Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion Project

The regional operation improves regional collaboration and the socioeconomic and climate resilience of border-zone communities in the northern regions of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo. It finances community‑driven, climate‑screened local infrastructure and services (e.g., water points/small systems, schools, health posts, rural markets, local roads/footpaths, youth facilities), supports livelihoods and local economic development, trains community and technical facilitators, and establishes a Regional Coordination Platform with joint studies and digital data-sharing. Additional Financing scales up support for refugees and host communities—particularly in Togo and Benin—and expands youth engagement and social cohesion activities, with many youth‑selected subprojects prioritizing reforestation, drainage upgrades, rural road maintenance, rehabilitation of public buildings, and environmental clean‑up to address climate and FCV risks