UCMECS

Start Year:
2014
End Year:
2021
Country:
Togo
Region:
Africa
Budget (€):
160,000
Budget range (€):
100.001 - 300.000
Sector:
Banking, Credit, Insurance
Type of Activity:
Budget Support, Donations
Consulting (i.e. advocacy, organizational, ICT, etc.)
CEDP Organisation: Lead Organisation(s):
BRS
Cera
KBC
Partners:
UCMECS

Project Objectives

Strengthening the savings and loan operations of UCMECS for farmer groups in northern Togo in collaboration with Louvain Coopération au Développement.

  • Specialized workshops.
  • Support with strategy development and marketing.
  • Revision of credit portfolio en credit process
  • Product development and marketing
  • Screening and optimization of customer database

Summary

This project is located in the dry savannah area in the north of Togo (8,470 km2 - 830,000 inhabitants). More than 90% of the population lives below the poverty line. The main activity is subistence agriculture (agriculture de subsistence). The UCMECS unites 8 savings and credit cooperatives, has 58.000 clients of which 56% women.

In 2019, BRS provided intensive further guidance to improve the credit processes and operation with customers/members on the basis of segmentation.

 

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