31 occupied by young people. This programme also serves as a channel through which the fruits of growth are transmitted to the most vulnerable population groups. The activity of mining companies facilitated the creation of 5,517 jobs including 3,795 jobs for nationals. The development of gold mining activities also benefited some sectors of activity through sub-contracting. They include BTP, supply of petroleum and chemical products, maintenance, security, environmental studies. Sectors that benefitted from the development of mining in our country were hotel management, catering, transport, transit, banking, insurance, legal, fiscal and accounting consultancy. Similarly, the Bagre growth pole project and the Samendeni Valley Integrated Development Programme (PDIS) constitute important initiatives in the promotion of private commercial activities, job creation and poverty reduction, notably by improving food security. Indeed, actions for promoting poles of growth were intensified in 2012, with the effective restructuring of the Maîtrise d'ouvrage de Bagré (MOB). Decree 2012-1009/PRES/PM/MEF of 20 December 2012 creating the semi-public company) called "Société de développement intégré du pôle de Bagré", in short "BAGREPOLE", indeed completed this restructuring, after it was constituted on 28 June 2012. It was preceded by the adoption in, September 2012, of a master plan for developing the public utility zone, the creation of the bodies of the semi-public company and adoption by the Board of Directors, in November 2012, of the 2013-2017 Strategic development plan. The institutional capacities of the Government and the MOB were thus strengthened in the provision of services to the private sector and improvement of investment climate in the Bagre project zone. Furthermore, to establish the PDIS, an investment of 17 billion was set aside for the year 2012. Ultimately, the first phase of the PDIS, estimated at a cost of CFAF 78,325 billion, will involve the construction of a dam with a capacity of one billion cubic metres of water, irrigated areas and equipment of a hydro-electric power plant and social investments. The ultimate goal is to enable rural populations to undertake income-generating activities.