VAFAS - Creation of added value on key strategic agricultural sectors as accelerating support for the employability of young people and women in Boucle du Mouhoun
Partners
Main goals
Increase the employability of young people, artisans and disadvantaged women in the Boucle du Mouhoun region through the development of their skills in creating added value in strategic agricultural sectors: sesame and millet.
Specific objectives
OS1. Strengthen the capacities of young people and women in processing of agricultural products (Bakery: sesame and millet)
OS2. Provide craftsmen with the necessary skills in design and construction of energy-efficient ovens dedicated to processing of agricultural products
OS3. Support young people, artisans and women trained in creation of their micro-enterprises
Beneficiaries
- 100 people including young people, craftsmen and women unemployed or in precarious jobs in Kossi province
- Population of the Boucle du Mouhoun region as a whole
Results
R1. 40 young people and 40 women are trained in sesame processing, including at least 35 young people and 35 qualified women in CQB / processing agricultural products
R2. 20 young people are trained in design and construction of ovens including 16 qualified at the CQB / furnace design
R3. 50 traditional bakery and sesame processing businesses are established or consolidated and are functional
R4. 100 jobs are created or consolidated in the field of agricultural processing and energy efficiency
Activities
A1. Setting up the team and project management bodies
A2. Training courses on processing techniques for sesame and millet-based agricultural products: 40 young bakers and 40 women processors (biscuits)
A3. Training of 20 young people in the design and construction of energy-efficient ovens
A4. Accompaniment of young people and women trained to obtain the CQB
A5. Coaching, consulting and tutoring post-technical training and post-creation of micro-enterprises
A6. Training on rural entrepreneurship and access to finance (inclusive finance, access to credit)
A7. Connecting young people, artisans and women with the Mutuelle d'Epargne and Credit LAAFI SIRA KWEOGO LSK
Related people
Hermann Mouintuan Coulibaly
Holder of an engineering degree in Agronomy at Ouaga University 1 Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo / Polytechnic Center of Dédougou, he brings his experience in functional analysis of farming systems, animation of agricultural organization, technical crop management (cotton, sesame, maize, rice ...) and training of farmers
Magloire Sacla Aïde
Design & Mechanical Engineer, specialised in "Energy and industrial technician in mechanical production" from the Ecole Polytechnique of Abomey Calavi (EPAC) in Benin, he brings his expertise in renewable energy including biomass energy recovery and industrial process
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