Séléty Cultural hut inauguration
Inauguration of the Cultural Huts of Citizenship and Good Neighborliness of Séléty in Lower Casamance, a region of Senegal bordering Gambia. Mr. Joseph Mamadou DIOP, Air Force General and Security Adviser of the President of the Republic (EMPART) participated in the inauguration together with Ms. Oulimata Sarr, UN Women Regional Director.
A similar space was inaugurated at the same time in Sory Male, on the border with Mauritania. The Citizenship and Good Neighborliness Cultural Huts are part of a project entitled "Strengthening Women and Youth Leadership for the Security and Management of Border Areas in Senegal." Funded by Japan, it is implemented by UN Women in partnership with the National Border Management Commission (CNGF) under the supervision of the President's Special Staff (EMPART). Fifty women and young volunteers from both sides of the border were trained in social dialogue with UN Women to facilitate the Cases' activities. In addition, UN Women and the Commission organize workshops with armed force members on gender, with an emphasis on social cohesion and conflict prevention. More than one hectare of land has also been prepared for agricultural activities, promoting women's empowerment and economic development, two factors that are essential for sustainable peace.
Border regions are regularly the focus of crises and violence. Senegal boarder areas are not immune to the phenomenon, although communities on each side of the boarder share the same culture language and traditions. The closure of borders during the coronavirus pandemic increased tensions and impoverished families, preventing movement of people and trade across borders. Women have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, as they are on the front lines of the fight against the pandemic and work in the informal sector, such as boarder trading, without social security.
Photo credit: UN Women/Adriana Borra
A similar space was inaugurated at the same time in Sory Male, on the border with Mauritania. The Citizenship and Good Neighborliness Cultural Huts are part of a project entitled "Strengthening Women and Youth Leadership for the Security and Management of Border Areas in Senegal." Funded by Japan, it is implemented by UN Women in partnership with the National Border Management Commission (CNGF) under the supervision of the President's Special Staff (EMPART). Fifty women and young volunteers from both sides of the border were trained in social dialogue with UN Women to facilitate the Cases' activities. In addition, UN Women and the Commission organize workshops with armed force members on gender, with an emphasis on social cohesion and conflict prevention. More than one hectare of land has also been prepared for agricultural activities, promoting women's empowerment and economic development, two factors that are essential for sustainable peace.
Border regions are regularly the focus of crises and violence. Senegal boarder areas are not immune to the phenomenon, although communities on each side of the boarder share the same culture language and traditions. The closure of borders during the coronavirus pandemic increased tensions and impoverished families, preventing movement of people and trade across borders. Women have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, as they are on the front lines of the fight against the pandemic and work in the informal sector, such as boarder trading, without social security.
Photo credit: UN Women/Adriana Borra
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