projects and programs

I instructed officials to resolve all outstanding issues and include the scheme in the 2027 Budget proposals. Discussions were also held on further strengthening collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Affairs to enhance the efficiency of consular services. I also pointed out that the funds allocated by the Government for the development of the tourism industry could be utilized more effectively by channeling them to the proposed District Secretaries' financial pool and ensuring close coordin…

In the dynamic of rigorous monitoring of the actions of her ministerial department, the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and the Promotion of Employment, in charge of professional training, Mrs. Awaou BACO, carried out, on Wednesday July 15, 2026, a strategic contact visit to the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (ADPME) and to the Craft Development Fund (FDA). This trip is part of the extension of his national tour started last week in the departments of Mono, Couffo, Zou a…

Bayahíbe.- With the objective of promoting a common vision for the sustainable development of Bayahíbe, the Ministry of Tourism, representatives of the community, the lodging sector and local merchants established a permanent working group aimed at coordinating strategic actions in favor of the comprehensive strengthening of this important destination. The initiative seeks to consolidate a space for dialogue, planning and monitoring among the main public, private and community actors, with a vi…

The Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Employment Promotion, in charge of Vocational Training, Madame Awaou BACO, continued, on Friday July 10, 2026, her tour in the departments of Zou and Collines, after a first stop the day before in the departments of Mono, Couffo and Zou. This second day of work took the ministerial authority to the communes of Abomey, Bohicon, Dassa-Zoumè and Glazoué, where it visited several structures under the supervision of the ministry, in particular the dep…