Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Call for proposals on “Financial and Technical support for Young Social Entrepreneurs in Ukraine” is launched under the ‘EU4Youth – Unlocking the potential of young social entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine’ (hereinafter – the Project), which provides a comprehensive approach to developing the social entrepreneurial potential of young people in Moldova and Ukraine by creating a favorable ecosystem for social enterprises and encouraging and supporting more young social entrepreneurs in developing and implementing their innovative solutions to promote social integration and environmental sustainability in both countries.
- improving the legal framework for social entrepreneurship (SP) in Moldova and creating such legislation for Ukraine based on Moldova’s best practices;
- increasing the capacity of young social entrepreneurs in the field of business administration, fundraising and advocacy to promote the interests of social enterprises through the development of the Moldovan-Ukrainian network of young social entrepreneurs;
- motivating more young people in Moldova and Ukraine to create their own social startups and recognizing their contribution to social integration and reducing inequality;
- strengthening appropriate business support structures for young entrepreneurs in both countries, including start-up capital financing.
- strengthening the potential of young social entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine through coaching, mentoring and practical training;
- providing start-up funding for young people in Moldova and Ukraine to launch their social and entrepreneurial innovation projects, which help create additional employment opportunities for vulnerable youth, reduce inequality and environmental sustainability.
- The total estimated amount allocated under this Competition is 150,000 euros.
- Lot 1 for Ukraine: UAH 3,100,000
- Lot 2 for Moldova: 1,050,000 Moldovan lei
- The Customer reserves the right not to allocate all available funds or to change the distribution between lots if an insufficient number of project applications is received.
- The amount of grants
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must be within the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- minimum amount: 280,000 hryvnias / 190,000 lei
- maximum am ount: 310,000 hryvnias / 210,000 lei
- Job creation for vulnerable youth, especially young women, in Moldova and Ukraine
- Production of innovative services or goods that help solve environmental or social problems in the target countries and are limited by government support
- Marketing and advertising
- Organization of employee training in the workplace
- Definition: A project consists of a set of interrelated activities.
- Duration: The initial planned duration of the project cannot exceed 6 months.
- Place of residence: Geographical preference will be given to the following regions
- Lot 1 for Ukraine: all regions
- Lot 2 for Moldova: all regions except Cahul and Ungheni districts
For more information, visit https://egaliteint.org/grantovij-konkurs-dlya-soczialnyh-startapiv/