Who are we?

Réseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina Faso (RCPB)

The Network of People’s Credit Unions of Burkina Faso

United for a better life!

The first credit union was established in 1972. At that time, the credit union model, imported from Ghana, generated considerable enthusiasm among the people of Bougouriba, in the Southwest region of Burkina Faso. Supported by the International Rural Development Company of Canada (IRDC), later renamed Desjardins International Development (DID), these communities worked to establish credit …

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What we provide

Our areas of intervention

A range of credit products, allowing you to realize your projects through financing tailored to your needs.

Retirement savings plan, Family protection assistance, Education annuity, Baoré mixed plan, Sponsored account.

A range of accessible, diversified, safe, profitable savings products tailored to your needs.

1

Faitière

35

Credit unions

200 +

Points of sale

1 +

Million members

RCPB

Our vision

By 2026, the RCPB is the cooperative movement with the best financial and social performance in the WAEMU area, through the commitment of people, quality of service and digitalization.

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Our latest news

Réseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina

17 . June . 2025

SIDWAYA PRESS: Women’s Economic Empowerment

These resilient women owe their success to the accessible and tailored loans of the Credit Union Network. They are enterprising, resilient, and resourceful—these women from towns and villages who work in agri-food processing, weaving, dyeing, sewing, small businesses, and more. Thanks to the accessible and tailored loans offered by the Burkina Faso Credit Union Network …