Entrepreneurs du Monde

Entrepreneurs du Monde
founding	1998 in Colombes , Hauts-de-Seine , France
founder	Franck Renaudin
Seat	Poitiers , Vienne , France
main emphasis	Social microfinance
method	Microcredit , savings accounts , microinsurance , social business management and training
Action space	Caribbean , South Asia , Southeast Asia , West Africa
people	Franck Renaudin
Employees	10
Volunteers	3
Website	www.entrepreneursdumonde.org

Entrepreneurs du Monde is a non-governmental organization founded in France in 1988 . The organization is represented in ten West African , Caribbean and Asian countries and aims to support microfinance programs with a social focus, so that disadvantaged women and men can be helped to pursue an income generating activity.

history

The organization was founded in Colombes , Hauts-de-Seine , France in 1998 by its current director, Franck Renaudin. The organization runs 5 programs to support in the Philippines and India and was only able to exist thanks to the voluntary commitment of its members. In 2003 the activities developed noticeably and a first employee was hired full-time. In November of the same year the head office was relocated to Poitiers (86), France . The main building is shared with another NGO, '' Initiative Développement '', which passed its microfinance programs in Benin , Ghana and Haiti on to Entrepreneurs du Monde in 2004 and 2005 . The organization is developing new programs in the Philippines (2005), India (2006), Cambodia (2006), Vietnam (2007), Mongolia (2008) and Burkina Faso (2008).

The socio-economic approach

In 2009 the organization supported 59,600 microfinance clients . The goal for 2010 is to support even more people with the action programs in the ten countries. The following services are provided for this:

1. Loan products ( microloans ) that finance small commercial activities in urban and rural areas;
2. Savings products (micro accounts) to help families manage their budget and anticipate future expenses;
3. Health microinsurance to reduce the vulnerability of families and not to jeopardize the economic advances that have been made;
4. Education: economic education (family budget management, profit calculations, etc.); social education (malaria prevention, sex education etc.); practical education (cooking courses, cosmetics, hairstyle, manicure etc.)
5. Social performance: The poorest customers are looked after by a social worker in urban branches and passed on to specialized organizations that offer additional support.
6. Social entrepreneurial attitude : to promote certain activities that have a social impact on the one hand and make economic sense on the other. Most of them are innovative activities that have an impact on health (production of spirulina, mare's milk, carabao milk), accommodation (building houses in the Nubian style) or the environment (improved stoves ). Entrepreneurs du Monde tries to focus on structuring an economic chain.

Partner organization at Land

country	Partner organization	place
Benin	Association de Lutte pour la promotion des Initiatives de Développement (ALIDé)	Cotonou
Burkina Faso	Association Inter Instituts "Ensemble et Avec" (AsIEnA)	Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso	Laafi Sira Kwieogo (LSK)	Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso	Micro start	Ouagadougou
Cambodia	Chamroeun	Phnom Penh
Cambodia	Sovann Phoum	Phnom Penh
Ghana	Initiative Development Ghana	Acra
Ghana	Village Exchange Ghana	Ho
Haiti	Initiative de Développement par la Microfinance	Port-au-Prince , cabaret
India	Navnirman Community Resource Center (NCRC)	Calcutta
Mongolia	Gumi	Khishig-Öndör
Myanmar	Yadana Suboo	Kanbauk
Philippines	Gabay Buhay	Manila
Philippines	Inner City Development Corporation (ICDC)	Manila
Philippines	SEED	Cavite
Philippines	Space	Manila
Philippines	Uplift Philippines	Manila
Vietnam	Chi Em	Dien Bien Phu

Structure and financing

The organization is a non-profit organization under the association law of 1901, employing 10 paid and 3 volunteers as of December 31, 2009, distributed between the headquarters in Poitiers and the various programs in Burkina Faso , Cambodia , Ghana , India , the Philippines and Vietnam . The organization is financed by private individuals and foundations, as well as by public institutions (Agence française de développement or AFD).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ (in French) “Microcrédit à Sodome et Gomorrhe”, in Le Monde , December 18, 2008
2. ↑ ^{a b} (in French) “L'aventure dans la peau”, in Le Dauphiné Libéré , July 30, 2008
3. ↑ ^{a b} (in French) "Article 2400", in Journal officiel de la République française , July 4, 1998
4. ↑ (in French) “Profile”, in Le Point , October 2008
5. ↑ (in French) in GEO , September 2004
6. ↑ (in French) “Banquier des bidonvilles”, in La Tribune , January 27, 2004
7. ↑ (in French) "Article 2068", in Journal officiel de la République française , December 13, 2003
8. ↑ (in English) "The Youngest Entrepreneurs", in MicrofinanceInsights , November-December 2008
9. ↑ (in French) Pierre Cappelaere, "Ghana, les chemins de la démocratie", éditions L'Harmattan, coll. "Points de vue concrets", Paris, 2007, 282 pages ( ISBN 9782296039162 ), pp. 135-138
10. ↑ (in French) “Micro-crédit dans les bidonvilles”, in Center Presse , April 2007
11. ↑ (in French) “Microcrédit - Les Petits prêts”, in Madame Figaro , August 2009
12. ↑ (in French) “Une vraie leçon de vie”, in Le Courrier Cauchois , June 20, 2008
13. ↑ (in French) Léa Domenach et Arnold Montgault, "Au Cambodge, le" nanocrédit "marche mieux que le microcrédit [archive]" on Rue89.com , January 18, 2009
14. ↑ (in English) "GHACOE helps 32 women acquire skills", in The Ghanaian Time , May 26, 2006
15. ↑ (in French) “Article 2115”, in Journal officiel de la République française , August 11, 2001

This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article from the French language Wikipedia, accessed on June 28, 2010.