{"id":27147,"date":"2026-01-27T15:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socodevi.staging.mysites.io\/les-cooperatives-feminines-au-coeur-dun-developpement-rural-inclusif-et-durable\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:40:20","slug":"les-cooperatives-feminines-au-coeur-dun-developpement-rural-inclusif-et-durable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/les-cooperatives-feminines-au-coeur-dun-developpement-rural-inclusif-et-durable\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Cooperatives at the Heart of Inclusive and Sustainable Rural Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Mali, women-led agricultural cooperatives are true drivers of social and economic change<\/strong>. Since 2021, the Dou Touloma project has supported 84 organizations <\/strong>from the Koulikoro, S\u00e9gou, Sikasso, Dioila, and San regions in strengthening their professionalism, inclusive governance, and ability to adapt to environmental challenges<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dou Touloma project is funded by Global Affairs Canada<\/strong> and implemented by the International Agricultural Alliance<\/strong>, a consortium of three Canadian organizations: Socodevi, CECI, and UPA-DI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through training, tailored management tools, and access to solidarity-based financing<\/strong>, Dou Touloma helps build a model of sustainable rural development<\/strong> led by women and rooted in local realities. This support has reached 10,107 women farmers<\/strong> since the project began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover how two cooperatives supported by Dou Touloma \u2014 Benkadi in Dio\u00efla<\/strong> and Ti\u00e8ssiri in Kolobo-Koulikoro<\/strong>\u2014are driving this transformation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Benkadi Cooperative: From Solidarity to Structure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Created in 2000 by a group of women from the Dougoukono Wolon\u00e8kin neighborhood in Dio\u00efla, Benkadi was born from a simple idea: join forces to improve income-generating activities.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially informal, the organization became officially registered in 2016 under the name SCOOPS OHADA and now has 63 active members<\/strong>. However, limited governance training and literacy skills hindered effective management in its early years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Dou Touloma, a turning point occurred:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Women now understand the importance of statutes, transparency, and proper administrative, financial, and accounting practices<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Five young women, trained and literate thanks to the project, formed a support committee<\/strong> to assist elected leaders with management tools. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Several management tools are now rigorously applied<\/strong>: member registers, cash and bank books, stock sheets, purchase and sales records, meeting minutes\u2026 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    “Today, our accounts are clear, decisions are shared with all members, and our general assemblies are held transparently.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    This progress strengthens Benkadi\u2019s credibility with local authorities and inspires other women\u2019s cooperatives in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    SCOOPS Ti\u00e8ssiri in Kolobo: A Model of Performance and Autonomy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Founded in 2005, the Sesame Producers Cooperative of Kolobo (Ti\u00e8ssiri) now brings together 55 members, including 35 women<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For years, competition from itinerant buyers and lack of financing forced early sales at low prices. The support of Dou Touloma\u2019s Economic Support Fund (FAE)<\/strong> changed everything: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Immediate purchase of harvests<\/strong>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Campaign loans<\/strong> for vulnerable women producers, <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Creation of a community fund with moderate interest rates<\/strong> for the entire village. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      These innovations created a ripple effect: agricultural yields increased, members\u2019 incomes improved, and community cohesion grew stronger<\/strong>. In just three years, sales of agroecological sesame rose from 15 tons to over 60 tons<\/strong>, and the 2023\u20132024 turnover reached 36.48 million CFA francs (about CAD 80,000)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Today, Ti\u00e8ssiri is the main supplier of agroecological sesame to the Banamba Sesame Producers Union and a shining example of successful women\u2019s empowerment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Rural Cooperatives Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Development<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      If Benkadi illustrates progress in governance<\/strong>, Ti\u00e8ssiri shows how training, financing, and solidarity can transform a cooperative<\/strong> into a major economic player. Through these examples, Dou Touloma demonstrates that structured, participatory, and inclusive support can sustainably transform rural dynamics<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Women\u2019s cooperatives, once seen as simple mutual aid groups, are now strong economic actors contributing to local development, women\u2019s empowerment, and environmental sustainability<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      In Mali, women-led agricultural cooperatives are true drivers of social and economic change. Since 2021, the Dou Touloma project has supported 84 organizations from the Koulikoro, S\u00e9gou, Sikasso, Dioila, and San regions in strengthening their professionalism, inclusive governance, and ability to adapt to environmental challenges.  The Dou Touloma project is funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by the International Agricultural Alliance, a consortium […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,93,266,208,100],"tags":[],"categorie-pays":[136],"class_list":["post-27147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-egalite-des-genres","category-cooperative-development","category-gender-equality","category-projects","categorie-pays-mali"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27147"},{"taxonomy":"categorie-pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socodevi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie-pays?post=27147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}