Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) and World Bank, the regional workshop on communicating project results to different audiences took place from 17 to 21 July, 2017 at Hotel Gaweye of Niamey, Niger.

The workshop is part of the implementation of the « Building Resilience through Innovation, Communication and Knowledge Services » (BRICKS) Project, in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative (SAWAP).

It aimed at contributing to communicating to key audiences the way SAWAP Projects’ results are Supporting the implementation of the Great Green Wall Initiative, by producing success stories for decision-makers within governments, the private sector and civil society That give evidence of the value added of the various country projects of the Great Green Wall.

About fifty participants came from 12 SAWAP countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Chad and Togo) and Guinea. They were made up of communication experts, journalists, representatives of The three BRICKS executing agencies (IUCN, CILSS, OSS), the Focal Points of TerrAfrica, of the Great Green Wall national agency and of ReSAD in Niger.