Health and cooperation

Project initiation and institutional resource mobilisation

According to her firsthand account, the Foundation’s founder initiated discussions that brought the rehabilitation needs of the hospital’s surgical emergency department to the attention of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

She describes personally accompanying Mr Aliou Mamadou Dia, then UNDP Resident Representative in Togo, to the hospital and convening discussions to advocate for financial support for the project.

Sources and attribution

The founder’s role is described on the basis of her personal account. The rehabilitation, UNDP funding and official handover are independently documented in the official publication below.

UNDP publication — 20 May 2022