Gourcy: As part of the implementation of the Community Project for the Recovery and Stabilization of the Sahel (PCRSS), 150 young people from the Northern Region received training in setting up business plans and seeking financing from June 4 to 8, 2024.
There were 150 young people including 51 girls and 99 boys from the communes of Arbollé, Barga, Gourcy, Namissiguima, Ouahigouya, Ouindigui, Titao, Thiou and Yako in the Northern Region to benefit from training which focused on the assembly of plans business and the search for financing.
This training initiated by the Association Monde Rural in partnership with the PCRSS took place from June 4 to 8, 2024 in Gourcy, capital of the Zondoma province. For the National Coordinator of the AMR Amadou Wangré who chaired the closing ceremony, the objective of the activity is to strengthen the capacities of young people on entrepreneurship and self-employment.
‘It’s an objective achieved,’ he said, based on the results presented at this closing ceremony.
‘During th
e five days, we discussed with young people, among other things, the concept of business, good practices in entrepreneurship, the qualities of a good entrepreneur, strategies for seeking financing, etc. » said Aristide Kouraogo, one of the trainers.
‘We also helped them to develop their business ideas further into a business plan which will subsequently be translated into a salable document,’ he added.
‘I am a weaver, and I can tell you that after this training, I realized that I was working in total disorder, but now I know how to reorganize my work to get the most out of it,’ said Safieta Ouédraogo beneficiary of the training.
‘I didn’t know that we could do this without raising significant resources. But with the knowledge received, I will start doing something once I return home’ says Abdoul Fatao Sogoba from the commune of Titao.
Speaking on behalf of her comrades, Mariam Sawadogo thanked the initiators of this training before pleading for their support in the implementation of the business plans tha
t they will develop.
Each participant received a certificate of participation from the organizers.
Remember that this training was possible thanks to the PCRSS, which has set itself the main mission of contributing to the recovery and development of populations affected by the security crisis in three regions of Burkina.
Source: Burkina Information Agency