Benin/ Launch of the Parakou-Orléans Partnership Days: The results of the twinning presented to the population

The twinning between the towns of Orléans in France and Parakou in Benin is intended to be more visible through the results of this North-South cooperation, which is more than two decades old. The Parakou-Orléans Partnership Days are the formula found to promote this partnership. The official launch of these days was made on Friday, February 12, 2021. It was in the presence of the authorities and representatives of the two cities and of the populations who made the trip to the House of Culture and Tourism.

Promote the Parakou-Orléans partnership, present its results to the population through an exhibition and make the culture of each of the twin cities better known. This is the aim of the Parakou-Orléans partnership days. The said days which started on February 8 will end on February 20 and are devoted to the exhibition of the achievements of art works of young people and children of both cities at the house of culture and tourism. The populations of the city of Parakou are invited to make the trip to learn more about the achievements of this partnership.

"Today if we are all together, it is for the promotion of the Parakou-Orléans partnership. It is a partnership that was born in 1993. It has been judged for 5 years now and especially in the last two years, that it was necessary to really promote it, that is to say the beneficiaries and the actors of the partnership. We thought it would be useful to organise an exhibition once a year in which we present the achievements of the partnership but also in which we will promote the youth of the partnership, promote the works of the partnership, promote the work of the partners, and promote the work of our partners.The future of our two cities," said Rodrigo Behague, international solidarity volunteer in charge of the Parakou-Orléans partnership.

The head of the first district Idrissou Boukari, representing the mayor of Parakou, said that the cooperation between Parakou and Orleans is very beneficial for the city of Parakou. This is evidenced by the many achievements in various areas of development. He cited sanitation projects, household waste management, drinking water and health centres. Idrissou Boukari expressed the gratitude and recognition of the municipal executive of Parakou to the various volunteers of the International Solidarity and to the authorities of the city of Parakou.s authorities who spare no effort to make decentralized cooperation between the cities of Parakou and Orléans viable.

Source: matinlibre .com