About Degnan Institute of Education Rural Development

Degnan Institute is a national NGO exclusively devoted to promoting rural development through education to advance peace and sustainable development. Our team has proven track records in education sector around Côte d’Ivoire. Our network includes thousands of trusted experts, and partners. Established as a non-governmental organization in 2023, Degnan Institute is committed to building creative partnerships to achieve the 17 SDGs in Côte d’Ivoire.

Degnan Institute seeks to inspire visions of a peaceful village by promoting knowledge of education, rural development and non-violent peace strategies, increasing the number of peace and education experts around the village, and growing partnership between education experts.
We drive community-centered governance and promote creative education strategies to advance sustainable development and help building more peaceful, inclusive and resilient community.
• Community-Centered
• Gender Equality
• Child-Centered
• Local Ownership
• Human Rights
• Resilience
• Transparency and Accountability
• Partnerships
• Project-based pedagogy
• Responsibility
• Boldness
• Challenge
• Contribution

Impactful and socially relevant education task force: We value original research, and education activities informed by that education initiative, that contributes to the village community and engages key stakeholders.
● Creative and Positive Education: We value education and development by knowledge transfer channels.
● Respect: We value respecting dignity, humanity, identity and diversity.
● Empowerment: We value research by people of and within the most vulnerable and marginalized areas of village community

How Degnan Institute was born

Degnan Institute was established in 2023 as a non-governmental organization (NGO) to provide training and technical assistance to youth, students, rural communities, women and other legal professionals from developing countries.