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How we're adapting to COVID-19
We're responding fast, and so are the young people we work with in some of the most fragile regions.
We’ve launched funding support for SMEs in Iraq
As well as financial grants, businesses also get expert technical support, including mentoring! This support is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and we hope soon to expand this pilot project to other regions.
“GuideMe – a new way to study during COVID-19”
With the support of hired digital developers, Haddad launched his new company, GuideMe, this week. It is a student-led initiative, where academic high-achievers offer…
Read full story“Software to stop the spread”
Pacifique and his team noticed that many people still often use physical registration (writing using a pen and paper) when checking into hotels or…
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- Rwanda
- Services
- SME Coaching
“Aleppo soap sales soar during COVID-19”
Former scholarship student, Nowar Rahmouni, recently graduated from the Lebanese International University in Beirut. After attending several economic empowerment workshops, Nowar established a small…
- Location
- Lebanon
- Services
- Business Support Centres
- Programmes
- Higher Education Services (HES)
- Lebanon
“Turkish/Syrian-owned company producing ventilators”
Syrian and Turkish founders of İkiz Gen Mühendislik (Twin Gene Engineering) are now supporting the battle against COVID-19 by building ventilators.
- Location
- Türkiye
- Services
- SME Coaching
“Factory workers isolate to produce face masks”
With supplies of personal protective equipment, such as masks and overalls, quickly diminishing throughout Tunisia, factory workers in the northwest of the country have…
- Location
- Tunisia
- Services
- Business Support Centres
“Special delivery! Entrepreneur finds new ways to reach his customers”
Regis Umugiraneza, a 29-year-old Agribusiness graduate, had recently launched his company’s most successful product, Vitabread - a soft bread made from sweet potato. Umungiraneza…
Read full story“Syrian student testing for COVID19 in Gaziantep”
Bekri Kehlavi, a Syrian medical laboratory student, is spending his evenings standing on the highway checking the temperature of travellers entering the city of…
Read full story“Company supporting rural women during COVID-19”
“Being a social entrepreneur requires me to find new strategies and approaches". Roudaina is delivering online training in food safety to boost the skills…
- Location
- Lebanon
- Services
- SME Coaching
“Entrepreneur donates protective suits to police”
Like businesses everywhere, Cherni was forced to close his factory when Tunisia introduced a lockdown in late March. Then he saw an opportunity to…
Read full story“Women-led farming incubator don PPE”
Rugie is the female founder of Liberia Business Incubator (LBI), a food-processing agri-business that trains women farmers. She is relieved that her sector can…
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Survival Guide for Refugee Businesses
Check out our ‘living’ survival guide for refugee entrepreneurs during the global economic shutdown.