Mr. Kouadio established the Opportunities Industrialization Centre of Cote d' Ivoire which has provided job training for young Ivorians. During his Fellowship year Mr. Kouadio will study community development, savings and credit union systems, and gender communications. When Mr. Kouadio return to Cote d' Ivoire, he hopes to establish an economic self-help organization for women. He is a graduate of the University of Paris and the Paris Conservatoire.