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Empowering Women: Financial and Technical Support for African SMEs
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Location:Benin, Burkina Faso
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity: The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund - HQ
Description
Empowering Women: Financial and Technical Support for African SMEsThe Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund to support women’s economic empowerment in Benin and Burkina Faso by providing financial and technical assistance to women-owned enterprises and financi
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closed
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Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Funding agency:
USAID
Status:
closed
Location:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Eswatini (Swaziland), Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
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EC, UNDP
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closed
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Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
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NUFFIC
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grant Background
About the Funding Agency
Global Affairs Canada - manages Canada's diplomatic and consular relations, promotes the country's international trade and leads Canada’s international development and humanitarian assistance.
About the Sectors
Gender & Human Rights
Includes initiatives that promote gender equality, protect human rights, and address discrimination and vulnerability across populations.
Key areas:
- Gender equality and women’s empowerment
- Human rights protection and advocacy
- Protection of vulnerable and marginalized groups
Private Sector & Trade
Entails initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, strengthen competitive markets, and expand domestic and international trade opportunities.
Key areas:
- Private sector development and SME/MSME support
- Entrepreneurship, start-ups, and business growth initiatives
- Trade facilitation, import/export, and market access
- Commerce, retail/wholesale, and free trade mechanisms
Locations
Benin
Benin has been increasing both public and private investment in strategic infrastructure to support economic transformation and regional integration. Major initiatives include expansion of the Port of Cotonou and its logistics capacity to strengthen trade linkages across West Africa, significant public‑transport redevelopment financed with multilateral support, and agricultural infrastructure projects that link rural production with markets. The government is pursuing reforms to improve the investment climate and establish public‑private partnership (PPP) frameworks, supported by development policy financing from the World Bank and concessional loans to bolster economic governance and private sector participation. Continued improvements in transport, energy access, and economic diversification remain central to deepening productivity and inclusive growth.
Nr. of tenders: 13061
Nr. of grants: 3231
Nr. of donors: 712
Nr. of jobs: 33
Nr. of tenders: 13061
Nr. of grants: 3231
Nr. of donors: 712
Nr. of jobs: 33
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso continues to address infrastructure gaps amid ongoing development challenges by mobilizing external financing and multilateral support for transport, digital and basic services. Recent World Bank‑supported projects are strengthening climate‑resilient road and rail networks to improve connectivity and trade, and expanding digital infrastructure and public services to drive growth and inclusion. Urban mobility and basic infrastructure investments in secondary cities are helping improve access to services and economic opportunities for populations affected by instability and climate shocks. While security and fiscal constraints complicate implementation, infrastructure development remains a core component of the country’s medium‑term growth and resilience strategies.
Nr. of tenders: 16301
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Nr. of donors: 724
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Nr. of tenders: 16301
Nr. of grants: 3561
Nr. of donors: 724
Nr. of jobs: 37
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