ASSOCIATED VOLUNTEER experts

Audit and marketing support for an SME in China

From June 27 to July 5, 2025, AVe experts Jean-Baptiste Génin and Maryse Michotey visited Flexkys in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China

FLEXKYS ELEC TECH CO, a company specializing in the design and manufacture of man-machine interaction solutions, offers its customers around the world a wide range of quality products, customized or not, such as: tactile switches, membrane panels, silicone keyboards, plastic components, printed circuits, flexible pressure sensors... These products are used in household appliances, commercial, medical and sports equipment, industrial control instruments...

Flexkys ensures the quality and traceability of all products manufactured by the production site best suited to customer requirements.

	Flexkys team with Thomson (CEO) and the 2 AVe experts, Jean-Baptiste and Maryse	Quality department with control equipment under Thomson's authority

A 2 1/2-week mission in the DRC

Jean-François spent two and a half weeks in the DRC, in Kindu to be precise, somewhere in central-eastern DRC, not far from the Rwandan border and a two-hour flight from Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC.
capital of the DRC. He was approached by three Congolese women's ASBLs (non-profit associations) and a 4th organization with the aim of rationalizing the development...

Jean-François surrounded by his various contacts

Two AVe experts take part in SELAB (Abidjan Livestock Summit) from November 21 to 24, 2024 with several French livestock partners.

Responding to an invitation from the Ivory Coast's Minister of Livestock, Bernard, AVe expert in pig breeding, and Daniel, Ave expert in cattle breeding, took part in SELAB on a joint stand with several French livestock partners: IFIP (Institut Français du Porc), AXIOM, French leader in pig genetics, CFC (Celtic Freight Consulting), UNIPORC.

Joint stand at SELAB: IFIP, AXIOM, CFC, UNIPORC, AVe		Bernard at the conference  "Biosecurity in African pig farming"

Drafting of the specifications, taking into account the adjustments and modifications made by the sisters, which enabled the contractor, Mr. Diatta, to put a figure on the project; after checking the estimate and the usual negotiations, preparation of the works contract; trip to Senegal for the signing of the contract in December.

Early January 2023 : start of foundation work ; trip to Senegal in February, then in May to check on progress, start of maternity ward elevations. 

Back in Senegal at the beginning of October, the elevations of the two buildings are nearing completion, then in February 2024 I see that the dispensary's framework is being erected, the plasterwork on the facades is complete, and the electricians have begun their incorporation work.

In October, we visited the two buildings to take delivery. A few minor reservations were noted, which the contractor promised to resolve before the inauguration. The facility has been in operation since early September.

Saturday November 30, 2024, inauguration of the dispensary and maternity unit (some forty births have already taken place) in the presence of VIPs and an impressive number of villagers. 

Inauguration of the center in the presence of Mother MARIE JOSE, superior general of the SAINT THOMAS DE VILLENEUVE hospitable sisters.

Mission program

• Field visit to the territory of the future Kikot dam - accompanied by Robert Bidime, President of GIC NYBON (GIC located on the territory of the future dam).

This territory, comprising a dozen villages, corresponds to the arrondissement of Nyanon (main village), which is the only one to have a town hall.
We followed the road from the future dam site (Kikot), passing from village to village. Along the way, we stopped to greet traditional chiefs and the sub-prefect, had a reception at the Nyanon town hall, met under a tree with the main traditional chief of the area and, at the end of the day, held a discussion with some fifty people from the GIC NYBON.

The conclusion is as follows: the potential for agricultural production in this area to supply the 4,000 employees who will work on the dam can only be significantly increased by agricultural development of the savannah zone.

Louis exchanges views under a tree with the main authorities in the area of the future dam

Audit by two AVe experts of pig farms prior to the introduction of High Genetic Value breeding stock

	Audit of Mr Sié Coulibaly's farm in Agnibilékrou

3^rd intervention by Eric, AVe "project management" expert at Djilas Sénégal

For the 3^rd time, Eric, an AVe expert specializing in building management, visited Djilas to check on the progress of the dispensary and maternity hospital construction site. The company is doing a good job, with work scheduled to take 10 months, but progressing more slowly than expected.

the entrance to the current Djilas health center	Progress of work on the new center

Proposing a marketing plan for a toy manufacturing SME in Algeria 

As part of an agreement with PUM (Netherlands Association for the Transfer of Voluntary Skills, like AVe), AVe expert Jean-Baptiste spent two weeks in Algeria. His objective was to propose a marketing plan to a toy manufacturing SME located in Ghardaïa, the country's last city before the immense Saharan desert just to the south.