2023 Award "Best Practice in Citizen Participation"

The participatory budget of the commune of Thiaroye sur mer for the 2023 management based during the process of its elaboration on the organization of a citizen consultation in the districts grouped in zones. The objective pursued by the Mayor is to collect the opinions/suggestions of the populations on local affairs considering the satisfaction of their basic needs relating to the various social services that the local authority can provide them in the areas under its jurisdiction. Finally, each year, the elected officials must involve the population in their decision-making in order to make their various interventions in the areas of education, health, social action, youth, sports and leisure, culture, etc. more effective and efficient.

Such an experience will consolidate the down - up approach in the definition of public policies initiated by the territorial authorities, thus providing sufficient guarantees for a good appropriation of the commune's investments and developing the communities' self-management of the problems at the grassroots level "Ku Niouy Dilbey dafay fek dara" help yourself and God will help you later. To decide differently on the commune, i.e. to build an attractive, viable and competitive commune.