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Isabelle Demay, Director of the Corporate Relations Department went to Togo in the context of a solidarity mission from 12 to 28 February 2009 for a very concrete application of Microfinance. Her mission was to give support to the creation of a microcredit loan for FAGAD, in a farming village (Adeta) 150 km north of Lome. The project was to create an IMF (Institution of Micro-Finance), which grants micro-loans to women entrepreneurs.To ensure continuation of this project, four first-year students took over and created the association Alterr’egaux in April 2009. The project of Emilie Braye, Mathilde Chauvat, Camille Boussin and Marie Nivel generated considerable encouragement and generosity; they were able to collect more than 6,000 Euros in just a few weeks, .
Thanks to this money, they were able to go to Togo at the beginning of June to continue the mission with a triple objective: to grant loans, to make the women autonomous by transferring knowledge and know-how, and to collect data from their experience to feed into the research in Micro-Finance at the School. To carry out this mission, they had to recruit a local accountant, who will assure continuation of the project and training of these women entrepreneurs.
France
- Arvind Ashta has participated voluntarily in the local chapter of l’ADIE in Dijon since 2007
- Arvind Ashta , Joelle Brouard , Joel Ernult , Jerome Gallo et Jean-François Pons in collaboration with l’ADIE are developing a commercial strategy for the ADIE- Bourgogne-Centre.
- Students of the entrepreneurship course, taught by Valerie Ballereau , have worked with ADIE France .
- Arvind ASHTA is a voluntary member of the ‘University meets Microfinance’ (organised by PlaNet Finance). The group applies for grants and gives support to students writing theses.
Contacts
Arvind ASHTA
Holder of the Chair
+33 (0)380 725 966
Isabelle DEMAY
Corporate Relations Director
+33 (0)380 725 920