𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞́𝐠𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞́𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐟 : 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞́𝐧𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐬'𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥'𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐞𝐭 𝐥'𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬

On Wednesday 26 March 2025, a wind of opportunity blew through the commune of Lokossa with the signing of an ambitious partnership agreement between Job Booster Benin and 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐀.

This historic agreement marks a crucial stage in the promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) and a significant improvement in the prospects for professional integration for young people in the Lokossa commune.

The signing ceremony took place at the Town Hall in the presence of Mr 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐢 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐏𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐔, Mayor of the commune, Mr. 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐉𝐈, First Deputy Mayor of Lokossa, Mr. 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐎𝐆𝐎𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐄, SE of the Mayor and many other City Hall authorities as well as Sylvain Ifêdé DJAGBO, Director of Job Booster Bénin. This ceremony formalises a fruitful collaboration aimed at creating a favourable ecosystem for the emergence and development of SSE initiatives led by young people in the commune of Lokossa.

A shared commitment to empowering young people, aware of the challenges of youth unemployment and the immense potential of the SSE to create sustainable jobs and positive social impact.

This strategic partnership will focus on several key areas:

✓ SSE awareness-raising and training: Organisation of information sessions, training workshops and seminars to familiarise young people in Lokossa with the principles, values and opportunities of SSE.

✓ Support for the creation of SSE projects: Establishment of a personalised support scheme for young people with ideas for SSE projects, from conception to implementation and development of their activities.

✓ Facilitating access to Funding: Exploring and connecting with funding mechanisms suitable for SSE projects, whether microfinance, grants or other forms of financial support.

✓ Capacity-building for local players: Organisation of training and exchanges to strengthen the skills of local players (associations, cooperatives, etc.) involved in the SSE and the integration of young people.

✓ Creation of networks and synergies: Promote networking between young social entrepreneurs, SSE organisations and local economic players to stimulate collaboration and the emergence of synergies.

This partnership between Job Booster Benin and the Lokossa Town Hall opens up new prospects for the future of young people in Lokossa.