Overview : Our live, our future. Supporting self-recovery and resilience of conflict affected communities in Armenia Project Small-Grant Opportunity Call Our lives, our future. Supporting self-recovery and resilience of conflict affected communities in Armenia Project (hereinafter referred to as Project) is funded by the European Union Humanitarian Aid and implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The project is announcing a micro-business initiative grant competition to support the resumption or development of non-agricultural micro-entrepreneurship / entrepreneurship by socially vulnerable individuals or families. (The project will announce another call for the Agricultural Production and Agricultural Production Support Grant). Who can apply for the call? - Permanent residences of Gegharkunik or Syunik marzes (including those displaced from Artsakh or other border settlements as a result of the conflict, residing in the given marzes),
- Has an existing / reopened business in the above-mentioned region of non-agricultural production or service provision or plans to start a new one, for the implementation of which he/she has acquired the necessary professional skills through trainings or at least 1 year of practical application.
- Has a realistic idea (business initiative), which can be implemented as a result of the requested grant and his own investments within 6 months, after which the business will cross the calculated profitability (non-profit) threshold. The amount of the requested grant may not exceed the equivalent of $ 1,450 (see exchange rates: https://treasury.un.org/operationalrates/OperationalRates.php).
- Who plans to make investments (space, tool, material, device, indirect utility cost or other types);
- Undertakes to participate in methodological guidance meetings and classes (2 hours each, up to 24 meetings), including online zoom platform, providing its own internet connection and device (phone or computer).
To participate in the call, please visit the below link and fill all the necessary information and attached file. Դրամաշնորհի մրցույթի հայտ (google.com) The deadline for the submissions is November 10, 2021. |