PANALE Boutique

Republic of Senegal

Amount: € 195,932.00

Overview

The PANALE project in Senegal sought to create conditions whereby women entrepreneurs in agri-business could improve their incomes by providing them with financial and technical support to enhance the quality and profitability of their products, and promote the creation of a distribution chain. Fifty cooperatives of women involved in agri-business were identified that were already operational and have good internal organisation. The main beneficiaries of the project were the approximately 2,500 women employed by the 50 cooperatives involved in processing or handicrafts. The project addressed Aspiration 1 of the African Union's Agenda 2063, of a prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development, and Aspiration 6, an Africa where development is people-driven, unleashing the potential of its women and youth.

Key results

• PANALE project in Senegal sought to create conditions whereby women entrepreneurs could improve their incomes through the provision of agro-processing equipment, financial technical support.

• The project reached 2,500 direct beneficiaries through 50 cooperatives that employ 50 people each in the peri-urban area of Dakar, Senegal.  Today, PANALE processed agriculture products are sold in 5 established PANALE boutiques, in supermarkets in Dakar, Senegal and exported abroad, hence lifting women living in the peri-urban area of Dakar from poverty.