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Grupo Pefaco: 20 years with the local communities – May: Women

As part of Grupo Pefaco’s 20th anniversary in 2015, the Group’s founders, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, want to be even more active in the development of the local communities of the countries in which they are present.

Each month, thematic social actions will take place in the countries in which Grupo Pefaco operates. In May, the Group carried out social actions destined to Women. Amongst others, Lydia Ludic Togo granted zero rate microcredits to a group of self-sufficient women to enable them to finance their agricultural and retail activities. Lydia Ludic Côte d’ivoire donated essentials to the women that just gave birth at the General Hospital of Marcory. Moreover, Grupo Pefaco’s subsidiaries also offered gifts to their clients and female staff for Mother’s Day, on the 31st of May.

To celebrate the Groups 20th anniversary, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO have planned to share the event with their employees, their customers and their partners through global actions scheduled throughout the year, in all the Group’s subsidiaries. Amongst its actions, the “Jackpot Salary“ for the employees of the company and gifts for their clients and partners.

Grupo Pefaco was created in 1995 by Messrs. Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, respectively President and CEO. With its many years of experience and thanks to its team of over 3000 employees, Grupo Pefaco has the ambition to be among the leaders in its markets.

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Grupo Pefaco: 20 years with the local communities – April: The Disabled

As part of Grupo Pefaco’s 20th anniversary in 2015, the Group’s founders, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, want to be even more active in the development of the local communities of the countries in which they are present.

Each month, thematic social actions will take place in the countries in which Grupo Pefaco operates. In April, the Group carried out social actions destined to people with disabilities. Amongst others, Lydia Ludic Burkina Faso donated food and essentials to the blind and vision impaired people of Bobo-Dioulasso, Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire organized leisure activities for the young people with developmental disabilities of the “La Page Blanche” centre in Abidjan, and Lydia Ludic Niger donated food and essentials to the Association of Blind People in Niger.

To celebrate the Groups 20th anniversary, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO have planned to share the event with their employees, their customers and their partners through global actions scheduled throughout the year, in all the Group’s subsidiaries. Amongst its actions, the “Jackpot Salary“ for the employees of the company and gifts for their clients and partners.

Grupo Pefaco was created in 1995 by Messrs. Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, respectively President and CEO. With its many years of experience and thanks to its team of over 3000 employees, Grupo Pefaco has the ambition to be among the leaders in its markets.

Lydia Ludic Burkina Faso est venu en aide aux Aveugles et Malvoyants de Bobo-Dioulasso

Lydia Ludic Burkina Faso donated food and essentials to the blind and vision impaired people of Bobo-Dioulasso

Lydia Ludic Niger est venu en aide à l’Association des Aveugles du Niger, à Niamey

Lydia Ludic Niger donated food and essentials to the Association of Blind People in Niger

Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire  a organisé des activités de divertissement pour les jeunes handicapés du centre spécialisé la Page Blanche, à Abidjan

Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire organized leisure activities for the young people with developmental disabilities of the “La Page Blanche” centre in Abidjan

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Grupo Pefaco: 20 years with the local communities – March: the Elderly

As part of Grupo Pefaco’s 20th anniversary in 2015, the Group’s founders, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, want to be even more active in the development of the local communities of the countries in which they are present.

Each month, thematic social actions will take place in the countries in which Grupo Pefaco operates. In February, the Group carried out social actions destined to the Elderly. Amongst others, Lydia Ludic Burundi donated food and essentials to the Home Sainte-Elisabeth looking after elderly people in Bujumbura, Lydia Ludic Togo sponsored the performance of the troupe “Brin de Chocolat” in Lomé and invited the retired people of its company and Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire donated food and essentials to the homeless people of Gobelet, a recently destructed slum of Abidjan.

To celebrate the Groups 20th anniversary, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO have planned to share the event with their employees, their customers and their partners through global actions scheduled throughout the year, in all the Group’s subsidiaries. Amongst its actions, the “Jackpot Salary“ for the employees of the company and gifts for their clients and partners.

Grupo Pefaco was created in 1995 by Messrs. Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, respectively President and CEO. With its many years of experience and thanks to its team of over 3000 employees, Grupo Pefaco has the ambition to be among the leaders in its markets.

Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire donated food and essentials to the homeless people of Gobelet

Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire donated food and essentials to the homeless people of Gobelet

Lydia Ludic Togo sponsored the performance of the troupe “Brin de Chocolat”

Lydia Ludic Togo sponsored the performance of the troupe “Brin de Chocolat”

Lydia Ludic Burundi donated food and essentials to the House Sainte-Elisabeth

Lydia Ludic Burundi donated food and essentials to the House Sainte-Elisabeth

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Grupo Pefaco: 20 years with its employees · March Jackpot Salary

As part of the 20th anniversary of Grupo Pefaco in 2015, the Group wants to celebrate the occasion and share the event with its employees, customers and partners.

For this, global actions at all subsidiaries will be scheduled throughout the year 2015. Among its actions, the “Jackpot Salary“: a Group employee will be drawn on a monthly basis and will receive a double pay.

The winner of the 3rd Jackpot Salary is Amon Blaise BOSSON, technician at Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire. Thanks to a Diploma in computing and electronic science from the Institute of Technology of Treichville (Abidjan), he started working with Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire on the 2nd of September 2013 as an intern. At the end of his internship, in February 2014, Amon Blaise BOSSON joined the company as a technician, working in southern Abidjan, mainly in Port-Bouët.

Grupo Pefaco is present in Ivory Coast since 2009 through the company Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire SARL and employs more than 600 people in 9 cities, under the supervision of General Director Gregory MEUNIER.

Grupo Pefaco was created in 1995 by Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, President and CEO. With its many years of experience and thanks to its team of over 3000 employees, Grupo Pefaco has the ambition to be among the leaders in its markets.

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Grupo Pefaco: 20 years with the local communities – February: Youth

As part of Grupo Pefaco’s 20th anniversary in 2015, the Group’s founders, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, want to be even more active in the development of the local communities of the countries in which they are present.

Each month, thematic social actions will take place in the countries in which Grupo Pefaco operates. In February, the Group carried out social actions destined to youth. Amongst others, Lydia Ludic Burundi offered a training session to the young people of the street, Lydia Ludic Niger sponsored the celebration of the Fire Basketball game and Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire donated furniture and medicines to the Health Center of Gbagba.

To celebrate the Groups 20th anniversary, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO have planned to share the event with their employees, their customers and their partners through global actions scheduled throughout the year, in all the Group’s subsidiaries. Amongst its actions, the “Jackpot Salary“ for the employees of the company and gifts for their clients and partners.

Grupo Pefaco was created in 1995 by Messrs. Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, respectively President and CEO. With its many years of experience and thanks to its team of over 3000 employees, Grupo Pefaco has the ambition to be among the leaders in its markets.

Lydia Ludic Niger sponsored the celebration of the Fire Basketball game

Lydia Ludic Niger sponsored the celebration of the Fire Basketball game

Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire donated furniture and medicines to the Health Center of Gbagba

Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire donated furniture and medicines to the Health Center of Gbagba

Lydia Ludic Burundi offered a training session to the young self-employed people of Bujumbura

Lydia Ludic Burundi offered a training session to the young self-employed people of Bujumbura

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Grupo Pefaco attends Investur Ivory Coast in Barcelona

On Monday February 2nd, the Foment del Treball Nacional in Barcelona hosted the official Investur Ivory Coast meeting, organized by the Consulate of Ivory Coast under the theme “Business and Investment Opportunities in Ivory Coast”, to boost the economies of Spain and Ivory Coast by developing new projects together.

Amongst authorities who attended the event were: his Excellency Charles Darius Atchimon Ake, Ambassador of Ivory Coast, Mr. Andrés Carasso Vendrell, Consul of Ivory Coast and Mr. Jean-Marie Somet, General Director of the Office of Tourism of Ivory Coast.

The meeting aimed at strengthening the bonds between both countries and promoting cooperation between them. It contributes to the creation of business opportunities for Spanish companies in Ivory Coast, which attended the meeting in great numbers. The event was a success for the professionals and experts from private and public sectors present and milestones of numerous projects between Ivory Coast and Spain were set.

Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO sent a representative of Grupo Pefaco to attend the meeting. Grupo Pefaco’s headquarters are located in Barcelona, Spain. The Group is present in Ivory Coast since 1997 through its Gaming & Leisure division, Lydia Ludic, and currently employs more than 600 people.

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Lydia Ludic Ivory Coast provides the orphans of Grand-Bassam with a new kitchen

Lydia Ludic Ivory Coast took part in the social project of reopening the kitchen of the girls orphanage of Grand-Bassam. On the 19th of December, the Leisure & Gaming Company gave a significant donation to equip the orphanages kitchen.

Gregory MEUNIER, General Manager of Lydia Ludic Ivory Coast, handed the donation over to the orphans. The donation was also composed of food products and is part of the social actions Grupo Pefaco’s subsidiaries are undertaking for Christmas. Through their involvement in social projects, the founders of Grupo Pefaco, Francis PEREZ and Olivier CAURO, wish to help the local communities in which they operate grow.

Lydia Ludic is present in Ivory Coast since 2009 through the company Lydia Ludic Côte d’Ivoire SARL and employs more than 600 people in nearly 10 cities.

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The 1st edition of « The Fight Night » by Lydia Ludic Togo: a success!

Lydia Ludic Togo has proudly developed a project that came to light on the 30th of May. The project consists in organizing a previously unseen sports event in Togo: a Muay Thai competition, which will hopefully become recognized in the country over time.

Boxers from various categories competed for the honor and the rewards: under fifteens, Togolese fighters and for the grand finale two international champions met. The boxing matches took place in the Grand-Rex, in Lome. The room was specially decorated for the occasion with a boxing ring and seats to host the 400 spectators.

Representatives from the Ministry of Sports attended the event, as well as the president of the Muay Thai Federation of Ivory Coast Kroo Bella Arthur and the former Minister of Sports Horatio Freitas. In order to provide for any possible contingencies, Lydia Ludic hired the services of a kickboxing coach, a sports and physical trainer, a doctor, a referee, judges and the various boxers. Lydia Ludic also provided the prize of the competition, personally awarded by Alexandre Qader, General Director of the Leisure & Gaming Company. The boxers were all pleased to be congratulated with discount vouchers, certificates, bonuses and for the best of them trophies and checks.

Togolese boxers were competing for the first competition of the night, at the end of which only one was standing: the remarkable Malick Sarouna. The boxing match between the famous “Aragone” from Ivory Coast (Idrissa Coulibaly) and “Force Tranquille“ from Togo (Dimitri Ayao Sossoukin) was the most expected event of The Fight Night. The spectators had their money’s worth as they witnessed a spectacular fight between two heavyweights of the discipline. The experience of the Ivorian boxer in international competitions gave him an edge over his opponent, who eventually surrendered during the second round.

Lydia Ludic Togo is a subsidiary of Grupo Pefaco funded in 1997 in Lome. Lydia Ludic Togo is present in 20 cities of the country and currently employs 423 people.

Previously unseen in Togo, the sports event got the attention of the French speaking media, amongst which was Afriquinfos, AfreePress and SavoirNews. By trying to enroll Muay Thai in the list of recognized and practiced sports in Togo, Lydia Ludic sets an objective in perfect harmony with the commitment established by its founders Francis Perez and Olivier Cauro: to get involved in the development of local communities.

More pictures of The Fight Night are available on the official Facebook page of Lydia Ludic.

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