On Friday 13th April 2018, the governor of the Hauts-Bassins region, Antoine Atiou, presided over the official launch ceremony of the ‘Integrated Programme for the Diversification of Production and Improvement of Nutrition in the Hauts-Bassins region’ (PADIS project). This project, financed by the German Ministry of Cooperation and Development BMZ, has been launched by the NGO Action Against Hunger (ACF) in partnership with CBM (Christoffel Blindenmission). The launch ceremony was designed to present the PADI project to the government authorities, stakeholders in the region and the local communities, as well as to increase the visibility of the NGO Action Against Hunger, CBM and BMZ. The objective of the ‘Integrated Programme for the Diversification of Production and Improvement of Nutrition in the Hauts-Bassins region’ (PADIS project) is to improve the food security and nutrition of vulnerable populations, including disabled people, within the Hauts-Bassins region. The project is scheduled to last 5 years (2018-2022), and will be launched in the Health Districts of Orodara, N’Dorola in the Kénédougou region and Bobo-Dioulasso in the Houet region. The overall cost of the project is €4.5 million, of which 62% will be financed by the German BMZ, 23% by CBM and 15% by gGmbH.
Source: LeFaso.net
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