Livelihood and economic empowerment
Local economies are not built by transfers. They are built by households whose income survives a second year. We work with entrepreneurs, many of them women and many displaced, on the three things that decide whether a small business lasts: capital, capability and a customer.
Aligned to
SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
What this involves
Three things this area of work actually consists of
Building household income that lasts, by supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses with mentorship, access to capital and training, to create robust and inclusive local economies.
Start-up support
Equipment and start-up kits matched to a trade the person already knows, rather than a trade a programme found convenient.
Training and mentorship
Business skills, record-keeping and pricing, delivered alongside people who have run the same kind of business locally.
Access to capital
Connecting households and enterprises to savings groups, cooperatives and financing routes that continue after our involvement ends.
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