MVP project status

In progress 7

• Multicultural shops and pick-up points

  Network of partner shops by region, order pick-up in shops, online shop registration.

  70 % Partners wanted View

• Shipping Netherlands – Benin

  PostNL and DHL rates checked continuously, La Poste du Bénin, parcel tracking, claims, withdrawal and reshipping online.

  75 % Partners wanted View

• SIAM AWALÉ 2026 and Maakbrug 2027 Expo

  Digital ticketing, stand booking, artisan immersion, programme, pillars and organisation chart, pillar leads space, fair website siam-online.com; editions, tickets, partners, exhibitors and sponsorship offers managed in the administration.

  75 % Support needed View

• Regions and talent scouting

  Twelve provinces in the Netherlands and six hubs in Benin, regional leads, scouting records and immersion invitations.

  50 % Help needed View

• Search visibility and articles by AI

  Privacy-friendly visitor statistics, keywords, competitor watch and articles in three languages written by AI and reviewed by our team.

  40 % Help needed View

• Faster answers to applications

  AI reads applications (immersion, partnership, support, artisans, shops, pillars, trainings) and prepares a reply; our team checks it before it is sent.

  50 %

• Pillar trainings and certificates

  The pillar organisations offer paid trainings (free introduction video, modules, exam, verifiable certificate) in Benin and the Netherlands. We are looking for support to offer places to artisans.

  60 % Support needed View

Planned 1

• Mobile app and local payment

  Mobile access for artisans, order alerts and wider Mobile Money payment.

  5 % Partners wanted

Done 4

• Crafts marketplace

  Online shop of artisans from the Netherlands and Benin: product pages in three languages, cart, card payment (Mollie) and Mobile Money (Kkiapay), invoices.

  90 % View

• Three languages and AI translation

  All site texts in the database, in French, Dutch and English, editable in the administration with the help of Claude AI.

  90 %

• Sustainable Development Goals monitored

  Each pillar and training shows its SDGs and targets; AI compares them every month with the official United Nations framework.

  90 %

• Sending money to Benin

  Comparison of licensed providers to send money to families and artisans in Benin.

  80 % View

How to help us

• Help us

  Skills, time, contacts: write to us, every helping hand counts for the artisans.

  Write to us

• Support the project

  Fund a training, an artisan's stand at the Expo or the development of the MVP.

  Support

• Become a partner

  Shops, carriers, institutions, schools: let's build the Netherlands – Benin bridge together.

  Propose a partnership

Last updated: 03/10/2026 at 17:46