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Governance

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Governance

At each level of the RCPB, governance is ensured by two teams with complementary roles:

  • The leaders, representing the members and responsible for providing guidance;
  • The employees, the RCPB technicians, responsible for the day-to-day management of the different levels.

The leadership team is composed of three (3) statutory bodies elected at the Annual General Meeting:

  • The Board of Directors (BoD), comprising seven (7) members at the Credit Union level and nine (9) at the umbrella organization level. Each BoD has a President, a Vice-President, and a Secretary. Its role is to ensure the proper functioning of the entity (Credit Union or Umbrella Organization). To this end, it meets quarterly and as needed to review the entity’s situation and the functioning of each body. It reports to the General Meeting once a year.
  • The Supervisory Board (SB) comprises three (3) members, including a Chair and a Secretary. It meets at least four times a year and is responsible for overseeing the entity’s activities and its relationships with members. It reports to the Board of Directors and the General Assembly.
  • The Credit Committee (CC), also composed of three (3) members, including a Chair and a Secretary, is responsible for analyzing the loan portfolio, reviewing and approving members’ loan applications. It meets as needed and at least once a week. This body also reports to the Board of Directors and the General Assembly.
  • As of December 31, 2023, the RCPB had four hundred and fifty-five (455) managers, 42% of whom were women.
  • The technical team, composed of employees, manages and executes the daily operations of the Credit Unions and/or the Federation of Credit Unions of Burkina Faso. It holds monthly meetings to evaluate and plan activities and reports to the Board of Directors and the Federation of Credit Unions of Burkina Faso.
  • As of December 31, 2023, the RCPB had one thousand two hundred and thirty-three (1,233) employees, comprised of 25% men and 75% women.
  • These two teams are overseen by a General Assembly (GA) held no later than six (6) months after the end of the year. It is convened twenty (20) clear days before the effective date and brings together all members of the Credit Union or the Federation of Credit Unions of Burkina Faso.
  • The role of the General Assembly is to review the annual reports of the various bodies, examine and adopt the financial statements for the past year, approve the budget and planning for the current year, and elect and/or renew the terms of office of the officers.
  • The General Assembly of the Credit Union brings together all members of the Credit Union. Members are notified by posting notices at the Credit Union and through announcements in the media.

  • At the Federation level, the General Assembly brings together all the Chairpersons of the Boards of Directors of the thirty-five (35) Credit Unions, the Chairpersons of the Supervisory Boards, and the Directors of the Credit Unions. Credit union directors do not have voting rights during the General Assembly of the Burkina Faso People’s Credit Unions Federation