Get Guardian on GoogleThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) continues to show support for member nations through various means, including tourism and environmental protection, among others.
ECOWAS in a bid to foster eco-tourism, mangrove conservation, and provide job opportunities for women and youth, donated a boat to a local community in Senegal.
It added that the donation forms part of its promise to support local groups in the region that show support for ecosystem preservation and sustainable development and environmental protection across West Africa.
The regional bloc donated the boat to Les Éco Gardes de Khor Economic Interest Group (EIG) as part of its commitment to the restoration of the mangroves in Saint Louis and the further development of the Khor Green Space.
ECOWAS Resident Representative in Senegal, Zelma Nobre Fassinou, coordinated the donation ceremony, which attracted the local authorities and university community in Saint-Louis. ECOWAS Parliamentarians Guy Marius Sagna and Ismaela Wone were also present.
The boat, designed in the colors of Senegal, will aid tourism activity and surveillance of the Khor Green area, according to ECOWAS.
It will also help foster tourism by taking tourists around the area to appreciate the beauty of the mangrove while also educating them on the need for environmental conservation, pollution, and hazards.
The initiative is expected to boost economic activities in the area, as women and youth stand a chance to get employment and generate income through tourist activities.
