SDSN Sahel - Sustainable Development Solutions Network

regional Network

Region: Africa

SDSN Sahel mobilizes local knowledge to advance viable solutions to sustainable development challenges in the Sahel region. The network, hosted by Université Alioune Diop de Bambey, and established in 2015, includes the following countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. Key focus areas include promoting local solutions to sustainable development challenges in the Sahel region via workshops and seminars, including hosting a high-level virtual forum on post-COVID-19 solutions, as well as engaging with key government partners and stakeholders in the Data For Now initiative to produce a repository of urban data and tools.

Network Hosts

Université Alioune Diop de Bambey

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Network's Multidimensional Poverty Project Featured at Global Forum

In 2023, SDSN Sahel presented its Medical, Agricultural and Educational digital box project (MAE Box), at the Global Solutions Forum in Rio de Janeiro. This project is based on the multidimensional poverty index, and the network is working with strategic partners to implement this initiative.

Strategic Stakeholders Meetings Aim to Increase Capacity and Expertise

SDSN Sahel held a series of strategic and inclusive meetings targeted at the private sector, civil society, and local government. The series aimed at building a framework to work with greater capacity and expertise.

SDSN Sahel Network Members

Organization	Country	Network	Sector
Action Group for Children in Sahel	Mali	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Agence Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique Appliquée (ANRSA)	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Agricultural and Rural Prospective Initiative	Senegal	Sahel	Research Institution
Alioune Diop University	Senegal	Sahel	Non-Governmental Organization
Association Innovation pour Développement Economique par l'Action Locale	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Association Malienne pour la Sécurité et la Souvérainté Alimentaires	Mali	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC, Bamenda).	Cameroon	CameroonSahel	University (Institution-wide)
Centre Africain d'Etudes Supérieures en Gestion (CESAG)	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Coalition pour l'Accès à l'Eau Potable, l'Hygiène et l'Assainissement (CAEPHA)	Mali	Sahel
Department of Geography, University of Buea	Cameroon	CameroonSahel	University (Department/Institute)
Ecole Inter-états des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV) de Dakar	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Ecole Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications ESMT	Senegal	Sahel	Non-Governmental Organization
ENDA Tiers Monde	Senegal	Sahel	Non-Governmental Organization
Femmes Africa Solidarité	Senegal	Sahel	Non-Governmental Organization
Groupe Ecole supérieure de Commerce de Dakar	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Groupe Institut Africain de Management (IAM)	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
ILCI Business School	Mali	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
INSAH - Institut du Sahel	Mali	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Institut Africain de Développement Local (I.A.D.L)	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Institut des Metiers de l'Environement et de la Metrologie	Senegal	Sahel	Non-Governmental Organization
Institut National de Cartographie (INC)	Cameroon	CameroonSahel	University (Department/Institute)
Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique (INRSP)	Mali	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Institut Polytechnique Panafrican	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée (IPR/IFRA) Katibougou	Mali	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
International Center for Environmental Education & Community Development (ICENECDEV)	Cameroon	CameroonSahel	Non-Governmental Organization
Local Development Institute	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
National Centre for Education (CNE)	Cameroon	CameroonSahel	Research Institution
Observatoire du Dévéloppement Humain Durable et de la Lutte Contre la Pauvreté (ODHD/LCP)	Mali	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Senegal Virtual University	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Social and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, University of Dschang	Cameroon	CameroonSahel	University (Department/Institute)
Tahoua University	Niger	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Technical Unit of Strategic Framework for the Fight Against Poverty	Mali	Sahel	Non-Governmental Organization
The International Centre for Research, Inter-religious Dialogue and Development (RIDEV)	Cameroon	CameroonSahel	Research Institution
Universite Cheikh Anta Diop	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)Government Agency
Universite Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Universite de Ségou	Mali	Sahel	Non-Governmental Organization
Université des Sciences Sociales et de Gestion de Bamako (USSGB)	Mali	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
Université Gemini Mali	Mali	Sahel	Non-Governmental Organization
Université Kofi Annan de Guinée	Guinea	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
University Gaston Berger	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)
University Institute of Enterprise and Development	Senegal	Sahel	University (Department/Institute)