UfM
GRANT SCHEME
Projects
2023

Location: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia.

Beneficiaries:

• 100 Young unemployed women (age 18 to 30) from Beja in Tunisia, Rabat in Morocco, and Cairo in Egypt.
• 300 Young individuals from the 8 targeted countries (between 18 and 30 years old) currently undergoing training in digital jobs who wish to acquire complementary skills.
• FabLab Managers from the three Solidarity FabLabs of the Orange Foundation.

Results:

• Improved range of green economy-related training and capacity building programs
• 300 job seekers (at least 50% women) upskilled with green digital skills and gain access to new opportunities in the digital and green economy.
• Increased resources for women to start green enterprises and to work in ecologically relevant sectors through more information and skilling opportunities.

Location: Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine

Beneficiaries:

• At least 120 youth and women from vulnerable communities, including refugees and migrants, working in agriculture and agricultural-related activities in Egypt, Lebanon, and Palestine
• At least 15 local organisations working on the improvement of livelihood opportunities in environmentally sustainable sectors in the Southern Mediterranean region.

Results:

• Women and young people from vulnerable communities in Lebanon, Egypt, and Palestine, including migrants and refugees, improve their skills as agricultural producers to foster the environmental and social sustainability of their production and distribution.
• Women and young people from vulnerable communities in Lebanon, Egypt, and Palestine improve their access to funding opportunities specifically dedicated to green and social enterprises in the agricultural sector.
• Local organizations working on the improvement of livelihood opportunities for vulnerable groups in ecologically relevant sectors strengthen their networking and coordination capacities to enhance lobbying and advocacy initiatives at the regional level.

Location: Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia.

Beneficiaries:

• 150 young people from Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia interested in career development in the sectors of waste management, tourism, energy and agriculture.
• 110 MSMEs and entrepreneurs in the target green sectors
• Training centres: 30 trainers from the 3 target countries and their local

Results:

• Increased training opportunities for young people to acquire employment-relevant skills and qualifications in relevant sectors related to the green economy transition, particularly in waste management, tourism, energy, and agriculture, in Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan.
• Improved access of entrepreneurs and MSMEs in Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan to relevant knowledge and capacity on green business development and green economy transition.

Location: Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia.

Beneficiaries:

• More than 45 enablers, business support organisations, incubators, accelerators, public institutions, private sector organisations, decision makers and NGOs acting in the green and circular economy.
• 60 Women entrepreneurs (20 by country) operating within the green and circular economy in Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia.

Results:

• 60 Women Entrepreneurs in green /circular economy benefit from a comprehensive acceleration program, increasing their engagement in employment, entrepreneurship, and leadership positions
• 15 women entrepreneurs in green/circular economy benefit from mentoring program to reinforce / implement their businesses.
• 45 enablers and actors of the entrepreneurial ecosystems are trained to offer better support to women entrepreneurs in the green and circular economy.

Location: Egypt

Beneficiaries:

• 100 direct beneficiaries, including 60 young women and 40 young men between 18 and 35 years old.
• 400 indirect beneficiaries, including households of direct beneficiaries and jobs created through the development of entrepreneurial projects.

Results:

• Young women and men in Assiut governorate receive trainings to acquire the necessary skills on green entrepreneurship and are supported to create or develop their green enterprises.
• A more conducive environment to support the green transition emerges in the governorate, with an increase of income generation and job creation in green and sustainable related sectors.
• Gender equality is mainstreamed throughout the project by the provision of tailored capacity building measures to start their green enterprises and through awareness-raising events on the role of women in the green economy.