CFPs: Youth and Women Employment and Empowerment Project (Cameroon)

Aims

• The Youth and Women Employment and Empowerment Project is UNDP’s contribution to reducing unemployment among young people and women to empower them. Specifically, it aims to
  • provide equal access to quality training and guidance for young men and women;
  • ensure and promote equal access to entrepreneurship coaching for young men and women;
  • promote equal access to information on labor market opportunities for young men and women; and
  • accelerate the empowerment of young people and women through training and the transfer of vital skills for entrepreneurship.

What they support?

• Support for selected projects will be provided through three (3) modalities:
  • mobilization of technical assistance for capacity building;
  • direct financial contribution for investments in production and acquisition of light equipment; a
  • digital solution for the digitization of transactions (e-recording).

Expected Outcomes

• This project has two major outcomes, namely:
  • Result 1: Technical and operational capacities are provided to MSMEs, formalized or informal startups, and cooperatives led by young people and women to develop inclusive value chains in the agro-industry and green economy. With this outcome, young people and women in Cameroon will have solutions to
    • acquire useful skills to create and/or consolidate their activities/startups in the agro-food and green economy value chain and
    • focus on digital solutions that support activities related to the agro-food and green economy (recycling). The digital solution identified through this mapping should accelerate results around the identified value chain.
  • Result 2: MSMEs and startups led by young people and women have increased access to the AfCFTA through innovative, particularly digital, solutions. The project will facilitate access to the necessary skills to prepare young people and women for the African market, a common concern in most African countries. Digital hubs will play a key role in developing the digital ecosystem to facilitate the access of young people and women to the AfCFTA.

Who can respond to this call for projects? 

• This call for projects is intended for MSMEs, startups, and formal enterprises (legally constituted) led by young men or women aged 18 to 35, operating in the sectors of agro-industry, the green economy, and digital innovation related to the green economy or agro-industry, with high job creation potential, and located in Cameroon. Companies can be established in the following segments of the value chain:
  • Companies in production
  • Companies in processing
  • Companies in packaging
  • Companies in marketing

Eligibility Criteria

• Specific criteria for the enterprise:
  • Be an MSME or startup led by a young person (male or female) aged 18 to 35, legally constituted (attach a copy of the promoter’s ID card);
  • Operate in the fields of agro-industry value chains, the green economy, and digital innovation (provide supporting documentation);
  • Have needs related to the acceleration or growth of the activity (present a compliant business model);
  • Be willing to sign a commitment to non-defamation and non-claims.
• Specific criteria for the submitted project:
  • Have the potential to create jobs that facilitate the integration of young people (male and female), with at least two young people to be integrated (justify);
  • Not currently engaged in a support process by another technical and financial partner.

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