Strengthening of a Productive Group "GSP" in the Popayán Municipality

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In coordination with SENA and UNICACUCA, Acopi - Cauca has identified some entrepreneurial endeavors, which have a good communitary base and need to be strengthened. In order to make this possible, some work methodologies have been developed and count with a description of these Productive Groups. These groups carry out activities concerning the production of goods and the provision of services. Because these activities have already started it is easier to work with them. As a result of intensive group work they have already identified the main issues that need to be taken care of and their comparative and competitive advantages, which are listed below:The Productive Groups have developed their businesses under market conditionsThey are and cab be integrate into the local economyThey have a relative division of laborTheir work force consists of their associates, families and neighborsThe actors involved share and have a defined territoryTheir skills come from their family legacyThey have environmental friendly processesThey have interesting informal ways of internal organization and mutual agreementsThey respond to formal and informal organizationsThey have an increasing demand for their services and productsThey have diagnosis and inventories of their needs that should be included in their improvement planGeneral ObjectiveImprove the managerial and operative processes as well as the associative relations of a Productive Group in Pueblillo and Sendero, in the Municipality of Popayán-Cauca, as a pilot and focalized process.Specific ObjectivesStrengthening their managerial and operational and processPromote and develop of their associative relationsEvaluate, systematize and diffuse the project's learned lessonsComponents and ActivitiesComponent 1: Strengthening of their managerial and operational and processFormalization of the Productive GroupTraining in: Technical areas, administration and good practices directors and beneficiariesDefinition of a Managerial PlanCelebrate contracts and agreements for providing goods and servicesImplement a cost systemComponent 2: Promote and develop of their associative relationsGradually increase the number of members of the Productive GroupDesign new services that the Productive Group will offer to its beneficiariesImplement an incentive program to its beneficiariesIncrease the incidence that the Productive Group has over the local areaComponent 3: Evaluate, systematize and diffuse the project's learned lessonsDevelop and adjust different type of tools that would help quantify the projects development according to its Yearly Operative PlanBeneficiaries: 80 familiesExpected ResultsThe project will allow conforming a Productive Group that is sustainable, competitive and has a commercial credibility.This Productive Group will be able to offer qualified services according to the market demand.At the end of the project, there is going to be a strengthened Productive Group that will provide job opportunities to at least 60% of its members.