How to Mainstream Gender in EU-supported Actions on Forests

Do you sometimes face the challenge how to address gender in your work or projects?The brochure “Making EU Forest Action more gender inclusive” with Quick tips might help.  Forests and Gender Why does gender matter for forests? Forests provide goods, services, employment and income to an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide, and over one billion people […]

Empowering Growth: Celebrating the Culmination of PAC PME’s Second Cohort in Sikasso

In early 2023, the journey of our second cohort of PAC PME in Sikasso reached its culmination. It was a time of reflection and celebration as mentors and entrepreneurs converged for a final week of enriching events. Anchoring this culmination was a comprehensive training session delivered by our access to finance specialists. Throughout the program, […]

Study of F&S for FAO creates new insights in the socio-economic aspects of the Black Soldier Fly sector in East Africa

F&S consultants Annelien Meerts, Laura Martinussen and Andrew Kizito Muganga have mapped the the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) sector in Keny and Uganda. It is part of the ‘Animal Feed Commercialization Project’ implemented by the Subregional Office for Eastern Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with funding from Mastercard Foundation.

BSF production is emerging as a new agricultural sub-sector. It is a sustainable and circular source of protein for animal feed, which is much needed in East Africa. However, the production of BSF is still in its infancy and knowledge on the value chain remains limited. This research contributed to more in-depth-knowledge on what is happening in the BSF value chain in Kenya and Uganda, what actors there are and what its potential is.

New milestone in the promotion of the PAC-PME mentorship approach: launch of the Mali Mentor Alliance  

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F&S’s Projet d’Accompagnement à la Croissance des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises or PAC-PME (accompanying small businesses to growth) is in full swing. The project, financed by the Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO), is implemented in Bamako, Sikasso and Ségou, in Mali. 100 young entrepreneurs, of whom 40% women, are supported with mentorships, training courses, and connections to investors to enable them to grow their business and grow personally.

PAC PME launches fourth and final cohort

Recently, PAC PME successfully launched its fourth and final cohort in Ségou town. At the time of writing, the first mentor intervision and peer coaching event for the entrepreneurs are taking place.

[Récemment, PAC PME a lancé avec succès sa quatrième et dernière cohorte dans la ville de Ségou. Au moment d’écrire ces lignes, le premier événement d’intervision de mentors et de coaching par les pairs pour les entrepreneurs a lieu]

The gender-responsive Business Model Canvas

A framework and tool for development practitioners and agri-service providers, to analyse the delivery of agri-support services from a gender perspective has been developed.

PAC PME launches second and third cohort 

On March 23 and 24, PAC PME organized two bootcamps for the entrepreneurs and mentors of its third cohort.The bootcamps have resulted in the selection of 26 entrepreneurs, and 13 new mentors.

[Les 23 et 24 mars derniers, PAC PME a organisé deux bootcamps pour les entrepreneurs et mentors de sa troisième cohorte. Les bootcamps ont permis de sélectionner 26 entrepreneurs et 13 nouveaux mentors.]