practical informations - sawap community and bricks project

SAWAP Conference
Sahel and West
Africa Program in
Support of the
Great Green Wall
Initiative
& BRICKS
Launch
Building Resilience
through Innovation,
Communication and
Knowledge Services
Project
March 19-22, 2014
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS
GETTING IN OUAGADOUGOU
A visa and a passport valid are required to enter Burkina Faso.
Nationals of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States)
countries do not need an entry visa to Burkina Faso. A valid passport or
national identity card is required.
An entry visa to Burkina Faso is required from non-ECOWAS participants.
For the visa, the participant shall be required to provide two (2) passport
photos and the sum of Ninety-four Thousand (94, 000) Francs CFA.
A book of international health vaccination against Yellow Fever is required upon
arrival at the Burkinabe territory.
For participants who have confirmed their participation, a Home service will be at
the airport to welcome them and lead them to the hotels reserved for this purpose
by the organizing committee at no extra cost.
ACCOMMODATION
(See list of hotels in Appendix 1)
Note: Participants are requested to pay their personal expenses (laundry,
telephone, minibar , etc. . ) Before leaving the hotel.
Reservations are confirmed by the organizers as soon as travel itineraries are
provided by the participants.
MEETING ROOM
Work will take place in the Conference Room of Azalai Hotel following the
program adopted.
COFFEE BREAKS
CILSS will organise and take charge of coffee/tea breaks and lunches on days
from 19 to 21 March 2014 at Azalaï Hôtel Indépendance.They will be served by
Azalaï hotel.
LUNCHES
Participants will have lunch at the restaurant Azalaï hotel 19 to 21 March 2014 in
accordance with the timetable set out in the agenda of the conference.
DOCUMENTATION
A centre will be installed in the workshop secretariat to duplicate documents. A
distribution of workshop documents is also provided.
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CELL PHONES
The use of mobile phones is prohibited during work conducted in the meeting
room. Therefore, participants must ensure that their devices are properly closed
or silenced / vibrate before entering it into the room.
BADGES
Throughout the workshop, all participants shall be required to wear their badges
so they can be identified, thus facilitating the organisation of the meeting. Access
to the room could be denied without the badge.
ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
Recommendation: Arrival of participants in Ouagadougou Tuesday, March 18,
2014 in the late afternoon, to the extent possible.
Start of construction : Wednesday, March 19, 2014 At 09 h 00 GMT
Registration and submission of documents to the participants : from 08:30 GMT
LANGUAGES
The official language in Burkina Faso is French.
The working languages of the conference will be English and French.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided during plenary work, group work and
field visits.
CONFIRMATION OF TICKETS
A secretariat will be established to assist participants to confirm their return
tickets/flights or make any reservations. To this end, participants are requested to
submit their tickets from the 19 needed to do.
EVENINGS
Some recommended restaurants :
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Les jardins du Serail au quartier Koulouba
Chez Simon (même alignement que l’hôtel Splendid)
Le Moulin rouge (en face de l’hôtel Splendid)
Avenue Kwamé
N’Krumah
La Véranda
La Vita
Le jardin de l’amitié (Rond point des Nations-Unies)
Le Verdoyant (Rond point des Nations-Unies)
La forêt (avenue Bassawarga)
Les quatre saisons (avenue Boumediene Face à Home Market)
Monopole Plus (même alignement que l’UICN Bureau National du
Burkina)
ELECTRICITY
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In Burkina Faso, the standard voltage is 220 volts AC. 50Hz and plugs type E
(French) are used. Participants from countries using 110V- volt AC will need an
adapter which is not provided by the hotel in order to use their electrical
equipment.
WEATHER AND TIME ZONE
In March, average temperatures range from a maximum of 39 ° C and a minimum
of 21 ° C.
Local time zone: GMT
CURRENCY
The currency used in Burkina Faso is the CFA franc issued by the Central Bank of
the States of West Africa (BCEAO). Banks and exchange offices are open from
8am to 12pm and from 15h 30 to 17h 00mn Monday to Friday and closed on
weekends, offer virtually the same rate or against 1-5 %. The most easily
convertible foreign currency is the Euro (1 Euro = 655.957 CFA). Other currencies
are exchanged but also to non-steady rate.
CRÉDIT
The most accepted credit card is VISA. Identification (passport) is required for
signature payment. However, it is strongly recommended to have at any time
small amounts of cash itself.
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Hôpitals and clinics :
- Le CHU Yalgado Ouedraogo
- La clinique Yentema
- La clinique Philadelphie
- Le CMA du secteur 30
- La clinique du cœur
:
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(226)
(226)
(226)
(226)
(226)
50 30 66 43 / 50 31 16 55 - 56
50 33 70 70
50 33 26 71
50 37 04 82,
50 39 74 74
From 15 to 22 March 2014 , the pharmacies on duty will :
(See list in Appendix 2)
CONTACT
For further information, please get in touch with:
Mr. Philippe.zoungrana: ([email protected])
Mrs. Edwige Botoni ([email protected])
Mr. David Zongo: [email protected]
Mrs. Rose Goungounga: ([email protected])
Tél (+226) 50 37 41 33/28 or 50 49 96 00, extensions 405, 310, 401 and 409
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Appendix 1 : List of Hotels
HOTEL NAME
HÔTEL SORITEL
AZALAI HOTEL
INDEPENDANCE
(Conférence venue)
PACIFIQUE HOTEL
HOTEL KOULOUBA
ADDRESS OF HOTEL
NIGHT COST
Avenue Kwamé N’krumah
B.P. 240 Ouagadougou 01
Tel. : +226 50 33 04 78/79
Fax : +226 50 30 69 74
E-Mail: soritelasonet.bf
www.soritelfaso.bf
Single room + TDT Tax
= 33 040 F/d
‐ - + municipal
tax:
1 770/stay
Breakfast: 5 000 F
Azalaï Hôtel Indépendance
Mobile:+226 70 05 28 25 Fixed:+226 50 30 60 60
Fax : +226 50 30 67 67
01 BP 127 Ouagadougou 01 - Burkina Faso Avenue du
Président Aboubakar Sangoulé LAMIZANA Secteur N°4
www.azalaihotels.com
Email : [email protected]
Standard room 58 000
FCFA (without
breakfast)
or 66,500 FCFA (with
breakfast)
Avenue de l’UEMOA
01 BP 5818 Ouagadougou 01
Tel : 00226 50 30 65 42
or 00226 50 31 30 37
Fax : 00226 50 31 30 39
E-mail : [email protected]
Hotel Koulouba
Ouagadougou –
e-mail : [email protected]
Tél :- (226) 50 30 43 72
Single room with
breakfast is 35,000
FCFA
COMMENTS
Any incidental
charges such as bar,
restaurant, phone
calls, laundry
services, etc. shall be
the sole responsibility
of the participant.
Single room 25,000
FCFA (without
breakfast)
Double room 28,000
FCFA (without
breakfast)
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SPLENDIDE HOTEL
HOTEL PALM BEACH
1108 Avenue du Docteur KWAME N'KRUMAH.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
01 BP 1715 Ouagadougou
Tel +226 50 31 72 78/79
Fax +226 50 31 72 91
Reservation:(226)50312454
E-mail : [email protected]
Site : www.le-splendidhotel.com
1108 Avenue du Docteur KWAME N'KRUMAH
01 BP. 5557 – Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso
Tél. +226 50 31 09 91 – 50 31 68 29
Fax. +226 50 31 68 39
[email protected]
Site : www.palmbeach-burkina .com
Single room 55,000
FCFA (without
breakfast)
Double room 65, 000
FCFA (without
breakfast)
Single room 40 120
FCFA (without
breakfast)
Double room 43 660
FCFA (without
breakfast)
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Appendix 2 : Pharmacies on Duty
GROUP III
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1 Baraka
2 Coura
3 Fraternité
4 Jeunesse
5 Kamin
6 Kilwin
7 Mariama
8 Naaba Koom
9 Naab Raga
10 Nazani
11 Pissy
12 Poste
13 Saint Lazare
14 Saint julien
15 Sacre Cœur
16 Sahel
17 Savane
18 Tanko
19 Téranga
20 Yennenga
: 50 33 02 72
: 50 38 83 90
: 50 36 48 00
: 50 34 35 04
: 50 34 30 28
: 50 48 04 74
: 50 30 05 76
: 50 35 70 46
: 50 30 06 27
: 50 36 65 10
: 50 43 13 35
: 50 31 84 24
: 50 36 86 48
: 50 38 06 10
: 50 34 60 60
: 50 31 81 95
: 50 31 13 48
: 50 35 15 57
: 50 36 09 70
: 50 37 03 37
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