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Improving the resilience and living conditions of the inhabitants of the village of Toemighin

Kilimanjar'hope

Context

THE Toemighin village is located 35km from Nobere, the main town of the commune of the same name, and has approximately 1,500 inhabitants. Access to shops, culture, social infrastructure, and leisure activities, such as places for young people to relax with friends, is very difficult. To obtain basic necessities, residents must travel to long and tiring distances to get to the local market In Nobili, supplies are often insufficient, forcing them to travel even further to Nyorida. The village children also lack access to games and various activities.

As part of a first agricultural project led by the Kilimanjar'hope association in partnership with the Vision de Jeunes pour le Développement Durable (VJDD) association, An educational garden and a school nursery had been established in the village of Toemighin. This project allowed the associations to become permanently rooted at the local level.

The partnership is extended with a new project aiming to bring new services to the residents of Toemighin. This is made possible by the installation of a solar kiosk in the village center, in the market square, in partnership with Electricians Without Borders. Deeply involved, we owe a debt of gratitude to the community, and in particular to the Village Development Committee, the Youth Committee, and the Women's Groups, for providing the land and constructing the buildings that will house the Community Leisure Center (CPL).

Funder(s):
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La Guilde

Project objectives

  • Contributing to the implementation of the Ecological Transition and the strengthening of the resilience of rural populations in Burkina Faso
  • Providing new services that contribute to improving living conditions and strengthening the resilience of the populations in the area of influence of the solar kiosk in the village of Toemighin
  • Raising awareness among communities about the concepts of resilience and sustainable development in order to drive the transition of the territory

Activities

  • Layout and equipment of the building housing the grocery store
  • Recruitment of 1 manager, 3 waiters and 1 cook, strengthening of staff capacities and start-up of the grocery store's activity
  • Construction of the thatched hut, development and equipping of the CPL's "maquis"
  • Recruitment and training of 4 activity leaders, acquisition of equipment, programming and implementation of activities for children every Wednesday and during the holidays
  • Organization of 4 awareness workshops for elected officials and community leaders of the municipality, on the concepts of resilience and local ecological transition
  • Organizing transformational leadership strengthening workshops for 100 women and girls

Direct beneficiaries

3,500 people: the 1,500 inhabitants of Toemighin and 2,000 inhabitants of neighboring villages who will benefit from the CPL services

Social networks

Through its Microprojects division, the La Guilde association, in partnership with the French Development Agency, supports the implementation of microprojects in the service of sustainable development internationally.