Empowerment of women in the Ouémé Valley : Michel Essèkpagnon brings his grain of salt

The Agrobusiness Alafia company chaired by Michel Essèkpagnon has made the empowerment of women its priority. Construction of the high school, she launched since january 2023 a project for the benefit of women in the Ouémé Valley. An initiative that is already spreading in its localities of intervention.

Through this project, women from Dangbo localities, of Adjohoun and surroundings are able to impact their immediate environment and why not Benin through the manufacture of different soaps, especially those made from medicinal plants. A total of five groups including one in Djigbé Akpamè in the commune of Dangbo, two in the central district of Adjohoun, one in Azowlissè and one in Zoungbome in the commune of Akpro-Missérété benefit from practical training and the marketing of said soaps under the enlightened leadership of Jacques Mito, agricultural entrepreneur and kingpin of Agrobusiness Alafia.

Among other products, we can mention soaps based on basil, you moringa, carrots, papaya and also liquid soaps. "I would like to thank the Executive Director of the NGO Benin-Alafia who allowed me to forge myself differently and who showed me how often it is useful to put oneself at the service of others to obviously contribute to their well-being. social "suggested Michel Essèkpagnon, sports journalist and General Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the NGO Benin-Alafia

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By implementing this project, the structure intends to respond to a pressing need of rural women. That of allowing them to know how to do something to ensure their financial independence a little bit. " This project, we designed it following a situation that the trainer and I had experienced… Women in our communities who are unable to spend 100 francs a day without turning to others, especially their husbands…” explains Michel Essèkpagnon before sending his sincere thanks to the Grain de Sable Bordeaux association, which constitutes a strong link in the chain through the financing of a large part of the basic ingredients for the start-up. This project is therefore in addition to several other actions in view to have a much greater impact on the women of the Ouémé Valley and its surroundings..

Edmond HOUESSIKINDE