five years ago, I came to know the Centre d’Initiatives pour le Développement Solidaire (CDIS) through a chance meeting with its Director General Mr. Bationo Nebila Frédéric. Of course, I had known Mr. Bationo for more than 10 years through collaborations with the organisations where he had worked before the creation of CIDS.

It was an opportunity for him to explain his initiative to me and from then on I understood that an organisation had been born that would make a name for itself. Since then, Afrique Verte Burkina has maintained a good working relationship with CIDS, which has carried out studies, evaluations and assistance in setting up projects. The professionalism and rigour of the work with CIDS makes the biggest challenges a pleasure. All the best to CIDS.