UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
$13,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Lebanon
- Fiscal year
- 2023-2024
- Agreement period
- March 15, 2024 – June 30, 2031
- Project status
- Implementation
- Reference
- CA-3-P013011001
Published purpose
The Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Advancing Women-Led Enterprises in Lebanon project aims to improve the economic security, stability, and prosperity of 1,200 women-led micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and entrepreneurs in productive sectors with high growth and export potentials in Lebanon. The project seeks to achieve this by improving the business-enabling environment by strengthening the capacities and procedures of public and private institutions to better serve and promote women-led businesses. It seeks to improve funding availability and related financial instruments through matching grants, an equity fund scheme and a gender-sensitive digital business matchmaking platform. It focuses on improving women-led business’ agencies’ access to financial products and engage with local and international markets by strengthening their financial, business, investment and export readiness skills.
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This project supports 1,200 women-led small and medium enterprises in Lebanon by improving business environments, access to finance, and market readiness, with funding from Global Affairs Canada.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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