{"id":20866,"date":"2026-08-14T13:35:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/?p=20866"},"modified":"2026-09-02T18:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:31:31","slug":"small-businesses-big-dreams-women-and-girls-in-lome-build-their-way-towards-a-better-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/pt\/small-businesses-big-dreams-women-and-girls-in-lome-build-their-way-towards-a-better-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Pequenos neg\u00f3cios, grandes sonhos: mulheres e meninas em Lom\u00e9 constroem o seu caminho rumo a um futuro melhor."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Centre Esp\u00e9rance Loyola (CEL)<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>Lom\u00e9, Togo | BRWGA 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O que acontece quando uma mulher que h\u00e1 anos luta contra a inseguran\u00e7a financeira recebe n\u00e3o apenas um pequeno capital, mas tamb\u00e9m o conhecimento, a confian\u00e7a e o apoio necess\u00e1rios para o utilizar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Para 30 mulheres e jovens raparigas vulner\u00e1veis que vivem nas comunidades perif\u00e9ricas de <strong>Ago\u00e8-Nyiv\u00e9, Lom\u00e9<\/strong>, a resposta est\u00e1 a tornar-se vis\u00edvel atrav\u00e9s do projeto <strong>Building Resilience among Women and Young Girls in Africa (BRWGA)<\/strong>. Implementada pelo <strong>Centre Esp\u00e9rance Loyola (CEL)<\/strong>, com o apoio da AJAN, a iniciativa est\u00e1 a ajudar as mulheres a transformar pequenas quantias de capital em atividades geradoras de rendimento, ao mesmo tempo que promove uma cultura de poupan\u00e7a, apoio m\u00fatuo e resili\u00eancia financeira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Entretien-de-groupe-avec-le-facilitateur-sur-laccueil-et-le-marketing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20881\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Em 25 de mar\u00e7o de 2026, o CEL recebeu um financiamento que permitiu ao projeto fornecer a cada uma das 30 benefici\u00e1rias <strong>fundos para iniciar um pequeno neg\u00f3cio<\/strong>. No entanto, o projeto foi concebido para ser mais do que uma contribui\u00e7\u00e3o financeira \u00fanica. As mulheres receberam forma\u00e7\u00e3o em gest\u00e3o de atividades geradoras de rendimento e foram introduzidas \u00e0 <strong>metodologia de poupan\u00e7a e cr\u00e9dito SILC<\/strong>, juntamente com apoio psicossocial e orienta\u00e7\u00e3o destinada a fortalecer a sua autoestima e motiva\u00e7\u00e3o empreendedora, com o objetivo de <strong>ajudar as mulheres a criar neg\u00f3cios capazes de continuar a gerar rendimento muito depois do fim do projeto.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aprender a poupar juntos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um dos aspetos mais promissores do projeto \u00e9 a introdu\u00e7\u00e3o da metodologia das <strong>Comunidades de Poupan\u00e7a e Empr\u00e9stimo Interno (SILC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/755694570_1426899962803927_7287709541028416792_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20871 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/755694570_1426899962803927_7287709541028416792_n.jpg 567w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/755694570_1426899962803927_7287709541028416792_n-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/755694570_1426899962803927_7287709541028416792_n-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Vinte benefici\u00e1rias j\u00e1 come\u00e7aram a aplicar entre si a metodologia SILC. As participantes contribuem com <strong>500 FCFA por m\u00eas<\/strong>, criando uma base de poupan\u00e7a e um futuro acesso ao cr\u00e9dito dentro do grupo. Isto \u00e9 importante porque muitas mulheres que trabalham na economia informal t\u00eam acesso limitado aos servi\u00e7os financeiros formais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atrav\u00e9s da metodologia SILC, as mulheres podem come\u00e7ar a desenvolver uma disciplina financeira, apoiando-se mutuamente. O modelo cria um espa\u00e7o onde as mulheres podem partilhar experi\u00eancias, poupar, pedir empr\u00e9stimos e incentivar-se umas \u00e0s outras enquanto desenvolvem os seus neg\u00f3cios. O projeto espera que o impacto destes grupos de poupan\u00e7a e cr\u00e9dito se torne ainda mais vis\u00edvel ap\u00f3s seis meses de reuni\u00f5es regulares.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Superando barreiras<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mulheres que participam no programa enfrentam uma realidade econ\u00f3mica dif\u00edcil. As mulheres e as jovens desempenham um papel importante no pequeno com\u00e9rcio no Togo, mas muitas continuam a enfrentar barreiras no acesso \u00e0 educa\u00e7\u00e3o, forma\u00e7\u00e3o profissional, propriedade de terras, recursos financeiros e tomada de decis\u00f5es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mulheres que vivem na pobreza, as m\u00e3es solteiras, as sobreviventes de viol\u00eancia baseada no g\u00e9nero e as jovens que abandonaram a escola s\u00e3o particularmente vulner\u00e1veis \u00e0 inseguran\u00e7a econ\u00f3mica. Ao mesmo tempo, o aumento do custo de vida, a varia\u00e7\u00e3o dos pre\u00e7os dos alimentos, o acesso limitado ao cr\u00e9dito e o predom\u00ednio da economia informal dificultam o crescimento das pequenas empresas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deux-revendeuses-legumes-et-poissons-fumes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deux-revendeuses-legumes-et-poissons-fumes.jpg 943w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deux-revendeuses-legumes-et-poissons-fumes-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deux-revendeuses-legumes-et-poissons-fumes-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Deux-revendeuses-legumes-et-poissons-fumes-18x11.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">O projeto BRWGA responde a estes desafios combinando <strong>capital, conhecimento, poupan\u00e7a, apoio psicossocial e acompanhamento cont\u00ednuo<\/strong>. Esta abordagem integrada tem como objetivo ajudar as mulheres n\u00e3o s\u00f3 a gerar rendimento, mas tamb\u00e9m a fortalecer a sua resili\u00eancia e inclus\u00e3o nas suas comunidades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A vis\u00e3o do BRWGA no CEL vai al\u00e9m das atuais 30 mulheres e jovens benefici\u00e1rias. O projeto procura criar condi\u00e7\u00f5es para que as mulheres se tornem economicamente independentes e, futuramente, contribuam para o desenvolvimento de outras pessoas ao seu redor. A pr\u00f3xima fase ir\u00e1 concentrar-se no refor\u00e7o da forma\u00e7\u00e3o profissional e empresarial, na melhoria da educa\u00e7\u00e3o financeira, no desenvolvimento de redes de mulheres empreendedoras e jovens l\u00edderes, na expans\u00e3o do acesso \u00e0 poupan\u00e7a e ao cr\u00e9dito, bem como na oferta de mentoria e acompanhamento \u00e0s empresas emergentes. O projeto tamb\u00e9m pretende refor\u00e7ar a sensibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o para os direitos das mulheres, a lideran\u00e7a, a igualdade de g\u00e9nero e a preven\u00e7\u00e3o da viol\u00eancia baseada no g\u00e9nero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uma semente de resili\u00eancia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">O impacto do projeto BRWGA tamb\u00e9m foi testemunhado diretamente durante uma visita ao <strong>Centre Esp\u00e9rance Loyola (CEL)<\/strong> por <strong>Sra. Pascalia Sergon, Diretora Interina da AJAN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/751320156_1426899899470600_7039028034778090151_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/751320156_1426899899470600_7039028034778090151_n.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/751320156_1426899899470600_7039028034778090151_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/751320156_1426899899470600_7039028034778090151_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/751320156_1426899899470600_7039028034778090151_n-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/751320156_1426899899470600_7039028034778090151_n-274x155.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante a sua visita, a Sra. Sergon interagiu diretamente com as mulheres e jovens que participam no projeto. O encontro proporcionou uma oportunidade para ouvir as benefici\u00e1rias, compreender as suas experi\u00eancias e ver como o apoio prestado pelo BRWGA est\u00e1 a traduzir-se em esfor\u00e7os concretos para melhorar os seus meios de subsist\u00eancia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para a AJAN, estas visitas de campo s\u00e3o uma forma importante de permanecer ligada \u00e0s realidades das mulheres e jovens que a rede procura acompanhar. A visita ao CEL proporcionou uma oportunidade n\u00e3o s\u00f3 de observar os progressos alcan\u00e7ados, mas tamb\u00e9m de ouvir diretamente das benefici\u00e1rias os seus desafios, aspira\u00e7\u00f5es e esperan\u00e7as para o futuro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1757\" src=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ADJOSSEH-revendeuse-de-sac-tisse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20879\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 primeira vista, a interven\u00e7\u00e3o do BRWGA em Ago\u00e8-Nyiv\u00e9 pode parecer modesta: 30 mulheres, pequenos neg\u00f3cios e poupan\u00e7as mensais. Mas por detr\u00e1s destes n\u00fameros est\u00e3o fam\u00edlias que procuram construir um futuro mais seguro. Um pequeno neg\u00f3cio pode ajudar uma m\u00e3e a pagar as despesas escolares. Pode ajudar uma fam\u00edlia a enfrentar uma doen\u00e7a. Pode fornecer alimentos quando outras fontes de rendimento n\u00e3o est\u00e3o dispon\u00edveis. E, mais importante ainda, pode dar a uma mulher a confian\u00e7a de saber que tem algo que \u00e9 seu e que pode desenvolver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esse \u00e9 o verdadeiro significado do empoderamento econ\u00f3mico. As mulheres do CEL n\u00e3o est\u00e3o simplesmente a receber assist\u00eancia. Est\u00e3o a aprender a gerir recursos, poupar, investir, apoiar-se mutuamente e tomar decis\u00f5es sobre o seu futuro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A jornada ainda est\u00e1 em curso. Mas, nas comunidades em torno de Ago\u00e8-Nyiv\u00e9, os pequenos neg\u00f3cios est\u00e3o a abrir portas para maiores possibilidades \u2014 e as mulheres e jovens est\u00e3o a come\u00e7ar a descobrir que a resili\u00eancia pode ser constru\u00edda, uma decis\u00e3o, uma poupan\u00e7a e um neg\u00f3cio de cada vez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><em>Por<\/em>, <strong>Madame Ornela Emefa Pakou,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Respons\u00e1vel pelo Projeto, CENTRES SOCIAUX LOYOLA-Togo<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre Esp\u00e9rance Loyola (CEL)&#8211;Lom\u00e9, Togo | BRWGA 2026 What happens when a woman who has struggled for years with financial insecurity is given not only a small amount of capital, but also the knowledge, confidence and support to use it? 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