Emergence Net

In Burkina Faso, Emergence Net supports vulnerable domestic workers by training them, helping them become more professional, and enabling them to access decent and secure employment.

Economic and social inclusion

Burkina Faso

From precarity to professionalization

In Burkina Faso, more than 70% of the working population is employed in the informal economy. Among them are thousands of women who work as domestic helpers in families or businesses, without qualifications, contracts, or social security coverage, and who are often victims of abuse or unfair dismissal.

Since 2022, Emergence Net has been changing the game: this social enterprise, incubated by Entrepreneurs du Monde, identifies and supports these women to become recognized professionals. The program includes:

a four-day intensive training course (cleaning techniques, health and safety, professional conduct),
support in finding stable employment (connecting them with respectful employers, compliant contracts, social security, tripartite monitoring),
membership in the Tond Laafi mutual insurance company and support from a social worker,
the opportunity to develop an additional income-generating activity if the number of working hours remains insufficient.

Emergence Net thus acts on two fronts: professional integration and social protection, to restore dignity, security, and autonomy to some of the most vulnerable women.

A difficult context that makes women even more vulnerable

In Burkina Faso, political and security instability is exacerbating precariousness:

inflation is reducing formal employment and pushing more families into extreme poverty,
and the departure of expatriate families is depriving some women of potential employers.

Despite this context, Emergence Net is stepping up its efforts by seeking new partnerships, offering its services directly to businesses, local authorities, and individuals, and expanding the protections offered to beneficiaries through the Tond Laafi mutual health insurance scheme.

Tangible results

In 2024, Emergence Net continued to provide support despite an unstable environment.

98 % of the beneficiaries are women
48 contracts signed with cleaning agents
+ 100 people with health insurance

An inspiring journey

Awa fled her village with her husband and two children during a terrorist attack. She is one of many internally displaced families.

Agente de ménage accompagnée par Emergence NET au Burkina Faso

When we arrived in Ouagadougou, the capital, my family and I were forced to beg for our daily bread. Then I heard about Emergence Net and signed up for training. I was certified as a housekeeper and maintenance worker. I then got a one-year contract with Emergence Net. Thanks to this contract, my family and I have everything we need. I even manage to save money that I can use later for other projects.

Awa Kiendrebeogo Cleaning agent

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