Completed project
Programme québécois de développement international (PQDI) of the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie: $100,000 CAD; Global Affairs Canada: $102,610 CAD
Conseil National de Concertation et de Coopération des Ruraux (CNCR) and Fédération des acteurs de la filière avicole (FAFA)
(half of whom are women)
In West Africa, poultry farming is considered one of the most promising agrifood industries, fostering sustainable growth and contributing to poverty reduction. In Senegal, it is a growing, dynamic sector of the economy. In 2014 and 2015, a project carried out in the Thiès region provided theoretical and practical training to some one hundred young men and women on rearing broiler chickens.
The current project, which is also funded by the Ministère of International Relations and La Francophonie’s Québec International Development Program, was a continuation of the first phase and primarily targeted the 100 young people who have already received training. The project set up a support/consulting and mentoring program aimed at building young people’s skills so they can take their entrepreneurial development to the next level. The purpose of the program was to provide support to young entrepreneurs, half of whom are women, in starting, strengthening and managing their poultry businesses. The project also aimed to facilitate access to financing to create more than 50 businesses and long-term jobs.
ENSA, in partnership with the Conseil National de Concertation et de Coopération des Ruraux (CNCR), provided theoretical and practical training to build the technical and managerial skills of some 100 young Senegalese women and men. Once trained, half of these young people started their own farms or business associations, while others became service providers (support/consulting) or found work on poultry farms.
The training included an internship component through which students gained hands-on experience managing poultry operations of 50 to 100 chickens and got a close look at the realities of running a small poultry business. Revenues generated during the internship (over CA$22,000 in poultry sales) were used as a local contribution toward the current phase of the project. The funds were put toward helping new entrepreneurs, including those who had not set up their business during the first phase, to purchase equipment and installation materials (poultry feed and chicks).
business plan elaborated
entrepreneurs that received financial support
businesses created or strengthened