CPHDA works with its local partners to strengthen the livelihoods of individuals and households with a view to improving their living conditions. CPHDA, through its projects and programs in West and Central Africa, develops public policies that transform the economic environment at local, regional and national levels while creating sustainable economic opportunities for communities and businesses. CPHDA works with Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs), guarantee funds with the aim of promoting the financing of the business plans of young local entrepreneurs as well as women working in the economic sector in its countries of intervention to stimulate local economic growth.