On Wednesday 25 June 2025, Job Booster Benin, represented by its Director, Mr Sylvain Ifรชdรฉ DJAGBOtook part in a consultation day on the Social Solidarity Economy in Benin (๐๐๐).
The SSE is a strategic lever for inclusive and sustainable economic development in Benin. In order to strengthen the structuring of this sector and accelerate its dynamics, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Benin - CCI BรNIN, in partnership with the cooperative society Solidaritรฉs Entreprises Nord-Sud (SENS Bรฉnin), invited local institutions and stakeholders of the SSE ecosystem to a Territorial Consultation Day dedicated to the co-construction of a shared vision of the SSE strategy in Benin.
The meeting, held in the CCI Benin conference room, addressed the following points:
โ presentation of the key findings of the diagnostic study carried out on the sector; โ discussion of a structuring roadmap for the development of the SSE; โ exchanges with players in the field for collective ownership of the issues and solutions.
Here are the main lessons we learned from this wonderful session:
- The need for a stronger legal and institutional framework ;
- Capacity building for stakeholders ;
- Access to specific and adapted financing ;
- Visibility and recognition of the SSE ;
- The importance of consultation and collaboration ;
- Integrating the SSE into local development policies
In summary, the day's discussions laid the foundations for a roadmap for more structured and effective development of the Social Solidarity Economy in Benin, focusing on legislation, capacity building, financing, visibility and collaboration.
Thank you to the organisers of this working day.
