Beyond mining, the future of territories. This is the essence of BEYOND, the CSR program of the Eramet group dedicated to local economic development and the creation of sustainable jobs outside the mining sector.
In Senegal, this vision is particularly embodied by Femmes d’Avenir, an initiative launched in October 2023 in partnership with WIA Philanthropy to support women entrepreneurs and strengthen their economic autonomy. Three years later, more than 600 women have been supported, and the program is reaching a new milestone: some beneficiaries are now becoming field ambassadors. They are called “Champions.”
Over several days, at the Eramet Grande Côte offices in Dakar, a group of Champions from the third cohort and hailing from the regions of Kébémer, Louga, and Linguère participated in a training workshop. The agenda included leadership, public speaking, menstrual intelligence, and financial education. The participants also designed their own projects aimed at sharing this knowledge within their communities.
The session on finances particularly enabled them to learn how to preserve the wealth they create, grow it, and make informed financial decisions.
Some Champions are already planning to share the knowledge gained from the training with other women from the Economic and Social Interest Groups (GIE) to which they belong.