Black River COE


Date: April 10, 2020
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  • The Black River District Council

    The Black River District Council

  • The salt panes at Black River

    The salt panes at Black River

  • Women working in the salt panes in Black River

    Women working in the salt panes in Black River

  • Training with women in Black River

    Training with women in Black River

  • National Park in Black River

    National Park in Black River

  • The Black River Gorges

    The Black River Gorges

   

Fact file
Country Mauritius
Province/Region Black River
Baseline score  – 2013 72
Latest score – 2018 60 
Population 76,630
Number of women councillors 36
Number of men councillors 81
Joined the COE programme  2010
Anchored Entrepreneurship Programme  Yes
Summit  2015

Black River District Council was among the first Councils to become a Centre Of Excellence (COE). It has since gotten the Action Plan approved, and has approved a budget for gender based activities.

Black River is found in the Western Coast of Mauritius and has an area of 259 sqaure kilometers. Black River is also the third largest district in Mauritius and consist of 13 villages. Read the Institutional Profile of Black River here.

Click here to view COE Report Card

Click here to see who is Driving Change in Black River Council

Empowering women, ending violence in Mauritius


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