Burkina Faso Credit Union Network – 50 years in service of sustainable and inclusive development

Le Réseau des caisses populaires du Burkina (RCPB) a vu le jour en 1972. A travers ses projets et programmes et avec l’appui de ses partenaires, le RCPB a su gagner en notoriété et contribuer à l’épanouissement de ses membres. Au fil des années, cette institution de finance
décentralisée a réussi à s’implanter dans les 45 provinces du Burkina Faso.

A l’occasion de son cinquantième anniversaire, nous avons élaboré un document synthétique sur la vie de RCPB. Il permet de faire une halte pour faire le point après 50 ans de parcours au service du développement à la base.

Nous vous proposons de découvrir ou de redécouvrir les grandes étapes de la création, du fonctionnement de l’évolution et des acquis engrangés par le Réseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina Faso.

Sous le format d’un magazine, ce document est donc destiné à promouvoir les efforts de plus d’un millier d’hommes et de femmes qui, de par leurs efforts ont réussi à impacter positivement le secteur de la finance décentralisée au Burkina Faso, mais aussi dans la sous-région. Cet ouvrage présente le Réseau des caisses populaires du Burkina au public en mettant l’accent sur les principaux faits marquants. Pour les acteurs ayant travaillé au RCPB et ceux qui y travaillent encore, le livre présente leurs sacrifices consentis au quotidien pour l’atteinte des objectifs assignés.
Pour les partenaires, ils y trouveront l’expression, la reconnaissance d’une entité, qui a su bénéficier de leur accompagnement pour son épanouissement et pour être un modèle aujourd’hui dans son secteur.

Nous vous en souhaitons une bonne lecture. (Magazine 50 ans RCPB)
Azaratou Sondo / Nignan,
Directrice générale de la FCPB

The RCPB assists CARFO in awarding school scholarships to the orphans of pensioners

The Burkina Faso People’s Credit Union Network (RCPB), true to its social mission and its slogan “United for a better life!”, continues to work for the economic and social development of Burkina Faso. As such, the RCPB regularly supports the education of underprivileged children.

For the 2024-2025 school year, the RCPB reaffirmed this commitment by awarding fifty (50) scholarships, totaling five (5) million CFA francs, on Friday, September 27, 2024. These scholarships are intended for the orphans of pensioners of the Autonomous Pension Fund for Civil Servants (CARFO) as well as those of the Defense and Security Forces.

Burkina Faso Credit Union Network – 50 years in service of sustainable and inclusive development

The Burkina Faso Credit Union Network (RCPB) was established in 1972. Through its projects and programs, and with the support of its partners, the RCPB has gained recognition and contributed to the well-being of its members. Over the years, this decentralized financial institution has successfully established itself in all 45 provinces of Burkina Faso.

To mark its fiftieth anniversary, we have prepared a summary document on the history of the RCPB. It provides an opportunity to reflect on 50 years of service to grassroots development.

We invite you to discover or rediscover the key milestones in the creation, operation, evolution, and achievements of the Burkina Faso Credit Union Network.

Presented in a magazine format, this document aims to promote the efforts of over a thousand men and women who, through their dedication, have positively impacted the decentralized finance sector in Burkina Faso and the sub-region. This publication introduces the Burkina Faso Credit Union Network (RCPB) to the public, highlighting its key achievements. For those who have worked at the RCPB and those still working there, the book showcases their daily sacrifices made to achieve its assigned objectives.
For partners, it offers recognition of an organization that has benefited from their support, enabling it to flourish and become a model in its sector.

We hope you enjoy reading it. (RCPB 50th Anniversary Magazine)
Azaratou Sondo / Nignan,
Director General of the FCPB

SIDWAYA PRESS: Women’s Economic Empowerment

These resilient women owe their success to the accessible and tailored loans of the Credit Union Network.

They are enterprising, resilient, and resourceful—these women from towns and villages who work in agri-food processing, weaving, dyeing, sewing, small businesses, and more. Thanks to the accessible and tailored loans offered by the Burkina Faso Credit Union Network (RCPB), they are able to launch, develop, and successfully run their income-generating activities through loans ranging from 5,000 CFA francs to several million CFA francs.

Sidwaya, the newspaper for all Burkinabè, met with some of them. In this report, they share their stories and express their deep gratitude to the Credit Unions for their financial support and flexible terms, which contribute to their economic empowerment and help them escape poverty!

Download the excerpt from the SIDWAYA newspaper / Women’s Economic Empowerment

Banking of salaries and allowances of ENSK student teachers

The RCPB is actively involved in the process of transferring salaries and allowances to bank accounts for student teachers at the École Normale Supérieure de Koudougou.

This initiative, which began on October 9 and will continue until tomorrow, October 12, aims to formalize and secure payments to students in training.

By facilitating access to banking services, the RCPB is contributing to the modernization of the salary management system, thus promoting transparency and traceability of transactions.

This process is essential to ensure that student teachers receive their funds efficiently and quickly, while raising their awareness of the importance of banking in managing their personal finances.

Drilling voucher for the players in the Bobo-Dioulasso fruit and vegetable market

The Burkina Faso Network of Credit Unions (RCPB), true to its slogan “Solidarity for a better life,” is offering, through the Colsama Credit Union, a borehole to the merchants of the fruit and vegetable market in Bobo-Dioulasso.

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The official handover of the project took place this Friday, October 4, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., under the chairmanship of the President of the Special Delegation of District 06.

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Indeed, the Colsama Credit Union is responding favorably to the request of the market’s merchants by facilitating their access to potable water.

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This project, whose construction began on May 24, 2024, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Colsama Credit Union, is an expression of the savings and credit cooperative’s social mission.

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RCPB, “United for a better life!”