Burkina: 127 IDPs removed from the streets for agro-pastoral production

Ouagadougou: The Minister in charge of Solidarity, Nandy Somé/Diallo, resettled on Monday 127 internally displaced persons (IDPs), removed from the situation of begging, on a 60 hectare site in Néboun, in the Center-West, for agro-pastoral production.This initiative, according to Minister Nandy Somé, is an integral part of the government's efforts for the socio-economic reintegration of IDPs in order to preserve their dignity and facilitate their social integration.'The resettlement system for the 127 IDPs removed from the streets of Ouagadougou consists of psychosocial care and accommodation, as well as support for 120 households in agro-pastoral exploitation,' said the minister.For her, each household will also benefit from one hectare of land for agricultural production.The IDPs also benefited from food, including two tons of rice, one ton of corn and beans, as well as non-food items consisting of mats, seeds and agricultural equipment.Source: Burkina Information Agency