Photo 4 (Njal Njock Simon/STGA-CA-1831_Rencontre avec le représentant du chef du village NGOG-BASSONG et ses collaborateurs, septembre 2021
Njal Njock Simon
Raising stakeholder awareness
Discussions with stakeholders to put the project into context and identify the role of each player in order to ensure more effective implementation. A field mission was carried out to meet with local authorities (sub-prefects and mayors), the local administration of the Ministry of Forests and Fauna (MINFOF), local elected representatives, traditional chiefs, local elites and guides.
- Good historical experience of working on the site
- Practical involvement of local resource people
- The receptiveness of administrative and traditional authorities and local elected representatives.
- Strict enforcement of anti-Covid 19 measures decreed by the administrative authority.
- Involving local authorities helps to mitigate certain conflicts
- It's essential to reach a wide variety of stakeholders, especially women who are more familiar with the services offered by the forest.
- Be aware that, despite everything, there will always be people who feel they have not been involved; in practice, it is impossible to reach everyone.