Toumaï Connect

Toumaï Connect Hub : le carrefour de l’innovation sociale, des territoires et des communautés

A sleek circular table made of light natural wood stands at the center of a bright co-working space, its surface covered with neatly arranged symbolic objects representing public, private, community and diaspora partners: four distinct colored folders, a small model of a municipal building, a miniature factory, a stylized village sculpture and a globe. Around the table, modern ergonomic chairs sit slightly pushed back, emphasizing recent collaboration. Soft daylight pours through large windows, creating gentle reflections on a polished concrete floor and subtle shadows under the table. Photographic realism at eye level, with a shallow depth of field that blurs the contemporary, minimalist background of white walls and greenery. The mood is professional yet hopeful, suggesting inclusive innovation and structured partnership for local development.
An overhead photographic view of a large rectangular table built from reclaimed wood, divided visually into four distinct zones using colored fabric runners and symbolic objects: one side with official-looking stamped folders and a small bronze scale for public sector, another with sleek business cards and a metal briefcase for private, a third with woven baskets, seeds and a clay water pot for local communities, and a fourth with international currency, postcards and travel tags for diaspora. Natural daylight from a nearby window casts soft, diagonal shadows, emphasizing textures. The composition is carefully ordered yet organic, creating a sense of balanced, multi-actor partnership. The overall mood is structured, inclusive and pragmatic, reflecting the Public–Privé–Population–Diaspora collaboration model.

Un hub d’innovation sociale inclusive

Toumaï Connect Hub rassemble porteurs de projets, collectivités, entreprises, organisations citoyennes et diaspora pour tester, outiller et essaimer des solutions de développement local durable, centrées sur l’impact social, l’emploi décent et la participation citoyenne.

Événements

A symbolic representation of engaged citizenship: a sturdy wooden ballot-style box without any text or logos sits on a smooth table, its lid open to reveal a mix of colorful, icon-shaped tokens—houses, leaves, gears, heart symbols—representing community priorities. Beside it lies a tablet showing a minimalist interface with abstract bar charts and location markers, suggesting participatory digital tools. Natural window light from the left casts soft highlights on the box’s grain and mild shadows to the right. Photographic realism at eye level with a shallow depth of field, keeping the box and tokens sharply in focus while the neutral background of a community hall gently blurs. The mood is empowering and serious, hinting at structured participation and informed local decision-making.

Bootcamp

Atelier intensif pour co-créer des solutions d’innovation sociale avec jeunes, femmes et diaspora, au service des quartiers.

A clean white wall in a modern community hub is filled with a meticulously arranged constellation of colorful sticky notes, circular magnets and strings, forming a visual map of a social innovation project. Each cluster of notes surrounds a small, symbolic object: a tiny eco-friendly brick, a miniature solar panel, a handcrafted textile piece, a small tablet. Soft, diffused overcast light from large windows creates an even, shadow-free illumination, highlighting the vibrant colors without glare. Captured in photographic realism at a slight side angle, the foreground notes are crisp while the edges gently blur, suggesting depth. The mood is energetic yet organized, conveying collective intelligence, local experimentation and the careful design of community-centered solutions.

Rencontre

Soirée d’échanges entre acteurs publics, privés et citoyens pour partager projets, besoins locaux et opportunités de partenariat.

A close-up, photographic view of a prototype social innovation toolkit laid out on a dark, matte-finished table: a neatly boxed set of color-coded cards with symbols for public, private, community and diaspora actors; a foldable canvas map marked with abstract neighborhoods; and small wooden tokens engraved with simple icons for health, education, environment and economy. A slim digital tablet to the side displays a schematic project timeline made of clean shapes and dots. Soft studio lighting from two sides creates delicate highlights on edges and clear, gentle shadows that define each object. The composition uses the rule of thirds, keeping the central toolkit sharply focused while the tablet and edges subtly blur. The atmosphere is methodical and empowering, suggesting structured support for emerging social entrepreneurs.
A large transparent acrylic board fills the foreground, covered with colorful abstract icons and connecting lines that symbolize social innovation projects: lightbulbs, gears, leaves, and simple house shapes, all rendered as clean, graphic drawings. Behind the board, an airy innovation lab with modular wooden desks, laptops, and 3D-printed prototypes sits in soft focus. Warm afternoon sunlight streams through high windows, creating luminous reflections on the acrylic surface and a subtle glow around the icons. Photographic realism with a slightly angled perspective, focusing sharply on the board while the background gently blurs. The atmosphere feels dynamic and forward-looking, evoking experimentation, co-creation and impactful solutions emerging from research and collaboration in a professional, social innovation incubator.
A sunlit courtyard in a Sahelian-inspired urban neighborhood, viewed in photographic realism, where the central focus is a cluster of small, modular kiosks made from earth-toned bricks, corrugated metal roofs and bright accent colors. Each kiosk bears abstract, non-text symbols representing social services, entrepreneurship and training—simple icons of water, books, seedlings, and gears. The ground is a mix of compacted earth and patterned stone, with neatly arranged benches forming a circle around a young tree protected by a simple metal guard. Late-afternoon golden light creates long, soft shadows and warm highlights on the textured walls. Shot from a slightly elevated angle, the composition emphasizes community-scale innovation, local economic activity and shared public space designed for inclusive development.