Development Objective:
The Development Objective of the Project is to contribute directly to the generation of pro-poor economic development and quality employment for women and men and indirectly to peace consolidation and conflict prevention.
Immediate Objective:
Objective 1: Increased business opportunities for MSEs in target sectors and districts
Objective 2: Nation-wide access to enhanced and innovative market / need orientated business development services
Objective 3: Increased SEAPRI commitment and capacity to mainstream gender in all policies, programs and activities
-Increase in household income
- % of self and wage employment (sex disaggregated)
-Increasing sales in the target sectors and districts per year and cumulatively (male and female headed MSEs)
-Net additional, full time equivalent jobs created in target enterprises as a result of the programme, per year and cumulatively (men and women)
-Increasing number of business start-ups in the target sectors and districts per year and cumulatively (male and female headed MSEs)
-Increasing public and private investment in the target sectors and districts per year and cumulatively (male and female headed MSEs)
-An increase of at least 50% in the number of enterprises that access innovative market/need oriented business development services offered by IADE/CDEs, 30% of which are women-managed enterprises, by the end of the project
-50% of surveyed clients (at least 30% women) of IADE/CDE Business Development Services report increased business turnover as a result of their interaction with the service by the end of the project.
-SEAPRI Gender Strategy and Gender Equality Action Plan developed and implemented
-Organic Law of IADE integrates gender mainstreaming responsibilities in each directorate
-IADE Annual Action Plan and budget respond to gender sensitive criteria
