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Développement communautaire

Cuvette

Since 2020

Women’s cooperatives in Cuvette

Eight women’s cooperatives now process gnetum leaves, honey and nuts and sell them in Owando and Brazzaville markets.

Start

2020

End

2023

Area of intervention

Around Owando, Cuvette department

Budget

—

Context

Forest products used to be sold raw, cheaply, to middlemen.

Objectives

Create stable income for women
Strengthen collective management and bookkeeping

Area of intervention

Around Owando, Cuvette department

Beneficiaries

Indigenous and rural women and their households

Actions

Processing and hygiene training
Dryers and packaging
Linking with buyers

Results

Cooperatives self-sufficient after the project ended

Key figures

8

cooperatives

210

women members

Provisional figures, being verified.

Gallery

Une élève tient une ardoise de remerciement pour sa marraine

Remise de fournitures à un collégien

Project partners

AFD

Documents

Cuvette cooperatives project review (PDF, 2.1 MB)

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