a peaceful way – she’s a great ambassador for culture and education."Ībouet says strong women have had a significant influence on her. “She wants things to evolve, especially for women. Her mission to describe Africa for young readers has morphed over the years into a broader message about the value of education in general, especially for girls. The characters act as Abouet’s alter egos and carry the message that "where there’s a will, there’s a way". Through the young heroines of Aya and Akissi, Abouet found a way to recount her childhood in Yopougon, a suburb of Abidjan, with its cafés, busy streets and bustling markets. Both were present at the Angoulême international comics festival, 2023. Cover of the 7th volume of "Aya de Yopougon", a comic book written by Ivorian author Marguerite Abouet and illustrated by Clément Oubrerie.
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