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CAURI CONNECT: Methodological Note & SERI Q1 Cohort 1

In West Africa, the assessment of financial inclusion is often limited to surface-level indicators (outputs). In light of this, the nonprofit organization WE CAURI is testing, through its CAURI CONNECT pilot program in Abomey (Benin), an evaluation framework focused on genuine empowerment: the Rapid Impact Assessment System (SERI). Based on double-loop learning, this model assesses participants’ capacity to act (agency) across five behavioral dimensions. At the midpoint of Cohort 1 (May–August 2026), preliminary data collected from the core group of active participants challenge two conventional assumptions: geographical proximity does not guarantee attendance, and the exclusive use of French tends to obscure learners’ leadership roles when it comes to national languages. This methodological note demonstrates the relevance of locally designed measurement tools for documenting transformation trajectories and adjusting on-the-ground support in real time.

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REPORT 2025

For WE CAURI, 2025 was a year of laying the foundation. It was not a year of spectacular results—but rather a year of patient, rigorous, and deliberate building. Founded in February 2025 in Abomey, in the Lègo neighborhood, our organization devoted its first few months to what any serious organization must do before acting on a large scale: establishing its structure, formalizing its approach, testing its hypotheses, and learning from the field. This annual report honestly documents this journey. It outlines what we’ve done, what we haven’t done yet, what we’ve learned—and what we’re planning for 2026. The Facts In 2025, WE CAURI supported 70 direct beneficiaries—90% of whom were young girls—through two pilot initiatives carried out in Abomey. The organization formalized its intervention methodology, established its governing bodies, participated in the 9th Science, Culture, and Technology Symposium at the University of Abomey-Calavi with two accepted papers, and was selected for several continental capacity-building programs. All of these activities were funded through the organization’s own resources and voluntary contributions. No external funding was secured during this first year. Our Approach We have chosen to publish this report because we believe that transparency is a prerequisite for credibility—not merely an administrative obligation. An organization that documents its learning as much as its achievements reveals something essential about who it truly is. Our ambition is not to do more. It is to do better.

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