FAFECA introduces Louma to women entrepreneurs

One year after its creation, the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations of the Central African Republic (FAFECA) presented a review of its work in Bangui, to its members from the capital and the provinces, its partners and the public. Marthe Kirimat, Minister for the Promotion of Gender, the Protection of Women, the Family and Children, attended the meeting.

On the agenda: a year of training, coaching and international meetings. More than 2,700 women from the country’s 20 prefectures were trained in entrepreneurial leadership, financial literacy and project management, and 102 members of the federation took part in international conferences on entrepreneurship.

Louma presented to FAFECA’s members

FAFECA included a presentation of Louma, the app that lets women sell their products online, in its programme. For Merveille Gloria Selma Gamba, president of AFEDAC, a member of the federation: “It is a business opportunity. We live in the age of digital and e-commerce. So it matters that the members of FAFECA and of the Central African Republic benefit from this by selling their products on this app, and buying too.”

“Louma is not designed only for women entrepreneurs but for all Central Africans,” explained Pétula Lenguezial, Louma’s director. She presented the platform’s safeguards: moderators who check listings before they go live, location to make exchanges easier, and soon a secure payment that holds the money until the buyer has received the item.

Reaching women in the provinces

FAFECA’s members invited the team to visit the provinces. “We will build on the work of FAFECA, which opened its doors to us today, to get closer to these people, who are also Louma’s audience. These women in rural areas need visibility,” Pétula Lenguezial concluded.