Togo launches 574 mln CFA youth employment, climate resilience project in Blitta

Agriculture

Tuesday, 24 February 2026 10:05

Togo launches 574 mln CFA youth employment, climate resilience project in Blitta

(Togo First) - Plan International Togo has launched a project to boost the economic resilience of young people and women affected by climate change in Blitta prefecture, in the Central region.

The initiative has a budget of 874,448 euros (about 574 million CFA francs), financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Plan International Germany.

The 30-month program, running from December 2025 to May 2028, will be rolled out across all 21 cantons of the prefecture. It targets around 679 young people aged 15 to 35, including 313 girls, with a focus on those with disabilities. The aim is to help them engage in environmentally sustainable income-generating activities.

Implemented in partnership with the NGO RADAR and relevant government technical services, the project will provide technical and entrepreneurship training in sectors such as livestock farming, market gardening and fish farming. The partners aim to strengthen local production while easing pressure on natural resources.

Plan International has operated in Togo since 1988 as a humanitarian and development organization promoting children’s rights and gender equality. Its activities focus on inclusive education, health and sexual and reproductive rights, protection from violence, and youth economic empowerment. The NGO works nationwide, particularly in the Savanes, Kara, Central and Maritime regions, through community projects and child sponsorship programs. Its funding comes mainly from sponsorships, private donations and institutional partners including the European Union, the French Development Agency (AFD) and UN agencies.

The program is expected to support rural household incomes and strengthen social inclusion, according to local authorities.

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ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info)

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Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts • Creation of chambers of commerce at the Court of Appeal • Civil and commercial cases now handled by distinct clerks • Establishment of commercial courts in Lomé and Kara • Lawyers and bailiffs now have access to the FORSETI COMMERCIAL platform • A maximum period of 100 days was fixed to settle a commercial dispute .

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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (more info)

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