100% Wealth Creation 100% Direct B2B 100% Entrepreneurship.

100% Wealth Creation

100% Direct B2B

100% Entrepreneurship

SOUTH AFRICAApplicant: HASSAH Arts & crafts

Question: marketing plan for the company

Result:

“I dropped Ingrid off today with a lot of tears, sadness and gratitude.”

“Thank you Ex-Change for making this possible. This added value to peoples’ lives who are in desperate need of food, hope, dignity and a future in South Africa. Thank you very much!”  Erika Tempel, General Director HASSAH,about expert Ingrid Macours and Ex-Change

PERU

Engineer Dirk Vervacke: "an enormous satisfaction for me, one of the highlights in my career!"

Applicant: Coffee plantation

Question: feasibility study for automatic sorting of coffee beans and improvement of the production proces

Result: increase of production by a factor of 9 to 12 (!)

ECUADOR

Question: business & financial plan, goal is to export to Europe.

Result: concrete action plan as a basis for the required credits with financial institutions.Additional credits were obtained and export is a given.

Applicant: Balsa Esmeraldeña produces FSC certified wood products.

UGANDA

Applicant: Vision Voice is a new radio station in Uganda that wishes to become a quality channel for news and entertainment.

Question: capacity build up of broadcasters

Result:http://www.newvision.co.ug/V/ Kampala - Vision Group's Long

Awaited radio station, Vision Voice 94.8 FM officially hit the airwaves of the country this morning. The Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kabushenga, said Vision Voice 94.8 is not just a new radio, but a new voice.

BURKINA FASO

Applicant: 'Transport CV' transports people and cargo and wants to improve and expand its activities.

Question: capacity build up of the technicians for maintainance and repair of the fleet and fine tuning a system for monitoring the workshop and warehouse.

Result:Mission completed, and furthermore contacts with a Flemish company for the purchase of spare parts.

UGANDA

Applicant: Jopo Farm is a cattle farm that also wants to start their own slaughterhouse according to HACCP standards.

Question: advice about the processes, procedures, standards and the general management of the slaughterhouse (including training of the butchers).

Result: an improved food schedule for the animals and an improved construction of the corrals.The expert made contact with Flemish companies for the slaughterhouse equipment .

PERU

Local applicant: "productos Alimentarios Misky" produces artisanal food

Question: - quality improvement and reduction of

turnaround time and production costs,- partial automation of the production

process.

Result:Expert Theo Speeleveld, together with the applicant, made a detailed step by step plan that is gradually being implemented.

UGANDA

Local Applicant: new lodge under constructionwith furniture in natural materials - and carpentry and training center.

Result: the expert taught basic principles in the field of materials and tools. Several dozen carpenters received training in the process.

Question: on the job technical training

MALAWI

Applicant: Nali Hot Sauces makes spicy sauces and wants to increase their activities quantitatively and improve qualitatively.

Question: technical training to improve quality in the whole chain.

Result:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nali_Sauce: - “The Nali sauce brands have attained cult status throughout the world for their hotness and taste.”- “One of Malawi's most popular sauces.”

- The expert contacted a company in Flanders for equipment (tanks, pumps and pipes) for the new plant of the company.

BURUNDI

Applicant: Fruito is a company that makes juice from pineapple, passion fruit and mango.

Question: they asked for a market study and business plan with the final aim of exporting to neighboring countries and Europe.

Result: the expert made recommendations on packaging, hygiene, raw materials, quality, marketing and a business plan. Back in Flanders, he contacted a company for filling machines and freezers.

SENEGALApplicants: 16 companies in the Agence de Développement et d'encadrement des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (ADEPME)

Question: the companies want to obtain access to the European market.

Result:- increased production, sales and quality.- export!

BURKINA FASO

Applicant: Société Africaine de Charcuterie et Salaisons is active in meat processing

Question: they asked for assistance with quality improvement and training of the team

Result: the expert made recommendations on internal organization, quality improvement and preservation. Back in Flanders, he made contacts with a company for machines for meat processing.

TOGO & BURKINA FASOBakeries

Applicant: various companies in Togo and Burkina Faso request expertise in running a bakery.

Question: improvement of the products, staff training, management etc.

result: A Flemish multinational in bread improvers has agreed to support the experts

with knowledge and to train the applicants if required.

MALAWI

Applicant: 'Nationwide’ has some wholesalers in the major cities of Malawi and is now focussing on retail.

Question: Business plan for the development of a chain of retail stores, regulations about the cold chain.

Result: the expert gave practical tips on shelving & display and anti-theft. He made a step by step plan with the applicant and gave information about HACCP and cold chain. Contacts were made with a Flemish supermarket for the export of retail products.

Ex-Change: Mission

The promotion of entrepreneurship as a sustainable and powerful tool

against poverty in developing economies

Strategy

Bring entrepreneurs from the North in direct contact with

entrepreneurs from developing economies to share knowledge and to build partnerships in a

global economy

Working Method Ex-Change

Search for expertise in the North

Re-quest

Search Organisation

Work trip

Match! Follow-up

Practical organisation, briefing etc.

Work Trip: 2 to 3 weeks, volunteer, all expenses paid by Ex-Change and applicant

Commitment to the long-term follow-up

Match!

Qualitative requests from SME/organization from the South

Countries and projects

Sectors

Agro-industry / food processing

Agriculture

Hotels/ catering/ tourism

Areas of competence

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Who are the volunteer experts?- More than 750 candidates

- Average 51 years

- Minimum 10 years experience

- Open-minded, inquisitive, flexible, available

- With or without support from a company or other organization