The Ambassador of the European Union in Senegal, Jean-Marc Pisani officially launched the Joog program on January 17, 2026 Jeef, in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Microfinance, Ministry of Family Affairs, Catalan Delegation and Organizations beneficiaries.

The Joog Jeef program aims to strengthen power economic situation of 100,000 women and girls in four regions of Senegal. He is financed by the European Union and the Catalan government. The stated objective is to “scale up, to evolve economic survival activities towards a genuine economy, industrial development and strengthening effectiveness of women's economic power.” Four organizations no Governments each benefit from 2 million euros to deploy projects far-reaching.

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The launch was made in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Microfinance, the Ministry of the Family, the Catalan delegation and beneficiary organizations.

This program has an overall envelope of 8 millions of euros, particularly targeting the regions of Tambacounda, Kedougou, Sédhiou and the suburbs of Dakar, areas where economic activity is based largely on women's resilience. It will last for several years, the time required to start and consolidate projects. His ambition is to sustainably transform the local economy by placing women and girls at the heart of Senegal's economic development.

According to Mame Diarra Ndiaye Sobel, president of the organization Active Solidarity, “this program supports what we We are already doing as a local development organization, but also at the road map of the State of Senegal”.

The Senegalese State, through the Ministry of Microfinance and the Social and Solidarity Economy, is fully committed to this device.

For its part, the Catalan contribution amounts to 100,000 euros out of the total budget