Leaders of 48 common pots received training and mentoring to help them start a commercial activity that generates complementary income.
"From the last few weeks, I have taken away a lot of learning, experiences and challenges that I will continue to set myself to continue feeding my pot," says Vilma Rafael, leader of the Santa Rosa de Villa common pot, located in Villa The Savior.
Along with Vilma, another 139 women in charge of organizing 48 common pots in Lima graduated from Alicorp's “Ollas que Develop” entrepreneurship program, taking with them knowledge that will help them continue improving the management of their pots and will allow them to share useful information. with his neighbors.
For 5 weeks, they deepened their knowledge in sales, value proposition, customer knowledge, training focused on finances and accounting, taught jointly by Juguete Pendiente, Alicorp, UPC and Mibanco who joined the program as allies.
This stage, aimed at managing a venture that generates complementary income for the pots, seeks to strengthen their capabilities through learning and seed capital that will materialize their business ideas. After the evaluation and support of their projects, the pots hope to access a fund granted in part by the Cargill company.
With a ceremony and presentation of diplomas, the first promotion of Pots that Develop culminated. “Ollas que Desarrollo not only teaches us and trains us, throughout this time it has also encouraged us to continue growing, to trust in ourselves and to value ourselves. Thanks to all the companies that join because they are part of the solution," says Magda Marquina, Leader of the Maria Fe de Ancón common pot.
It is worth remembering that Pots that Develop, emerged in 2022 with the purpose of accompanying the work of common pots through 3 fronts: food delivery, equipment and training to achieve self-sustainability. To date, it has benefited more than 370 community soup kitchens, fed more than 32,000 people, and above all, it has developed knowledge in organization, nutrition, and access to financial training in almost 1,000 women.