EMERGENCE : Support to very small businesses in Burkina-Faso
In Burkina Faso, 70% of the working population is employed in the informal economy, with no social security coverage. Unemployment and underemployment particularly affect women and young people.
In Ouagadougou,76% of people working in the service sector have no training in their trade. This lack of qualifications penalizes women in particular, so they rarely manage to earn enough to support their families.
An innovative company-school model
In 2017, the NGO Entrepreneurs du Monde created the ÉMERGENCE program to accompany these populations towards economic and social integration, through training and personalized individual support.
Since 2022, the team has prioritized insertion in the household sector and support in the creation and development of income-generating activities. It identifies, trains, strengthens and professionalizes women to enable them not only to access stable, well-paid employment within the protective framework of the law, but also to increase their income through the creation of micro-enterprises.
2023 key figures
110
people supported
95%
women
3
employees
It works !
A secure job and a farming project !
My life was already difficult, and the death of my husband made me even more vulnerable. Feeding my three children was a considerable challenge that I had to face alone and without a diploma.
It was in this quest for resources and security that I heard about Émergence and enrolled. After receiving high-quality training in cleaning and maintenance, I was hired as a cleaning and maintenance agent at Émergence. I currently clean and maintain a large local school and a public agency.
Thanks to this job, I have a regular income that enables me to feed, house, educate and care for my children. I’ve also been able to buy a plot of land that I’d like to develop for poultry farming.
Fatimata RAMDE
EMERGENCE : program methodology
Today, EMERGENCE focuses on the job of Cleaning and Maintenance Agent (AME). It helps vulnerable people to :
1/ find a permanent part-time job in cleaning and maintenance, by providing them with vocational training, equipment and support to find a stable, decent job or benefits.
2/ set up a small business or workshop on a part-time basis, with training in sales and management.
In addition, the team provides social support: health insurance, support from the social worker when necessary, and awareness-raising campaigns (domestic violence, early pregnancy, etc.).
Targeted social development goals :
