Strengthening the craft production centre for the women of Thylla, and the day-care centre

Local partner

The Jappo association was created on December 25, 2005, in Dakar. It is a non-profit association, recognized by the Ministry of the Interior. Jappo Liggeye Thylla is a local development association based in Thylla with headquarters in Dakar. It is mainly composed of natives of Thylla. Its area of ​​intervention is therefore located in Thylla. Its main objectives are to bring together the natives of the village in order to reflect on local development projects in the following areas: health, education, environment and economic development.

Context

Ouarkhokh only has an elementary school and a college located three kilometres away. The lack of school structures is a real factor in school drop-out and illiteracy among children. In addition, agriculture faces a problem of land depletion and lack of water. Faced with these difficulties, women and girls are the most economically and socially vulnerable. This is why, during the last project, a multi-purpose centre for agricultural transformation was built so that they could fully develop their capacities.

The mission

The project aims to ensure the sustainability of the multi-purpose centre and the empowerment of women through the development of their activities in this centre.

Activities

-Build and equip a social nursery where children can be educated in complete safety by trained instructors.

-To sensitize mothers to the various themes affecting mothers’ and children’s health.

-Train the women of the centre in packaging techniques, marketing, commercial techniques, modern sewing techniques, dyeing and screen-printing techniques.

-Acquire raw materials (coffee) and work materials (fabrics) to ensure the proper production of the centre.

-Build a storage warehouse for the conservation of raw materials and production stock.

Beneficiaries

269 children (from 0 to 5 years old) and 200 women and girls who have dropped out of school.