Believe in yourself

Develop individual capabilities

→ confidence
→ skills
→ tools

Act collectively

Strengthen collective dynamics

→ cooperatives
→ networks
→ access to markets and finance

Transform the system

Transform the enabling environment

→ public policies
→ financial mechanisms
→ ecosystems

Let’s work together

We support donors, CSOs and private-sector organisations in designing high-impact programmes, combining on-the-ground expertise with methodological rigour to deliver tangible and measurable results.

Believe in yourself

Change starts with people.

We support entrepreneurs — with a particular focus on women and young people — by equipping them with the technical and behavioural skills they need to build viable and sustainable businesses.

Our core expertise: designing and delivering support programmes that strengthen behavioural and technical skills in three key areas: sustainable agriculture, the circular economy and the social and solidarity economy.

Our programmes combine:

  • theoretical and practical training
  • individual support
  • networking opportunities
  • access to technical resources and tailored financing solutions

Beyond skills, we also work on confidence and the ability to envision a future. Because entrepreneurship is about more than simply starting a business: it is about reclaiming the power to make choices and shape your own future.

Amplifiers of our core expertise (activated according to context and needs):

  • Gender-responsive approaches
  • Financial inclusion: access to fintech solutions, community finance (VSLA, GEC, CARI) and character-based lending
  • Digital: digital transition and the integration of AI into our programmes
  • Climate: implementation of climate-resilient practices and climate microinsurance

Act collectively

Resilience is built together.

We work with the collective structures that support entrepreneurs: cooperatives, groups, business support organisations, training centres and value-chain actors.

These collective structures help to:

  • pool resources and share risks;
  • access finance and equipment;
  • structure access to markets and rebalance value distribution.

We support their organisational, educational, financial and commercial development, enabling them to become sustainable drivers of local economic development.

Because an isolated entrepreneur remains vulnerable, while a well-structured collective creates stability.

Transform the system

Individuals and collectives cannot thrive in an environment that keeps them on the margins.

We work with public, financial and institutional stakeholders to create frameworks that are better suited to the realities of entrepreneurs.

This includes:

  • developing inclusive financing mechanisms;
  • integrating climate considerations into economic policies and practices;
  • strengthening local entrepreneurial ecosystems;
  • testing and scaling models that can be replicated on a larger scale.

When the right conditions are in place, we also support entrepreneurs who innovate to serve their local communities.

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Proven expertise

This expertise, cultivated since 1998, enables us today to design tailored programmes for partners, based on their specific needs.

Discover our impact

Our teams and experts help you develop your incubation programmes while securing the five key stages of your programme lifecycle.

1. Analyse

Your local needs
Your ecosystem
Your offerings
Your business model
Your operations

2. Create & design your pilot programme

First awareness-raising and training programme
First intrapreneurship programme
First incubation programme
First multi-stakeholder programme to facilitate an “impact ecosystem”
First impact incubator
First financing programme

3. Manage & consolidate

Manage & facilitate your incubation space
Manage & consolidate your support programmes
Manage & develop your team
Optimise your professional methods & tools (communications, finance, etc.)

4. Scale up

Internationalise programmes
Roll out programmes across regions
Facilitate local and global partnerships
Coordinate multi-country projects

5. Evaluate & showcase

Impact evaluation
Knowledge sharing and capitalisation
Advocacy to showcase your commitments