From 10 to 16 September, the town of Bakara, some 20 kilometres from N'Djamena, hosted a strategic workshop dedicated to finalising the sub-project financing manual for the Project to Strengthen the Resilience of Agri-Food Systems in Chad (FSRP-TD).
The first session, from 10 to 14 September, was devoted to a critical review of the document by national stakeholders. The second session, held on 15 and 16 September, focused on the technical validation of the enriched version, in the presence of ministerial representatives.
The work, coordinated by the FSRP-TD team, focused on a participatory approach combining plenary sessions, thematic working groups and comparative analyses.
A first version of the manual had already been drafted on eligibility criteria, financial procedures and monitoring and evaluation procedures. However, to better adapt it to the realities on the ground, a thorough review was necessary.
The Bakara meeting provided an opportunity to review the various parts of the document with a view to producing a finalised and validated version of the manual, as well as a consolidated report of all the technical recommendations made during the discussions.
This meeting was certainly technical in nature, but it provided an opportunity for the Chadian authorities to strengthen financial governance in an inclusive and transparent manner. It also marked a key step in the implementation of the PRSA-TD, which aims to increase resilience to climatic, economic and social challenges to achieve food sovereignty.
