Inclusive Local Development to Advance the SDGs in the Commune of Fass-Dakar

Vulnerable women and youth in the town of Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane face significant and interconnected challenges. They notably have limited opportunities to expand their economic opportunities due to lack of access to education and vocational training, obstacles to financing for entrepreneurial endeavors, as well as legal barriers for women to start businesses. The economic insecurity of vulnerable women and youth has negative impacts on their food and health security, which is further compounded by limited health and social services.

The programme builds upon an initiative supported by the UNTFHS in 2019 to strengthen the application of human security towards accelerating the achievement of the SDGs at the local level in West Africa.

The key objectives of the programme are to: (i) develop employment and improve income generation for the most vulnerable groups, in particular women and youth, to promote their economic, food and health security; (ii) increase the availability and access of women, adolescents and youth to quality services in reproductive health, education and literacy, and to fight against GBV and other harmful practices in order to strengthen their empowerment; (iii) improve the integration of the concept of human security in local and sectoral development programmes in the municipality and at the United Nations System.

KEY MATERIALS
Programme Summary
Article: “Sécurité Humaine et Développement Durable” (FR)
Article: “Le Centre Socioculturel de Fass-Colobane-gueule-tapé Doté de Matériels”
Article: “Fass-Gueule Tapée-Colobane : 50 Jeunes Formés à l’Entrepreneuriat Durable” (FR)
Article: “Le Projet de Gueule Tapée Colobane Fass Émergent Lancé…” (FR)
Article: ONU Femmes Accompagne les Femmes pour Renforcer leur Participation et leur Leadership Politiques (FR)
Article: “Autonomisation des Femmes de la Commune de Gueule Tapée/Fass/Colobane : Mise à Niveau des Femmes sur le Leadership Politique et Économique (FR)