📋 Tender Overview
Maximum contribution $14,000,000
Partner profile DID - Développement international Desjardins
Sector
• Government And Civil Society, General: Human rights (15160) (5.00%)
• Banking And Financial Services: Education/training in banking and financial services (24081) (20.00%)
• Business And Other Services: Business Development Services (25030) (25.00%)
• Agriculture: Agricultural financial services (31193) (15.00%)
• Industry: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development (32130) (20.00%)
• General Environmental Protection: Environmental education/training (41081) (15.00%)
The project aims to increase the climate and economic resilience of women entrepreneurs. It does so using an integrated and innovative approach to support small-scale entrepreneurs. The project seeks to improve the enabling environment for women-led businesses in the agri-food sector. The implementation strategy will induce a culture change oriented towards a customer-based approach. Project activities include: (1) providing management and technical capacity building of women entrepreneurs and service providers supporting women entrepreneurs; (2) developing and improving financial non-financial products and services for women entrepreneurs; (3) adopting practices to enable these women-led businesses to minimize their risks and adapt to climate change; and (4) supporting practices that reduce the negative impact of economic activities on the environment. The project benefits at least 15,000 women-led businesses, mainly in the agri-food sector, two microfinance networks in Benin and various entrepreneurial support service providers.
Expected results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved climate change adaptation and performance of agribusinesses led by women; and (2) improve the performance of microfinance institutions and non-financial service providers in supporting greater adoption of climate-smart agriculture solutions by women entrepreneurs in managing their businesses.
