The Ivory Coast-based Mon Artisan is a skill-on-demand digital platform for artisans and gig workers in the informal sector, offering a wide range of services, including plumbing, home repairs and maintenance, IT support, and others. Also available in Burkina Faso, Mon Artisan allows customers to easily and quickly book work from qualified and reliable artisans in fields such as plumbing, electricity, carpentry, and painting. “This informal sector is filled with skilled workers who need better work opportunities, while middle-class citizens regularly need affordable and credible services.”Mon Artisan has created “a bridge” to connect this unmet demand with a supply of hand-picked workers. Sesse said the platform has been generally well-received and seen strong adoption levels. “We plan to cover almost all the countries of French-speaking West Africa within three years, starting this year with Senegal,” Sesse said.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 08, 2023 06:01 UTC