TIKOS
Changing Lives Forever
Kpalimé Briques
Triggering Project
Kpalimé Briques is located in a district capital in Togo, West Africa. It produces various types of cement bricks for sale in the surrounding area of Kpalimé. Since the customers expect short delivery times of 1-3 days and the orders are becoming increasingly larger, the scheduling is continuously more demanding. Deliveries are often made at night.
Kpalimé Briques is the first project of early 2022 initiated by the Chairman of the board of TIKOS as a trigger to found the association towards the end of 2022. Initially, he extended a loan to the enterprise, enabling it to acquire its first truck. With a second loan at the beginning of 2023, Kpalimé Briques was able to purchase a second truck, which allowed more flexibility and larger quantities for the continued growth. So that other young entrepreneurs can also be financially supported by TIKOS, the Chairman of the board also personally financed the purchase of the second truck.
Kpalimé Briques is a role model that shows how a small business can expand with the support of a lender. Today, Kpalimé Briques employs 60 individuals. With the inclusion of the founder's family members, over 100 people now benefit from a regular income.
TIKOS aspires to see other businesses it assists follow in the footsteps of Kpalimé Briques, fostering growth, job creation, and opportunities within the local communities they serve.
Progress: Kpalimé Briques
Raouf Akanga’s rapid business growth began with a private loan in early 2022 that enabled the purchase of a larger, newer truck for his young company. Since then, the firm has expanded from 6 to 60 employees, tripled its production area, increased its brick-manufacturing machines from 2 to 12, and grown its fleet from one to five trucks. Older trucks remain in use, one is cannibalized for spare parts, and the newest vehicle is a more reliable Chinese model.
In addition to enlarging the main site, the company opened a small branch with a sales office and is developing a further production area to serve customers more efficiently.