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VOLUME IIITHE LOCAL SOCIALAND SOLIDARITYECONOMY CODESavings groups (VSLAs), cereal banks,inclusion of women and young peopleÉDITION DE RÉFÉRENCE 2026
Volume III

The Local Social and Solidarity Economy Code

Savings groups (VSLAs), cereal banks, inclusion of women and young people

by [Author name]

Building an economy that leaves no one by the roadside.

  • ✦Launch a VSLA
  • ✦Run a cereal bank
  • ✦Include women and young people
  • ✦Mobilize local savings

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What this book will change for you

The tools of the local solidarity economy: village savings and loan associations (VSLAs), cereal banks and economic inclusion.

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Printable worksheets included in every format.

  • ▣Launch a VSLA in 8 sessions
  • ▣Model internal rules
  • ▣Cereal bank register
  • ▣Women and youth inclusion grid

Contents

  1. CHAPTER 1: An Economy at the Service of People1.1 What the social and solidarity economy is1.2 The five principles of the local SSE1.3 The three pillars of this code
  2. CHAPTER 2: From the Tontine to the VSLA2.1 The tontine: a strength and its limits2.2 The VSLA: the tontine that makes savings grow2.3 The three-padlock cash box
  3. CHAPTER 3: How the VSLA Works3.1 The group3.2 The three funds3.3 How a meeting runs
  4. CHAPTER 4: Launching a VSLA in Eight Sessions4.1 The training path4.2 The group's equipment4.3 Start-up mistakes
  5. CHAPTER 5: The Model Internal Rules of the VSLA
  6. CHAPTER 6: The Share-Out and the New Cycle6.1 Calculating the value of a share at the share-out6.2 A worked example6.3 The new cycle
  7. CHAPTER 7: The Community Cereal Bank7.1 The principle7.2 The rules that make a cereal bank last7.3 The management committee
  8. CHAPTER 8: The Register and the Warehouse8.1 The warehouse: the basic standards8.2 The stock card8.3 The cereal bank account
  9. CHAPTER 9: Including Women and Young People9.1 Why inclusion is an economic strength9.2 The practical levers9.3 Inclusion grid
  10. CHAPTER 10: Connecting the Initiatives of the Territory10.1 The local network10.2 Training village facilitators10.3 Links with the other guides