The closing ceremony took place in the presence of government members and the diplomatic corps.

The assessment drawn up at the end of these three years of execution highlights a resource allocation geared towards factors of production and technical mentoring. Half of the budget was directly earmarked for the acquisition of specialised equipment and the provision of direct financial support, while the remainder financed the deployment of 46 mentors, the organisation of 3,000 coaching sessions and the strategic networking of 18 local incubators. 


According to data finalised at project completion, all 100 supported entities remain active, posting productivity gains and an expansion of their client portfolios.

The diversity of the projects backed illustrates the variety of growth levers addressed: in digital finance, young ventures specialising in cross-border payment solutions have been able to consolidate their technological infrastructure and broaden their user base; in the local materials sector, compressed-earth brick production units have nearly doubled their monthly capacity; while rural craft associations have modernised their processing tools.


Now freed from the initial cooperation framework, these structures face the central challenge of long-term viability, access to commercial bank credit and scaling up.


Ndjomo Carlos

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