The Saadon association, in collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) launched on Tuesday February 13, 2024 in Léo, the 2nd phase of its program 'women preventing violent extremism (WPVE )' which means women against violent extremism, for the benefit of the peace amazons of Sissili.The second phase of the Saadon association program called 'women preventing violent extremism (WPVE)' which means women against violent extremism was launched on Tuesday February 13, 2024 in Léo, capital of the province of Sissili, in the region from the Central West.This launching ceremony under the presidency of the representative of the high commissioner, the secretary general of the province of Sissili, Baowindsida Bingo, was attended by the 2nd vice-president of the special delegation of the commune of Léo, Moussa Ouédraogo, customary and traditional authorities as well as representatives of civil society organizations.According to the country representative of the United States Institute of Peace (US IP), Cendrine Nama, the WPVE program aims to strengthen women's leadership in strategic thinking, policy formulation and implementation. actions, with a view to preventing violent extremism within their respective communities.Ms. Nama noted that the program is implemented in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa.'In Burkina Faso, the program is run by the Saadon association. The implementation of the program allowed the emergence of women leaders in Léo, in Sissili called 'Amazons of peace', she explained.She also thanked the local authorities of the Sissili province who have spared no effort to support them since the start of the implementation of the pilot phase of the program.Cendrine Nama also paid tribute to their implementation partner, the Saadon association, for its dynamism as well as to all the stakeholders whose commitment made it possible to achieve the expected objectives.The Secretary General (SG) of the province of Sissili, Baowindsida Bingo thanked all the actors who spared no effort to f acilitate the progress of the activities of the first phase.Mr. Bingo then expressed his gratitude to the United States Institute of Peace and the Saadon association for all the activities carried out to strengthen the capacities of women leaders in the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism.'This program has undoubtedly contributed to highlighting the leadership of the valiant women of the province of Sissili and the Amazons of Peace whose influence has extended regionally, through the sharing of local experiences in the sub-region,' he maintained.The SG of the province reassured that the second phase will be used to consolidate the achievements of the program and position Amazon women and the youth network as an essential instrument in the prevention and fight against radicalization and violent extremism. in Burkina Faso.Baowindsida Bingo hoped that the province of Sissili would be a model that will inspire other localities in the country while urging that phase 2 of the program be a suc cess.The launch of phase 2 of the WPVE program under the theme 'Leadership in the service of peace' was followed by a two-day training course for the benefit of Amazons of Peace and young people from Sissili.Source: Burkina Information Agency
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