Private Sector Approach to Economic Development for Refugees, Displaced Populations & Host Communities

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Status

active

Period

November 2022 - November 2027

Countries

WAEMU Djibouti Democratic Republic of Congo Benin Chad Morocco Mali Kenya Senegal Gambia Uganda Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Zambia Cameroon Ethiopia Togo Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Somalia Malawi South Sudan Eritrea Mozambique South Africa Egypt Rwanda Nigeria Tanzania Zimbabwe Eswatini Niger

Focus Areas

Refugees and Displaced Persons

This program will create opportunities for individuals to generate wealth, absorb financial shocks, and live self-reliantly through:

  • Provide 64,000 MSME or start-ups training and individual consulting for business growth.
  • Provide in-house investment fund to 38,000 to existing and start-up businesses.
  • Create a refugee entrepreneur fellowship to reach 120 individuals and Refugee Led Organizations (RLOs) through training and tailored business expansion support
  • Leveraging a pan-African network of organizations and anchor firms to increase private sector engagement through core business activities and access to financing.
  • Facilitate market integration of RDP communities into trade routes, development plans, and supply chains.