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src:url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/fonts\/.eot'); src:url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/fonts\/.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/fonts\/.woff') format('woff'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/fonts\/.ttf') format('truetype'), url('https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/themes\/thefox\/includes\/4k-icons\/icons\/fonts\/.svg#oi') format('svg'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}#rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .:before{font-family: ''; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}#rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .:before{content: \"\";}<\/style>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" >.rd_list_1 .list_item_ctn { border-color:#ECF0F1}.rd_list_1 #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .list_icn i,.rd_list_1_alt #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .list_icn i{color:#009DE0;}.rd_list_2 #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha:after{background:#000000;}.rd_list_2 #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .list_icn i{color:#009DE0;}.rd_list_3 #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .list_icn,.rd_list_5 #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .list_icn,.rd_list_6 #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .list_icn{background:#009DE0;}.rd_list_4 #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha{background:#009DE0;}#rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha h3{color:#7f7f7f;}#rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha p{color:#000000;}.rd_list_7 #rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha .list_icn{color:#009DE0;}<\/style><div class=\"list_item_ctn\" id=\"rand_s9qv9ryxdv0et1zftcha\"><div class=\"list_icn\"><i class=\"\"><\/i><\/div><a href=\"#media\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_desc\"><h3>Media contact<\/h3><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- lists END-->\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676297060285{margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 00px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595856528576{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]The UfM Grant Schemes aim at improving the employment situation, particularly those from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries. People already more vulnerable to economic shocks and restricted mobility, such as informal workers, blue-collar workers, youth and women, are especially affected and thereby the primary target groups. The grant schemes reflect the UfM\u2019s determination to respond to the economic crisis on regional, national, and local levels, by improving the citizens\u2019 employment situation as well as the business environment for entrepreneurs and MSMEs.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/grant-scheme-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UfM launched a Grant Scheme for Employment Promotion<\/a> in 2020 aiming at improving the employment situation, particularly those from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595856536180{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In February 2023, the UfM launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/grant-scheme-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new Grant Scheme to Promote Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Green Economy<\/a>. This Grant Scheme\u2019s global objective is to support the green transformation of the Southern Mediterranean economies with a view of supporting employment promotion in the green economy. The call for not-for-profit organisations is especially designed to benefit vulnerable groups, which are disproportionately affected by the consequences of climate change and the related changing socio-economic landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, following the experience of the previous Grant Schemes, the UfM launched the third edition of the initiative: The Grant Scheme for the promotion of inclusive digital trade, created to address challenges that SMEs, cooperatives and entrepreneurs can face within the e-commerce sector.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676297052565{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe UfM Grant Schemes reflect the UfM\u2019s determination to respond to the economic crisis on regional, national, and local levels, by improving citizens\u2019 employment situations as well as the business environment for entrepreneurs and MSMEs\u201d. &#8211; <strong>Nasser Kamel, UfM Secretary General<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1722427991062{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;call24&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;UfM Grant Scheme for the Promotion of Inclusive Digital Trade &#8211; 2024&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1722422321247{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595933122772{margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595933109046{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;26&#8243;]The Grant Scheme for the Promotion of inclusive digital trade aims to support and increase the participation of relevant entities, such as SMEs, cooperatives, entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and business communities in e-commerce, with a particular focus on business organizations led and operated by women in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia. It intends to identify and address the challenges business organizations face in e-commerce through training and capacity-building measures.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Through this Grant Scheme, the UfM reaffirms its commitment to promoting trade and exports in the region as a vehicle for economic growth, with a focus on the Southern Mediterranean countries.<\/p>\n<p>With the financial support of GIZ, on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) and the Agencia Espa\u00f1ola de Cooperaci\u00f3n Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Grant_Scheme_2024_Brochure-10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download the promotional brochure of the UfM Grant Scheme (PDF)<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1722422385459{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_igbtg6n1bqyulsbmkqlk a{color:#ffffff; background:#dd3333; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:50px;}#b_igbtg6n1bqyulsbmkqlk a:hover{color: ; background:#ff1e1e ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_center tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_igbtg6n1bqyulsbmkqlk\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt mediumlarge_rd_bt  ufmproject_button\" href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/grant-scheme-2024\/\" target=\"yes\" >Read the guidelines and apply today<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full-width-section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1712652414549{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ececec !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;call23&#8243;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595511414139{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;UfM Grant Scheme for green jobs &#8211; 2023&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676291863204{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595857355966{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With the <a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/grant-scheme-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grant Scheme to Promote Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Green Economy<\/a>, the UfM is actively supporting not-for-profit organisations that work to advance the green transition of economies in the Southern Mediterranean in an inclusive and socially just way.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595857363539{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Building\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/ufm-grant-scheme-projects-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the previous UfM Grant Scheme<\/a>, which supported employment promotion projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Grant Scheme focuses on sustainable approaches to job creation, skill acquisition and entrepreneurship in the green economy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Grant_Scheme_2023_Brochure_0323.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the promotional brochure of the 2023 UfM Grant Scheme (PDF)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595857355966{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>With the financial support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giz.de\/en\/html\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIZ<\/a>, on behalf of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmz.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aecid.es\/ES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agencia Espa\u00f1ola de Cooperaci\u00f3n Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_xlictgzy2yx9e7lcm67q a{color:#ffffff; background:#29aa27; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px;  margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; font-weight:900; border-radius:50px;}#b_xlictgzy2yx9e7lcm67q a:hover{color: ; background:#1cea60 ;}<\/style><div class=\"ta_center tf_btn_pos\" id=\"b_xlictgzy2yx9e7lcm67q\" ><a class=\"rd_normal_bt mediumlarge_rd_bt  ufmproject_button\" href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/ufm-grant-scheme-projects-2023\/\" target=\"yes\" >Discover the projects<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1712652421191{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;call20&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;UfM Grant Scheme for employment &#8211; 2020-2022&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676292404289{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595933122772{margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595933109046{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; line_height=&#8221;26&#8243;]Four projects were awarded the UfM Grant, benefitting 18,000 individuals in 7 UfM Member States, namely, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco and Tunisia. These projects tackle the labour challenges in the fields of entrepreneurship, women empowerment, sustainable tourism, as well as education and research with an overall budget of 1.13 million euros.\u00a0The selected projects were: <a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/project\/flower-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FLOWER<\/a> (Fostering Local Market Opportunities for Women\u2019s Empowerment and Resilience); <a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/project\/mast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAST<\/a> (Mediterranean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism post COVID-19), <a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/project\/rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RISE<\/a> (Resilience and Innovation through Strengthened Entrepreneurship), <a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/project\/searched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEARChED<\/a> (Strengthening Employment and entrepreneurial Activities to Recover COVID-19 Epidemic Damages).<\/p>\n<p>The UfM Grant scheme 2020 was supported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giz.de\/en\/html\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German Development Cooperation<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmz.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/UfM-brochure-grant.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the promotional brochure of the 2020 UfM Grant Scheme (PDF)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\" >#b_31944g1fndai5zkk9bdt a{color:#ffffff; 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