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SDRA Workshop Skills Development in Rural
Areas

• 5 7 July 2005 in Münchenwiler

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2 examples of SD-projects in West Africa

• Kaya, Burkina Faso
• Modular and mobile training for master craftsmen
  in two-wheel-mechanics
• Savè, Bénin
• Skills development for women in
  food-transformation and the textile sector

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Modular and mobile training
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Modular and mobile training

• Where
• In Kaya, a village at 1 hour driving distance
  from the capital Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

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Modular and mobile training

• What
• Modular training for master craftsmen in
  two-wheel-mechanics
• Seven modules
• Duration per module 3 days
• 1 to 2 modules in one training event
• Target group chooses the modules and their
  sequence
• Modular tests of competences

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Modular and mobile training

• With whom
• 1 trade association of craftsmen in
  two-wheel-mechanics integrated in a
  multifunctional trade association regrouping more
  than 10 professions
• Local language
• Modest knowledge in French
• Low literacy level

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Modular and mobile training

• How
• Training equipment and master trainer from
  Ouagadougou
• Training in a open hangar (or at a craftsmans
  workshop)
• Practice oriented
• Local craftsman-trainer
• Modular tests at the end of the cycle

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Modular and mobile training

• Potentials
• Very well organized and motivated trade
  association
• Effects on trade associations of other
  professions (integrated in multifunctional trade
  association)
• Financial and workforce-contribution by the
  beneficiaries
• Basic infrastructure
• Tailor-made training (modular)
• Very flexible concerning the time schedule

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Modular and mobile training

• Challenges
• Training centre, infrastructure and equipment
• Qualified trainers
• Language barriers
• Costs and financial contribution of the
  beneficiaries
• Long gaps between the modules / time schedules
• Logistics

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Modular and mobile training
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Skills development for women
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Skills development for women

• Where
• In Savè, a village at 3 hours driving distance
  from Cotonou and Parakou (Bénin)

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Skills development for women

• What
• Modular training for craftswomen in the textile
  and food-transformation sector
• Consideration of the whole production-chain
• Training in management
• Literacy-training
• On demand of the target group

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Skills development for women

• With whom
• Trade-women association in food-transformation
• Mixed trade associations in the textile sector
• All regrouped in a multifunctional trade
  association
• Integration of men in the planning- and
  decision-making process
• Local language, modest knowledge in French
• Low literacy level
• Mixed religions Moslems, Christians and Animists

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Skills development for women

• How
• Feasibility study
• Training-, production- and sales-center in the
  village
• Trainers for each occupation based in Savè
• Time schedule adapted to womens diverse
  activities
• Nursery for mothers

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Skills development for women

• Potentials
• Very well organized and motivated trade
  associations
• Center is in construction and co-financed by
  other donors
• Consideration of the whole production-chain to
  reach a higher added value
• Time schedules adapted on needs of women (takes
  in consideration the different roles of women)
• Not only professional skills but also life skills

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Skills development for women

• Challenges
• Support
• Training centre, infrastructure and equipment
• Qualified trainers
• Costs and financial contribution of the
  beneficiaries
• Integration of men and husbands
• Different roles of women

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Skills development for women
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