Umalia in action

• Accompaniment of Crossroads International in preparing for partnerships with the private sector
• Reflection and identification of the project that would best lend itself to such a partnership and which could arouse the interest of private partners
• Conceptualization of the potential multi-sectoral partnership
• Research, identification and selection of"best-fit" partners: Papillon MDC and GreenBeaver
• Development and implementation of the agreement and governance of the partnership
• Delivery of leadership training for the women union, in collaboration with Papillon MDC
  

Results

The results of this multisectoral partnership are multiple and are to be seen for each partner:

Community of Senegalese women soap producers

·       Leadership development

·       Development of capacities, manufacturing methods, quality standards

·       New equipment (donation from Green Beaver)

·       Increased representation of young women in governance, production and marketing roles

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Green Beaver

·       Enhanced awareness of international solidarity and developing employee commitment

·       Concrete evidence of the company's commitment to sustainable development and strengthening of its sense of commitment

·       Discovery of new native plants and new cold production methods

·       Discovery of new vegetable oils such as baobab, moringa or touloucouna oil

Crossroads International

·      Capacity building for partnership development

·      New experience with the private sector anchored in a project (vs. philanthropy)

·      Increased capacity to support its local partner

·      Development of new private partnerships and support for the NGO

Papillon MDC

·      Development of an approach and a training workshop on leadership development for women of the UNFCS (pro-bono training by Umalia),

·      Fulfilment of its primary mission

·      Concrete evidence of the company's commitment to vulnerable populations and strengthening of its sense of engagement

·      Increased visibility as an agent of change

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