Deadline: 28-Jul-25
The Enabel is requesting applications for its initiative titled “Improving the Sustainable Productive Capacities of existing MSEs in the West Bank to enhance their Economic Resilience and Competitiveness.”
Objectives
- The overall objective of the project is: “To contribute to enhancing economic resilience in Palestine”.
- The specific objective is: “To enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.” These objectives will be achieved through one key result:
- Improved sustainable productive capacities of MSEs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Funding Information
- The total indicative amount available under this call for proposals is 1.700.000 EUR.
- Any grant application must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- Minimum amount for Lot 1: EUR 500,000
- Maximum amount for Lot 1: EUR 1,000,000
- Minimum amount for Lot 2: EUR 500,000
- Maximum amount for Lot 2: EUR 700,000
Expected Outcomes
- Expected results are:
- Improved sustainable productive capacities of existing MSEs in the West Bank:
- Existing MSEs are supported through tailored-made and quality business support services
- MSEs are enabled to address their legal business-related challenges
- MSEs are better able to secure their financing needs
- Improved sustainable productive capacities of existing MSEs in the West Bank:
Eligible Activities
- To ensure quality services that are relevant to the needs of the targeted beneficiaries and the local economy, and the overall objectives of the Action, the call for proposals will select actions that:
- Demonstrate experience in supporting micro-and small businesses to endure and recover from and prepare for (future) shocks (economic, political, or even environmental)., as well as to ensure that essential operations can continue during and after a crisis.
- Demonstrate experience in supporting micro-and small businesses in Palestine with both financial (loans/grants) and non-financial (capacity building, business training, mentoring, coaching) support.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting micro-and small businesses on legal frameworks, registration requirements, and legal support services.
- Demonstrate experience in supporting micro-and small businesses to better able to secure financing needs.
Ineligible Activities
- The following types of action are not admissible:
- actions consisting exclusively or primarily of sponsoring the participation of individuals in workshops, seminars, conferences and conventions
- actions consisting exclusively or primarily of financing individual scholarships for studies or training
- actions consisting of (or resulting in) acts committed with the intention of seriously intimidating the individuals, groups, entities, facilities, systems, structures, and population, including death, bodily harm, use of violence, endangering a person’s life, risks to the health or safety, property damages.
Geographical Focus
- Lot 1: North and Middle Governorates covering at least one of the following governorates Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarem, Qalqilya, Salfeet, Tubas, Jericho, Ramallah, and Al-Bireh.
- Lot 2: South Governorates covering Hebron and/or Bethlehem and Jerusalem (this lot must include Jerusalem).
Target Groups
- The final beneficiaries of this call for proposals are:
- Vulnerable youth (18-35 years old) and vulnerable women (50% of the targeted beneficiaries)
- Displaced Gaza labourers
- Vulnerable groups like People with Disabilities
- Existing MSEs whose business has been affected by the Gaza war (100% of the targeted beneficiaries)
Eligibility Criteria
- To be admissible for grants, the applicant must satisfy the following conditions:
- be a legal person; and
- be a non-profit private entity or a foundation; and
- be a non-governmental organization (NGO), International non-governmental organization (INGO), Civil Society Organization (CSO) or Private Sector Umbrella Organization (PSUO) and
- be established or represented in: Palestine; and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and not be acting as an intermediary and;
- Must have demonstrated track record of at least 3 years’ experience, and expertise in similar projects on business development support.
Selection Criteria
- Selection criteria for businesses should include the following criteria:
- Businesses affected by the recent war
- Businesses active in the market for at least three years
- Business in the minimum two selected sectors, including supportive services and production (such as packaging, marketing, logistics, etc)
- Economic viability of the business based on the local economic analysis
- Potential to grow and employ additional employees (particularly displaced Gaza labourers and vulnerable groups) after recovery.
For more information, visit Enabel.