{"id":27520,"date":"2023-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/?p=27520"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:04:54","slug":"spotlight-on-socodevis-activities-in-senegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/spotlight-on-socodevis-activities-in-senegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on SOCODEVI\u2019s activities in Senegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The teams in Senegal were very busy this past November, with three field visits from Global Affairs Canada, parliamentarians and the Canadian ambassador to Senegal!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>\u201cI was very impressed to see PROCED\u2019s impact on the members of URCCHT, especially the women. The testimonies of the members in attendance demonstrated the innovative spirit of the project and the positive impact it is having on the individuals involved.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>-Myriam Montrat, Director general, Sustainable economic growth partnerships, Global Affairs Canada.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On November 1st, Myriam Montrat, Director General \u2013 Economic Growth Partnerships and Anne Vincent, Senior Development Officer \u2013 Partnerships for Development Innovation at Global Affairs Canada travelled to the Thi\u00e8s region to meet with members of the Board of Directors and management of a housing and construction federation called <em>Union r\u00e9gionale des coop\u00e9ratives de construction et d\u2019habitat de Thi\u00e8s<\/em> (URCCHT). They were able to learn more about their new services, including the construction support service that will enable Union members to build their homes at affordable prices with energy-efficient materials. They also toured two construction sites and the compressed earth brick factory. \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5388 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Visite-AMC-Construction-3-3-600x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/> \u00a0 \u00a0 Then, one week later, the Canadian ambassador to Senegal and several Canadian parliamentarians met with the URCCHT. Rewarding discussions were held concerning the challenges of housing in Senegal, especially for women. \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5397 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Visite-Association-Parlementaire-Canada-2-3-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/> \u00a0 Anne Vincent continued her visit in Casamance where she was able to see some apiaries and a honey cooperative store in Kolda. The tour was an opportunity to concretely see the project\u2019s impact on the beekeeping operations of the participating individuals. Concurrently, people from the Canadian Embassy in Dakar visited the RESILIENCE and FAR projects. \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5357 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022-Visite-AMC-Apiculture-2-scaled-e1671569462228-600x753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"753\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The teams in Senegal were very busy this past November, with three field visits from Global Affairs Canada, parliamentarians and the Canadian ambassador to Senegal! \u201cI was very impressed to see PROCED\u2019s impact on the members of URCCHT, especially the women. 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