Deadline: 29-Apr-25
The European Commission (EC) has launched the JoogJeef Program to strengthen the economic empowerment of women and girls in Senegal.
Sectors or Themes
- This call aims to support actions of:
- strengthening of the various roles of girls and women in economic and community development, through the improvement of their economic capacities;
- empowerment through training, financing and formalization of very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (VSMEs) owned by women and financial inclusion;
- development of female entrepreneurship;
- creation in rural areas of the regions concerned, and;
- promotion of entrepreneurial culture among women and girls in targeted regions (Tambacounda, Sédhiou, Kédougou, and suburbs of Dakar).
Priorities
- The priorities of this call for proposals are:
- Implementing a Human Rights-based approach;
- Encourage participation and pooling of resources with public stakeholders (such as: the Professional and Technical Training Financing Fund, Senegal Services, the Food Technology Institute, Senegal Connect, the Senegalese Small and Medium Enterprise Development and Supervision Agency, local authorities, etc.), youth organizations, women’s organizations and private sector stakeholders (companies, private training centers, etc.).
- Contribute to the implementation of the TEI IYBA in Senegal through the articulation of project proposals with:
- the IYBA project “ Supporting Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Support (SEED )” which aims to: improve access of SEED beneficiaries to business development services (financial and non-financial) through strengthened entrepreneurial ecosystems (both nationally and internationally); establish a business environment (rules, regulations and policies) conducive to the creation and growth of SEED beneficiaries; promote an inclusive entrepreneurial culture that encourages women and youth to create and develop SEED beneficiaries; improve access of entrepreneurial ecosystem businesses, SEED beneficiaries and other stakeholders to information on entrepreneurial ecosystems and approaches to strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems.
- the “Women” program Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) which aims to support the economic empowerment and financial inclusion of women entrepreneurs in sectors that contribute to the green economic transformation. WE4A focuses on women-owned very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (VSMEs) (Livelihood Enterprises, Niche or Dynamic Enterprises, High Growth Potential Enterprises (Startups) in green sectors.
Sectors or Themes
- This call aims to support actions of:
- strengthening of the various roles of girls and women in economic and community development, through the improvement of their economic capacities;
- empowerment through training, financing and formalization of very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (VSMEs) owned by women and financial inclusion;
- development of female entrepreneurship;
- creation in rural areas of the regions concerned, and;
- promotion of entrepreneurial culture among women and girls in targeted regions (Tambacounda, Sédhiou, Kédougou, and suburbs of Dakar).
Funding Information
- The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 6 050 000.
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must be between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- Minimum amount: EUR 1,800,000
- Maximum amount: EUR 2,000,000
Duration
- The initial planned duration of an action cannot be less than 40 months nor exceed 48 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person and
- have no profit motive and
- belong to one of the following categories of organizations: non-governmental organization, civil society organization, association, platform or consortium of civil society organizations and
- be effectively established in a Member State of the European Union with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Senegal and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and the affiliated entity(ies), without acting as an intermediary, and
- be, at the time of publication of this call for proposals, registered for at least 2 years with the competent services of Senegal.
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