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Table 10. Tien-Tieetaa Union’s Plan of Action after consulting with partners

Scheduled Activities Partners/actors

CREATING A SAVINGS AND LOANS MUTUAL FUND

Commission an expert for a feasibility study and measure the actual

capacity of the Union. EB; Women and men facilitators (Union)

Member training, organization, and operation of a mutual fund

(March-June 2012) Micro-finance structure

Women and men facilitator training on savings and loans

(July-December 2012)

Women and men loan facilitators (Union)

Feasibility study (2012) Union EB and SOS SAHEL

Encourage savings and loan groups (2013) Union

Seek approval from the Ministry of Finance for savings and loan

groups (2013)

Bureau, women and men loan facilitators,

resource people

Generating equity capital (5000 F CFA shares, savings, etc.)

(2013)

Members, Union Bureau,

facilitators

Seek support from financial partners to launch the savings and loans (2013) Union bureau, identify a member who will be in

charge of partnerships

Have management technicians and security staff (2013) Union; technical and financial partners

Equip adequate premises (2012-13) Union bureau

Logistics for the mutual (equipment, motorcycles, vehicle) (2012-13) Union bureau

SEED PRODUCTION BY THE UNION

Sensitizing seed producers (January 2012) Union, technical services

Identify varieties and producers able to produce seeds

(January - February 2012) Union, technical services

Training on seed production techniques (March - April 2012) INERA, Controllers

Certification for seed production, purchase of basic seeds from

INERA (April -May 2012) Producers, technical services

Organize and recognize seed producers by seed variety

(May - June 2012) Union, technical services

Technical monitoring of seed producers (May - November 2012) Controllers, INERA,

agricultural services

Define a distribution system for seeds produced for Union

members (November 2012) Union

Contact the National Seed Union (March - April 2012) Union

Affiliation of seed producers to the National Seed Union

(May - June 2012) Union