PADEF-EJ distributes supplies to women processors of fish products; establishes agricultural shopping center and cereal processing units
The Support Project for Women's Development and Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment (PADEF-EJ) will soon provide women in the Louga region with an agricultural shopping center and a cereal processing unit worth an estimated 168 million FCFA, as shared on Monday, August 7th, 2023, by head of its value chain, Ms. Seynabou Dia.
“We have just visited two infrastructures, an agricultural shopping center and a cereal processing unit, built by PADEF-EJ, which will be made available to women in the Louga region in the coming months,” she declared. Speaking after a visit to these two infrastructures, Ms. Dia indicated that "the rate of execution of the works of the processing unit is at 75%, while that of the agricultural shopping center is at 78%.” These two infrastructures, she said, will be delivered within two months.
The cereal processing unit, which is located in the Medina Salam district, is made up of a warehouse for storing raw materials, a processing room, a packaging room, a product storage room, an office for the producers, a point of sale and housing for the concierge.
The agricultural shopping center, which is located in the Montagne extension district, it is made up of 60 stores, stalls, and a hall for women to market and sell products more efficiently.
Ms. Seynabou Dia specified that, "the beneficiaries are exclusively women from economic interest groups selected on the basis of criteria validated by the regional committee headed by the governor of the Louga region".
In addition, the Coordinator of The Support Project for the Development of Women's Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment (PADEF-EJ), Mr. Mame Thierno Gueye, on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023, distributed supplies and materials to women processors of fish products in the commune of Potou, Senegal.
This donation, cost of which is estimated at 12 million CFA francs, is made up of large and small model fermentation tanks and drying keys which help women in the processing of fish products. Mr. Gueye stated, "This is the second batch of materials that we have handed over, and we are doing it in partnership with the Millennium Promise, which is an implementing partner of PADEF-EJ in the component of infrastructure, based at the level of the municipality of Léona."
The president of the women fish processors of the fishing wharf, Ms. Sala Sow stated, "We are very happy because these items will help us in our work and improve the quality of our products." She added, “We ask the project managers to continue to support us because since their arrival in the area, we feel a real improvement in our work and living conditions."
These infrastructures and supply distributions are carried out within the framework of PADEF-EJ, a project of the Senegal Ministry of Women financed by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Government of Senegal with implementing and technical support from Millennium Promise Alliance (MPA).
Source: https://aps.sn/


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