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Context
Egypt has been through a lengthy transitional period of political transformation that has had negative consequences on its economy. Some of these consequences include the withdrawal of investments and shutting down or shrinkage of many businesses and sectors that used to absorb large numbers of skilled and unskilled youth, such as tourism. Moreover, this has coincided with the return of significant amounts of Egyptian expatriates from Libya and Iraq due to political turmoil. All of these events have resulted in a significant rise in unemployment in Egypt over the past few years.
Goals
The general objective of the SAGE project was to contribute towards a more enabling environment for sustainable inclusive economic growth in Egypt, fostered through effective and innovative civil society actions which deliver enhanced Business Development Services.
In particular, PPI aims to:
- Enhance the performance of 60 microenterprises (start-ups and existing) in three Egyptian governorates; and promote their capacity to provide job opportunities for 900 youth, through tailored business development services provided by 12 Egyptian CSOs (10 community-based organisations and 2 farmers cooperatives).
- Test 3 new modalities for the delivery of non-financial services to MSMEs: mobile-based coaching application in Minya, micro-franchising in Beni Sueif, and vouchers scheme in Sohag.
- Promote the employability of 1000 unemployed youth through capacity building, vocational and administrative trainings, and linking them to the labour market.
Beneficiaries
- 1080 youth (75% women) received Vocational and Administrative Training, of which 380 got employed
- 92 women and 59 men micro-entrepreneurs received coaching/mentorship and entrepreneurship training
- 1 central Entrepreneurship Development Support Unit & 12 branches were strengthened on Entrepreneurship, Micro-Franchise and Micro-Finance
