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Areas of action

Our areas of action

Five areas now structure PACTE's action with territories.

Area 1

Territorial governance & citizen participation

Building public action together with citizens.

  • Local governance
  • Participation and dialogue
  • Local planning
  • Citizen oversight
  • Strengthening community organisations and civil society

Reference & benchmarks

Neighbourhood Councils (Conseils de Quartier) of Ziguinchor.

Area 2

Economic development & entrepreneurship

Supporting initiatives and creating opportunities.

  • Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Training and coaching
  • Financial inclusion
  • Economic empowerment
  • Local value chains and access to financing

Reference & benchmarks

PACTE-BNDE-CCIAZ partnership; FANSOTO.

Area 3

Environment, sanitation & living conditions

Sustainably improving living conditions.

  • Sanitation
  • Local water supply
  • Community facilities
  • Managing and improving the living environment

Reference & benchmarks

2,600 latrines, 400 sanitation facilities, 12 small-scale boreholes, 32 community facilities, 3 Neighbourhood Houses, a 50-stall community market, the Bignona Innovation House.

Area 4

Community health & social development

Strengthening solidarity and access to essential services.

  • Community health
  • Community mutual insurance and social protection
  • Social development

Reference & benchmarks

12 health mutual insurance schemes.

Area 5

Peace, dialogue & social cohesion

Fostering dialogue and contributing to lasting peace.

  • Territorial dialogue
  • Conflict prevention and resolution
  • Social cohesion
  • Mobilising civil society

Reference & benchmarks

Roots in Casamance and documented engagements.

Cross-cutting skills

Studies · Engineering · Training · Evaluation · Capitalisation

These skills are not a sixth area of action: they run across the five areas and underpin PACTE's Expertise & Advisory Engineering function.

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