Join the fight against poverty by supporting micro-businesses in the Maritime Region of Togo. With small loans, training, and coaching, we’re helping entrepreneurs in this poverty-affected area thrive and create sustainable livelihoods. Read below to meet the inspiring women driving change in their communities.

In Togo’s Maritime Region, individuals face numerous challenges in starting and sustaining micro-businesses. Action10 is committed to addressing these challenges and fostering economic development.

Background and Context

Poverty persists in rural villages, which have very limited access to financial resources and opportunities. Despite these challenges, many people in the area are determined to improve their economic situation and create a better future for their children.

Traditional financial institutions are often inaccessible, leaving most with limited options for obtaining loans.

Supporting Micro-Businesses in Togo

Our programme targets rural villages in the Maritime Region, providing small loans, training, and coaching to 200 women entrepreneurs. Women organize into cooperatives, ensuring collective accountability and support for repayment.

Activities include bookkeeping training, workshops, and weekly coaching sessions on accounting and business management.

Success and Impact

Through dedicated support and engagement, we’ve seen remarkable progress. Entrepreneurs engage in diverse businesses, from selling agricultural produce to offering tailoring and hairdressing services.

With careful monitoring and follow-up, most participants have successfully repaid their loans, demonstrating the effectiveness of our approach, and freeing donations to support the next person in need.

Do you want to participate in the fight against poverty? Three ways how to act to help these women entrepreneurs:

1. Donate now
2. Become a Monthly Giver with a Direct Debit Notification
3. Become a Volunteer – Learn more

Our mission is to offer business loans to local entrepreneurs and raise awareness. Our vision is a shift of paradigm where aid dependency has been replaced with international partnership and extreme poverty has been eradicated.

About Togo

In rural Togo, economic opportunities are limited, and poverty persists among communities. Traditional financial institutions often overlook these areas, leaving the local population with few options to improve their living conditions.