This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Ahmed Al-Musaed
On Wednesday January 15, the headquarters of the Eastern State attended the official launch of the first session of the education, awareness and training convoy for members of ethnic groups affiliated to the East.
This caravan is organized over three days (January 15, 16 and 17) under the slogan “The role of cooperatives in building a better world, by promoting global development through cooperative work”.
In his opening speech, the Governor of the Eastern Region, Al-Khatib Al-Habil, highlighted the strategic importance of communal lands as a key lever for achieving economic and social development in rural areas.
He welcomed the pioneering reforms carried out by the Ministry of the Interior, particularly in the field of modernization and management of these lands within the framework of Law 62.17 relating to the administrative supervision of dynastic groups. He explained that these reforms contributed to the launch of specific initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable development, including:
• Mobilize collective land to support agricultural investments;
• Ownership of collective land for the benefit of rights holders;
• Encourage members of dynastic groups to create cooperatives as an effective tool to achieve development.
The governor stressed in his speech that cooperatives, as an economic model based on participatory economics, contribute significantly to improving living conditions and creating employment opportunities, especially for women. and young people from rural areas. He also stressed the need to coordinate efforts among all stakeholders and institutions to achieve the desired development goals.
He added that the eastern region, which has a large real estate reserve estimated at around 3.8 million hectares of collective land, can greatly benefit from the investment of these resources in a modern and thoughtful manner, which contributes to achieving sustainable development and solving development problems.
The Governor also stressed that this convoy constitutes a distinguished platform to strengthen capacities and direct members of dynastic groups towards the adoption of innovative and income-generating projects, which contribute to achieving comprehensive and sustainable development. He called for investing in the recommendations and results resulting from the presentations and discussions to strengthen cooperative work and support development pathways in the region.
This convoy saw an intense participation of more than 200 people, including representatives of public and private institutions, local actors and members of ethnic groups. During the event, various presentations were presented addressing crucial topics related to local development and the promotion of cooperatives as a pillar of economic and social development.
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