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KONAN KALOUVOLUME II · COMPLETE EDITIONTHE TERRITORIALBUILDER'SHANDBOOKMutual societies · Cooperatives · VSLAs· Participatory budgetingSOUVERAINIA · COMPLETE EDITION
Complete edition · Volume II

The Territorial Builder's Handbook and Green Agribusiness

Mutual societies · Cooperatives · VSLAs · Participatory budgeting

by Konan Kalou

The four Territory Guides brought together in one complete field handbook.

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The field handbook for the builders of territories.

Our villages lack neither land, nor talent, nor solidarity. They lack organization, method and transparency. This volume brings together Konan Kalou's four Territory Guides in one complete, practical handbook.

Module 1 — Mutual societies and village governance: creation in six steps, model constitution and internal rules, a legitimate general assembly, a transparent treasury, a village governance charter.

Module 2 — Green agribusiness and cooperatives: agricultural business plan, fast composting, water-saving irrigation, agroecological calendar, operating accounts for rice, maize and market gardening, model SCOOPS constitution, supply contract.

Module 3 — The solidarity economy: VSLAs and their three-padlock cash box, the community cereal bank, the inclusion of women and young people.

Module 4 — Territorial leadership: five-year Strategic Development Plan, participatory budgeting, digitized revenue, accountability, the Decision-Maker's Transparency Charter.

For mutual society presidents, cooperatives, community facilitators, local elected officials and their partners.

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    Contents

    MODULE 1: Community Engineering and Mutual Societies

    1. CHAPTER 1: Why Organize1.1 The three diseases of community projects1.2 What a development mutual society is1.3 The aligned mutual society
    2. CHAPTER 2: Creating a Mutual Society in Six Steps2.1 Overview2.2 Step 1 — Gather the founding core2.3 Step 2 — Write the vision on one page2.4 Step 3 — Draft the constitution
    3. CHAPTER 3: The Model Constitution of the Mutual Society3.1 How to use this model3.2 Model constitution3.3 Mistakes to avoid
    4. CHAPTER 4: The Internal Rules4.1 What the internal rules are for4.2 Model internal rules
    5. CHAPTER 5: Organizing a Legitimate General Assembly5.1 What makes an assembly legitimate5.2 Before: the preparation5.3 During: the model agenda5.4 Elections without division
    6. CHAPTER 6: Managing Contributions and the Treasury6.1 The four golden rules of the treasury6.2 The contributions register6.3 The cash book6.4 The monthly cash-flow table
    7. CHAPTER 7: The Village Governance Charter7.1 Several authorities, one village7.2 Model charter7.3 Keeping the charter alive
    8. CHAPTER 8: Setting Up and Monitoring a Community Project8.1 The one-page project sheet8.2 The project budget8.3 Monitoring the works8.4 Handover and review
    9. CHAPTER 9: Lasting Beyond the Founders9.1 Preparing the succession from the first term9.2 Keeping the memory9.3 Self-assessment grid for local self-reliance

    MODULE 2: Green Agribusiness and Cooperatives

    1. CHAPTER 1: Thinking Like an Agri-Entrepreneur1.1 From subsistence to business1.2 The market first1.3 Agroecology, a profitable strategy
    2. CHAPTER 2: The Simplified Agricultural Business Plan2.1 Why write a plan2.2 The ten-heading model2.3 The risk matrix
    3. CHAPTER 3: Living Soil and Fast Composting3.1 Why compost3.2 The ingredients3.3 The fast heap compost method3.4 Using the compost
    4. CHAPTER 4: Water Under Control4.1 Save before you irrigate4.2 Rainwater harvesting techniques4.3 Gravity drip irrigation4.4 Calculating your water needs
    5. CHAPTER 5: The Agroecological Cropping Calendar5.1 The principles5.2 An example of rotation over four seasons5.3 The model calendar5.4 Natural crop protection
    6. CHAPTER 6: Projected Operating Accounts6.1 Reading an operating account6.2 Example 1 — Irrigated rice, 1 hectare6.3 Example 2 — Rain-fed maize, 1 hectare6.4 Example 3 — Market gardening (tomato), a quarter of a hectare
    7. CHAPTER 7: The SCOOPS, Uniting to Produce and Sell7.1 Why a cooperative7.2 The cooperative principles7.3 Model constitution of a SCOOPS7.4 The internal rules of the SCOOPS: the essential points
    8. CHAPTER 8: Selling Better8.1 The four levers of a good price8.2 The supply contract8.3 Warehouse receipt credit (warrantage)
    9. CHAPTER 9: Financing Your Farm9.1 The financing staircase9.2 The rules of prudence

    MODULE 3: The Social Economy, VSLAs and Cereal Banks

    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

    MODULE 4: Territorial Leadership and Participatory Budgeting

    1. CHAPTER 1: The Aligned Territorial Leader1.1 Power as service1.2 The three consciousnesses of the decision-maker1.3 The ten commitments of the territorial leader
    2. CHAPTER 2: Understanding Your Territory2.1 The participatory diagnosis2.2 The diagnostic tools2.3 Completing with data
    3. CHAPTER 3: The Five-Year Strategic Development Plan3.1 The SDP roadmap3.2 The steering committee3.3 The vision and the axes3.4 The programming matrix
    4. CHAPTER 4: From Plan to Budget4.1 The link between plan and budget4.2 Reading a local budget4.3 The budget calendar
    5. CHAPTER 5: Participatory Budgeting5.1 The principle5.2 The seven-stage cycle5.3 The rules to set in advance5.4 The project proposal sheet
    6. CHAPTER 6: Mobilizing and Digitizing Local Revenue6.1 The virtuous circle of local taxation6.2 The leaks to close6.3 Digitization step by step6.4 The revenue monitoring table
    7. CHAPTER 7: Accountability, Giving an Account to the People7.1 What an accountability session is7.2 The model session7.3 The rules of a successful session
    8. CHAPTER 8: The Decision-Maker's Transparency Charter8.1 Keeping the charter alive
    9. CHAPTER 9: The Dashboard of the Term of Office9.1 Measuring in order to steer9.2 The model dashboard9.3 The quarterly review
    10. CHAPTER 10: Working With All the Actors of the Territory10.1 The partners of local development10.2 The partnership agreement

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