Pour l’instant le centre prend en charge 20 familles situées dans le quartier Brasil. Notre objectif est de développer, d’étendre l’action sociale. Nous souhaitons atteindre plus de familles dans le quartier Brasil et répliquer ce modèle dans d’autres quartiers de Praia par exemple à San Felippe.

Nous avons donc besoin de votre aide pour lancer l’activité commerciale. Nous avons également besoin de vous pour les enfants: C’est les grandes vacances ici aussi pour nos enfants cap-verdiens! Mais malheureusement, ils ne peuvent pas partir en vacances. C’est pourquoi, deux fois par semaine nous organisons des activités ludiques et sportives suivies d’un repas. Une partie de l’argent récolté servira à acheter de la nourriture (lait, riz, poulet, kutis aliás Mr Freeze, gâteaux...).

Ainsi, voilà comment nous comptons utiliser les fonds demandés si nous les recevons:

- 150 euros de matières premières (tissu, élastique, t-shirt )

- 600 euros pour former des jeunes en difficulté à la confection de produits faits de cuir et de tissu (20 jeunes)

- 150 euros de nourriture pour les enfants.

TOTAL : 900€.

Grâce à vous :

En aidant le centre vous contribuerez à :

- soutenir des familles en difficulté

- éloigner la drogue, l’alcool et la délinquance de ces enfants vulnérables.

- permettre à des enfants d’accéder à une enfance heureuse influençant leur développement

- réinsérer socialement des jeunes sortis de prison

- donner un emploi aux mères chef de famille

Si nous la cagnotte dépasse l’objectif de départ, l’argent supplémentaire servira à :

- financer une formation couture pour d’autres femmes de différents quartiers

- organiser plus d’activités pour les enfants

- améliorer l’aménagement des locaux

- accueillir plus d’enfants

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Qui sommes-nous?

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De gauche à droite : Béatrice Blier, Jules Lebeau, Elisabeth Koppe et Licinio Lopes.

Bonjour à tous !

Nous concernant, nous sommes deux étudiants, Jules et Béa (à gauche), en master économie internationale à l’IESEG School of Management. Après avoir vécu un an en Inde puis des expériences variées et différentes, d’un commun accord, nous nous sommes décidés à tenter l’expérience du social business.

Nous voulons mettre en pratique concrètement nos connaissances commerciales au profit d’une cause qui nous tient à coeur. C’est pourquoi nous nous sommes retrouvés bénévolement dans ce projet au Cap-Vert. Nous espérons qu’à la fin de notre aventure, nous verrons que notre action a concrètement porté ses fruits et surtout, que la pérennité de l’association est assurée pour plusieurs années.

Si comme nous, vous voulez faire partie de cette aventure, rajoutez votre pierre à l’édifice et aidez-nous à développer ce projet !

ENGLISH VERSION:

Thanks everybody ! We have reached our objective!

But we can still achieve more!

If we have more than 2000€, we will finance the jewellery formation (we still need 800€) given to young women in difficulty and the raw materials needed.

And if we reach 3000€, we will give another sewing formation to other women. Moreover, we will be able to organize new activities such as another football tournament between militaries, policemen and ex-prisoners, as well as sportive activities for the children (football, judo, basketball, handball...).

Every new formation allows us to welcome more people and to widen our product range.

We count on you !!!

Our project:

The CICBB (Centro de Intervençao Communitaria do bairro do Brasil) is an institution that takes part in the social life and the community in the Brasil’s district in Praia, which is the capital of Cape Verde. Since 2007, this institution works at improving life’s conditions of the children and theirs families. Today, twenty families are helped.

Concerning the adults, the CICBB focuses its actions on formations, employment assistance and prevention (alcohol, drugs, delinquency and health...) Everyday, the Centre takes the children in charge to help them for their homework, to give them meals, particular attention, and security. Going to the Centre is a way for them to avoid the streets’ dangers such as dealing, gambling, delinquency and insalubrity.

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Problematic:

Today the center is financially dependant of the Cape Verdean Fondation of Solidarity and donations, mostly collected by Mrs Elisabeth Koppe. Because of the irregularity of the funding, the Centre has some troubles helping and assisting families on a regular basis. And this is where we take part !

Our action:

Our project consists in creating and developing a sustainable commercial activity. This activity will allow ensuring the funding of the activities proposed by the Centre. The mothers, at the head of their family, had the opportunity to follow sewing and accessory’s customization formations. These women gained know-how thanks to the training offered.

The idea is to make them use their new skills in order to create products that will be sold locally, in France and through Cape Verdean diasporas. Then, these women will be the pillars of the Centre’s economic development.

How?

The products made and customized by the women are t-shirts, bracelets, flip-flops and bags. They will first be sold in France during Lille and Amiens’ annual yards.

Then, the sales will be extended to craft shops in France. A part of the profits earned will be used to develop the commercial activity (for example, new formations, purchase of sewing machine... ) and the other part will ensure the development of social actions.

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Why do we need you?

For the moment, the Centre takes in charge 20 families situated in the Brazil’s district. Our goal is to develop and spread social actions. We would like to reach more families in the Brazil’s district and repeat this model in other districts of Praia for example San Felipe.

Therefore, we need your help to develop this commercial activity. And we also need you for the children: Here, it is the national holidays for Cape Verdean children. But unfortunately they can’t leave their home for their holidays. That is why, two times a week we are organizing funny activities and meals. That is why a part of the money raised will be used to buy them food (milk, rice, chicken, kutis...)

There is the detailed explanation of how we will use the money raised:

- 150 euros for raw materials (material, elastic, t-shirt)

- 600 euros to train young people in trouble at making leather and fabric products (20 people).

- 150 euros for the meals given to the children.

TOTAL = 900€.

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Thanks to your help:

If you help the Centre you will contribute to :

- Support families in difficulty.

- Keep these vulnerable children away from drugs, alcohol and delinquency.

- Allow children to have a happy childhood, which will impact their development.

- Reintegrate young ex prisoners socially.

- Ensure employment for the mothers who are also leaders of their family.

If the amount raised exceeds its financial objective, the extra cash will be used to:

- Fund other sewing formations for other women in different districts.

- Organize more activities for children.

- Improve the building layout.

- Welcome more children.

Who are we?

Img_1819-1440499146 From left to right: Béatrice Blier, Jules Lebeau, Elisabeth Koppe,and Licinio Lopes.

Hello everyone!

We are Jules and Béa (on the left side of the picture) and we study international economy at Ieseg School of Management. After having stayed one year in India and lived different experiences abroad, we commonly agreed to experiment a social business adventure.

We wanted to apply our business knowledge for a cause we hold close to our hearts. That’s why we are volunteering in Cape Verde. We hope that at the end of our adventure, our actions will be useful. And especially we look forward to the sustainability of the Centre.

If like us, you want to be part of this amazing adventure, contribute to the improvement of the Centre and help us developing this project!

ESTRELINHA: économie solidaire au Cap-Vert