Entrepreneurship support runs through all of SECODEV’s areas of intervention. A woman farmer, a young person trained in a trade, a woman rebuilding her life or a cooperative in the process of developing all need the same support to get started or grow: management skills, the means to get started and long-term follow-up.

To help each person turn an idea into a profitable activity, SECODEV and its partners work on several complementary levers:

• Identifying activities suited to the local context
• Strengthening technical skills
• Financial management and basic bookkeeping
• Start-up kits and small interest-free loans
• Advice and follow-up during the start-up phase
• Diversifying sources of income
• Forming cooperatives and producer groups
• Access to markets and marketing
• Networking with local businesses for internships and employment opportunities

The activities supported are as varied as the people who run them. A family adds goat or poultry farming to its crops, an older woman opens a small shop at the village market, a young person sells the vegetables they have learned to grow, and a cooperative markets its collective production, whether agricultural products or handmade soap. Each of these activities provides an additional source of income and makes households less vulnerable to poor harvests and price fluctuations. This helps them get through difficult periods, better provide for their families and face the future with greater security.

In 2025, 2’755 people and 129 farmers’ organisations or cooperatives developed an income-generating activity.