The Community Microprojects Support Programme (PSMICO)
612. In 2011, this project benefited mainly rural women in the multifunctional
platforms (PTFMs), seventeen (17) infrastructure microprojects, among which were
six (06) prefectural markets, three (03) ) cantonal markets, two (02) storage
warehouses.
The National Women's Inclusive Entrepreneurship Programme
613. The promotion of Togolese women on the economic front intensified since 2014
with new programmes to support women in their various activities related to their
practical and strategic needs. It is in this connection that an inclusive
entrepreneurship programme designed with the support of UNDP and implemented in
collaboration with the Ministry of Development at the grassroots level and the
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Livestock and fisheries through the Togolese
Institute for Agricultural Research (ITRA), led to the training of women group
leaders on product transformation, marketing and exchange of good practices of
entrepreneurship and management with women entrepreneurs.
The National Fund for Inclusive Financing (FNFI)
614. Still in 2014, the difficult access of women to credit was eased by the creation of
the National Fund for Inclusive Financing (FNFI), whose first product, Access to the
Financial Services of the poor (APSEF), exceeded forecasts, affected 331,021 people
including about 297,900 women, representing more than 90% of the beneficiaries.
For the year 2015, nearly 228,150 beneficiaries of the year 2014 received a renewal
of this product more than 90% of whom were women. Government further
strengthened this aspect in 2015 with the launch of two other specialized financial
products for youth (AJISEF) and farmers (AGRISEF). AGRISEF is intended to
provide credit to professional farmers while AJSEF is meant for young people who,
at the end of their apprenticeship or unemployed graduates, find it difficult to find a
workshop or an activity to start. The results of these two products at the end of 2015
revealed that more than 90% of these credits were intended for women and girls.
615. Note should equally be taken of:
the revitalization of the Delegation charged with the organization of the
Informal sector which contributed to the strengthening of the economic power
and the empowerment of the women of this sector.
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