Pikine, January 23 (APS) – Representatives of the administration and municipalities, civil society actors as well as strategic partners mobilized, Thursday, in Pikine (suburb) in favor of strengthening the leadership of territorial elected officials for better institutionalization of nutrition in the local authorities of this department of the Dakar region.
”It is the continuation of a dynamic that we launched in March 2023 and which emphasizes the value of nutrition on the health, especially that of children. We are convinced that this is a question that must be included in the forecasts of local authorities,” declared Abdou Diouf, executive director of the NGO Eau Vie Environnement (EVE),
He was speaking on the sidelines of the opening of a mobilization and commitment workshop for local authorities in the Pikine department in favor of nutrition which is being held at the National Arena.
The workshop, organized by the NGO EVE in concert with partners, targets the main categories of actors involved in nutrition-sensitive territorial governance of the 13 territorial communities of Pikine.
”What we are looking for is for the populations to be well informed, well trained and motivated and with the support of local authorities, and grassroots organizations, to resolve development projects and programs,” explained the Executive Secretary of the NGO EVE.
Abdou Diouf urged all stakeholders to take ownership of partner initiatives so that “nutrition is a priority” for public authorities and local authorities.
For his part, the country representative of the “Nous cims” foundation, Pape Matar Ndiaye, recalled that his structure, present in Senegal since 2019, works on issues of education, employability and nutrition.
”As part of this project, we are reassured,” he added before ensuring the availability of ”we cims” to work in synergy with all the grassroots stakeholders.
A document provided to the press indicates that the NGO EVE requested and obtained funding from the Spanish Foundation ”Nous Cims” to implement the project ”Acting with communities and local authorities for nutrition services reinforced in Pikine”.
She dedicated an area to strengthening governance and the institutionalization of nutrition at the level of the various territorial communities of the department.
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