{"id":8295,"date":"2019-01-30T14:45:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T13:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/you-stiftung.de\/income-generators-female-fish-sellers-in-yoff\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T18:26:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T16:26:00","slug":"income-generators-female-fish-sellers-in-yoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/you-stiftung.de\/en\/income-generators-female-fish-sellers-in-yoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Income Generators: Female Fish Sellers in Yoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the success of the pilot project \u201cFisherwomen Ouakam,\u201d a new group of fifty women from Yoff, Senegal is joining together in an economic interest group to allow them to professionalize the sale of fish and to build micro-businesses. Pooled financial resources and working capital form the basis which allows the fish sellers to regularly access micro-credits that will enable them to continue expanding their businesses and increase their earnings. <\/p>\n

This project will allow the fish sellers to obtain new refrigerators, ice, and proper storage containers for their fish. As a first step, the micro-credits will provide better business conditions and enable the women to buy larger quantities of fish. This, in turn, will generate more income. An added benefit will be that the women can create savings for future procurements and expenditures..<\/p>\n

In 2017, we provided micro-business training to the female fish sellers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now the women will receive refrigerated storage containers to keep their fish fresh longer and to allow them to professionalize their activities in a sustainable way.\u00a0 This will enable the women to buy larger fish such as \u201cthiofs\u201d and to increase the size of the market to include a larger portion of the town.<\/p>\n

Only mothers and parents that earn an acceptable income are able to send their children to school, obtain access to health care, and lead a self-determined life.<\/p>\n

Women at the Fish Market<\/h4>\n\n\t\t