ASMADE (Association Songui Manegré/Aide au Développement Endogène)
Empowering female providers of street food in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, by strengthening their economic and technical skills
Burkina Faso
Amount: € 267,811.00
Overview
The aim of the ASMADE (Association Songui Manegré/Aide au Développement Endogène) project was to strengthen the economic and technical capacity of street food female vendors in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to increase their income and advance participation in decision-making in the local community. The project aim at assisting female vendors with improving meeting the standards of preparation, as well as the handling and selling of street food. It fostered greater participation in local street food sector associations and led to the creation of new small businesses. The certification of street food microbusinesses that met appropriate standards was achieved and this facilitated access to reputable micro-finance sources for the vendors. Training programmes were presented that covered all aspects of street food vending as well as explaining sound technical and financial management.
ASMADE project reached 8500 men and women and foster greater participation in local street food sector and led to the creation of new small businesses.
- 3000 women living and working as street vendors in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, were empowered through income generating activities. Of these 3000, 2000 women were capable of using at least one management tool for business planning by the end of the project and reported greater confidence in their abilities to influence decision-making in their local areas.
- Additionally, women reported the capacity to influence decision-making in 181 local trade associations had improved.
- The project achieved certification of street food microbusinesses that met appropriate standards and facilitated access to reputable micro-finance sources for the vendors.