Access to finance for sme’s in jordan
Enable access to finance, financial literacy education and mentoring programs for SMEs in Jordan.
Deriving from extensive experience in neighbouring countries, the coalition partners have expressed their commitment to join forces in order to create access to finance for SMEs in Jordan to whom existing financial instruments tend to be out of reach. Powering local economic growth and resilience, the coalition aims to combine access to finance with financial literacy education and mentoring – targeting young, female and migrant entrepreneurs (including refugees, returnees and internally displaced people). Enabling and stimulating financing needed for underserved entrepreneurs who want to grow their (micro) business.
ING Impact Finance invests in projects that generate measurable social and environmental impact – as well as a financial return. Aiming to contribute to the socioeconomic development of communities in emerging as well as developing countries.
SPARK offers access to higher education and supports entrepreneurship development in fragile states so that young, ambitious people can lead their societies into stability and prosperity.
Other coalitions
Agri supply chain improvement in Iraq
Iraq
To improve the livelihood of Iraq based farmers through needs-based agri supply chain optimisation
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Youth empowerment, psycho-social support & job and life skills training in Lebanon
Lebanon (potential scaling to Jordan and Iraq)
Support youth engagement and provide youth with life skills and job opportunities through training, apprenticeship, and other strategies
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A new generation of justice leadership in Iraq
Iraq
Enable access to justice innovation to a future generation of justice practitioners.
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Improve livelihoods of vulnerable women through skills & economic development in Lebanon
Lebanon
Work together to provide vulnerable women with a source of income to provide their livelihoods
March Lebanon, Unilever