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CEED GROW: Growing and Scaling Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Social & Civil Affairs Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The CEED GROW project aims to enhance the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of 300 small and medium-sized businesses and female entrepreneurs. In doing so, it will reduce the human capital gap and increase the number of femaleRead more

Maharat MED – Developing Youth Employability & Entrepreneurial Skills Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The Maharat MED project aimed to develop an entrepreneurial spirit in young people, transforming job seekers into job creators who are able to increase employment opportunities. Developed by the Business Development Centre (BDC) in Jordan and inRead more

Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs) Economic Development and Employment Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives  Med4Jobs is a flagship initiative from the Union for the Mediterranean to help increase the employability of young people and women, close the gap between labour demand and supply, and foster a culture of entrepreneurship and private-sector development. Developed by theRead more

Capacity Building Programme on Water Integrity in the Middle East and North Africa Water, Environment & Blue Economy Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The Capacity Building Programme on Water Integrity in the Middle East and North Africa aimed to help improve quality of life in the MENA region through sustainable water resource management. Most countriesRead more

High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe) Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The High Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment (HOMERe) project is predominantly aimed at high-achieving students in their last year of study before graduation, with the objective of easing their transition from an academic environment to a graduate position in their own country.Read more

Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) Higher Education & Research Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives The Mediterranean New Chance (MedNC) project addresses the socio-professional integration of young people, particularly of those who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). It does this by strengthening cooperation among stakeholders, in particular second chance schools. The project, part ofRead more

UPFI Sfax Taparura Project Transport & Urban Development Ongoing Labelled projects Context and objectives Sfax Taparura was one of the 12 urban development projects selected during the Project Identification Phase of the Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI), launched during the Senior Officials’ Meeting held in Barcelona on 7-8 April 2014. The Project received the UfM labelRead more

The Mediterranean RESCP Post Rio+20 project aims to provide access to financing for companies adopting Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)/ Resource Efficiency (RE) models as well as stimulate the development of green industries and entrepreneurship.

Promoting Financial Inclusion via Mobile Financial Services in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives The Promoting Mobile Financial Services in Mediterranean Partner Countries project helped the Central Banks of Jordan and Morocco to expand access to financial services across their populations. Access to quality financial services —Read more

Over the course of an initial 5-year period, the project will contribute majorly to the depollution of the Lake of Bizerte, in northern Tunisia, and reduce indirect pollution impacting the Mediterranean Sea, through an integrated and concerted approach involving local stakeholders while investing in facilities to reduce liquid or solid waste and air emissions around the Lake.