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TO REINFORCE SOLIDARITY. UEMOA. STUDY VISIT – AFRACA CTA. THEME : THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROFINANCE IN AFRICA. Plan of presentation. PLAN OF PRESENTATION. BRS GROUP CREATION CONTEXT BRS – BURKINA MISSION INTERVENTION FIELDS TARGET POPULATIONS
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TO REINFORCE SOLIDARITY UEMOA
STUDY VISIT – AFRACA CTA THEME : THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROFINANCE IN AFRICA Plan of presentation
PLAN OF PRESENTATION • BRS GROUP CREATION CONTEXT • BRS – BURKINA MISSION • INTERVENTION FIELDS • TARGET POPULATIONS • PROCEDURE USED BY BRS • DEVELOPPED CASES • EXCHANGES - QUESTIONS - ANSWERS CREATION CONTEXT
CONTEXT OF CREATION Precedent Context • Ceaseless aggravation of poverty in the UEMOA, • Increase of unemployment rate • December 8, 99 Heads of State conference declaration • May 10, 2004 Constitutive general assembly in Lome (BRS GROUP HOLDING) Mission
MISSION BRS-BURKINA Precedent Mission To fight against Poverty by the promotion of IndependentEmployment and development of micro companies Objective of the BRS- Burkina
OBJECTIVE OF BRS- BURKINA Precedent Mission • To finance incomes generating activities • Initiated by people without access to the financial system • In order to promote independent employment Field of intervention
Field of intervention Precedent Field of intervention All activities particularly: . Production . Processing and manufacture . Marketing of local products . Provision of services Target populations
Target populations Precedent Target populations1/2 • Unemployed high school graduates bearing viable and profitable projects • Well trained Apprentices • Women • Non-financial co-operatives of workmen, farmers, craftsmen, fishermen... Target populations
Target populations Precedent Target populations 2/2 • Operators of micro- activities aspiring to the modernization or the extension of their activities, • Decentralized Financial systems • Descolarized young people with a knowledge to make and bearing viable projects. Approach of BRS - Burkina
Approach of BRS - Burkina Precedent Operating method To develop partnerships with: • Institutional partners • Technical Partners • Partners financial relays • Financial partners • Commercial partners To work in synergy with professional actors to secure the operations Roles of the various actors
Approach of BRS - Burkina Precedent Role of Technical Part. UPSTREAM SIDE • To carry out the feasibility studies, market surveys • To reinforce the technical and organisational capabilities of promoters • Support in the assembly of the project files DOWNSTREAM SIDE • Managing & technical assistance • Follow-up of the activities or the financed projects Developed examples
DEVELOPPED CASES Precedent Mrs TRAORE . Activity : sale of « dégué » and local drinks . Employment create : 3 including 2 occupied by women . Promoter : dynamics, Expert . Granted amount : 5 million for 24 months . Specificity :activity contributing to the local product increase in value like : millet, « les feuilles d’oseilles », ginger Female groupingNa-Maneg-B. Zanga
DEVELOPPED CASES Precedent Female grouping . Activity : Fattening Bovine. . Createdjobs: 1 . Promoter : Female grouping of 60 members with 3 years of experience . Granted amount: 15 million for 12 months . Specificity : generating activity of incomes which contributes to the improvement of the living conditions (schooling, health, equipment…) Credit Interdependent of the women
DEVELOPPED CASES Precedent CVECA’s examples . Activity : Granting credit . Method : under distribution of the credit between the final recipients and interdependent garantee of members . Promoter : Operators of micro activities of production and transformation . Granted amount: 50 millions Francs for 200 women . Specificity : support to modernization and development of female activities Principal teaching
DEVELOPPED CASES Précédent Teaching With its device of partnership, BRS- BURKINA can be used as sure channel for the reinforcement of the role of woman in the development of Microfinance CONCLUSION
INVITATION JOIN THE BRS FOR : To make welfare, the thing best shared Exchanges - Questions/Answers
END OF PRESENTATION THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Adresse: Tél. (226) 50 49 60 00 Fax: (226) 50 30 34 80 Email: brsdg@fasonet.bf Présentatrice : Mrs SANDWIDI Assistant of Direction