The Senegalese government has recruited 10,000 people for its “green employment” program, the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Abdou Karim Sall, has announced.
“These new recruits will pass a two-year test period and then we will assess before signing them CDI”, he added, specifying that 7,000 will be assigned to the National Agency of the Great Green Wall and 3,000 remaining in the various services of his ministerial department.
The minister also indicated that these new recruits would intervene in the fight against deforestation, the protection of the environment, but also in the fight against bush fires. According to him, these new agents will undergo training before their deployment in the field.
Senegalese President Macky Sall reiterated last March his decision to reorient budget allocations, with funding of at least 450 billion CFA francs ($800m) for a period of three years, including 150 billion in 2021. According to the Senegalese Head of State, these resources will be used to finance the Emergency Program for the employment and socio-economic integration of young people.