5th General Census of Population and Housing : The trainers, trained for census mapping

It was held on Monday 22 to thursday 25 January 2024, a training of trainers workshop for RGPH census mapping 5, hears Fifth General Population and Housing Census. The General Population and Housing Census (RGPH) is the essential source which makes it possible to have, exhaustively, detailed data down to the finest geographic level on demographic characteristics, economic, cultural and social of the population. These three days of training within the National Institute of Statistics and Demography allowed the trainers to discuss and better guide the work that will very soon be done in the field..

This training of trainers is part of the rgph5 mapping. A crucible for sharing experience and enriching the knowledge of executives from the National Institute of Statistics and Demography and resource people identified to support the Census. It takes place a few days before the start of training for collection agents and team leaders.. According to what M says. Houngevou Remy , Director of Demographic and Social Statistics at Instad, << This training provides the necessary basics for trainers who will train agents in the field for census mapping. The authority continues its intervention by recalling that this census is purely digital and it is necessary for all agents to familiarize themselves with the tools for collecting information in the field..

It is important to emphasize that census mapping is one of the key stages of the general population and housing census.. Its purpose is to divide villages and city districts into small portions called enumeration zones., abbreviated, ZD. During the actual enumeration phase, each ZD will be assigned to an enumerator to ensure that all inhabited areas of the country are covered by the operation. During this training, the tools and collection sheets were studied and shared with each trainer for familiarization and familiarization. For Samson SOKOU, Deputy Director of Demographic and Social Statistics of the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INStaD), this training focuses on the uniqueness and harmonization of the survey questionnaires that will be administered to households.

The main objective of the National Institute of Statistics and Demography, technical arm of the operation, is to conduct census mapping with rigor and professionalism. After the pilot which took place in three municipalities, Cotonou, Covè and Parakou, the main phase will cover the 74 other municipalities in the country. The authorities met during this training did not fail to invite the entire population to prepare for this operation.

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