DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2020.v08i09.005

Pages: 459-466

Côte d'Ivoire has made access to electricity for the population as one of the components of the strategy to combat poverty in rural areas. Electrification is therefore considered a prerequisite for its economic and social development, thus contributing to the improvement of living conditions and human development. The introduction of this infrastructure in rural areas meets a dual interest: reducing the disparity observed between towns and villages and above all fighting poverty and social exclusion. Faced with their immediate needs, the populations of Gotibo are developing economic strategies and practices that are not always favorable to sustainable development. Despite the notable advances they have made thanks to electrification, the populations of the Gotibo tribe remain disadvantaged in terms of human capital formation. The article aims to develop new approaches on the theme of access for all to electricity services and the fight against poverty and social exclusion in Gotibo. This qualitative study was carried out in 2019 based on documentary research, direct observation and interviews. It emerges from this analysis that the social economy is the solution for a sustainable development of Gotibo.