CIDES

(Center of Integrated Socio-Economic Services of the - )

GENERAL INFORMATION Date of establishment: 2015 Territory: The Kaolack region is located in the centre-west of the country; it shares a border with Gambia, straddling the southern Sahel and Sudan Nord. It covers an area of 5,357 km2, (about 3% of the country) with a population of 1,066,375 inhabitants. It is located in the heart of the groundnut basin with its neighbouring regions (Kaffrine, Faticke and Diourbel). It produces particularly food and has good capacities in the commercial sector. The capital - Kaolack city -, situated on the north bank of the , is an important regional market town and is Senegal's main peanut trading and processing centre. As the centre of Ibrahimiyya branch of the Sufi order, founded by Ibrayima Ñas, it is also a major centre of Islamic education. The Medina Baay mosque (right) in Kaolack is one of the largest and best known in Senegal. Members: Public sector: local government, local authorities, universities, chambers; Private sector: economic interest groups, cooperative, producers' organization breeder, micro finance institution, private training institutes; Social sector: women's organizations, youth organizations, non-governmental organizations. Main objectives: The Saloum CIDES promotes equitable human development based on sustainable local economy anchored to the valorisation of the economic potential and to the capacities of the Kaolack region local actors, and through using a holistic and participatory approach.

IMPACTS Economic Impact CIDES SALOUM supports the local population, the entrepreneurs, and all the other local actors in articulating and strengthening the main value chains prioritised for competitive, sustainable, fair, and inclusive regional development, such as beekeeping, peanut, corn, milk, meat, vegetables, and salt. It provides comprehensive technical assistance for creating and improving businesses, promoting local networks and links at national and international level, marketing support, and assistance for accessing to finance. Strategic Impact CIDES SALOUM is recognised to be a reference institution for implementing local economic initiatives and projects, either by the local population, and from local and national administrations, as demonstrated by the interest and commitments provided during the creation process. Environmental Impact. CIDESS SALOUM considers the environmental issues as basic component of all its initiatives, programs, and projects, and works for increasing awareness, enhancing green economy, clean energy, and sustainable tourism.

Social Impact CIDES SALOUM has been created with the aim of enabling the economic inclusion of the women and young people into the mainstream economy. This part of the population is the major beneficiary from the CIDES actions. Financial Impact CIDES SALOUM is linked to various credit programs in the area, promoted by the national Government, and through it facilitates its target customer’s access to credit and finance National Impact CIDES SALOUM is born in the framework of a national policy of the Ministry of “women, children and feminine inner” that has facilitated its establishment, for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the public policy execution at local level. The Ministry considers CIDES SALOUM and its sister, CIDES PIKINE, as a national pilot experience, on which building a national program for spreading it all-over the country Institutional Impact CIDES SALOUM operates for strengthening the private and public local institutions, and enabling coordination and synergies among them. It is also reference for other important institution related to socio-economic issues at local, national and international level.

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