RISE - Resilience and Innovation Support and Empowerment Project


The initiative strengthens the economic resilience of Yemeni entrepreneurs and micro / small business with a view of enhancing livelihood opportunities of Yemenis. The initiative further responds to the protracted crisis in Yemen, which requires the strengthening of livelihoods for the Yemeni people and a shift towards enhancing local capacities.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Yemen
Emploi & développement économique
Développement de petites et moyennes entreprises
01.11.2023 - 31.10.2025
CHF  2’612’000
Contexte Yemen is in the ninth year of the current conflict and is going through a protracted crisis. Aid dependency has increased since the start of the crisis while the level of funding decreased steadily. A gradual shift towards more sustainable approaches and a focus on economic resilience, enhancing people’s livelihoods opportunities, and strengthening local capacities is central in the international response going forward. The private sector has shown remarkable resilience throughout the conflict and is a key resilience factor. Yemeni micro and small business provide employment for a majority of Yemenis and often struggle in terms of business development or access to finance.
Objectifs

Enhancing economic resilience of Micro and small enterprises through economic empowerment tools.

Generating economic opportunities through cohesive and integrated entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Groupes cibles
  • 1’750 micro and 1’250 small enterprise owners who are interested in growing their businesses
  • 500 entrepreneurs who have business ideas and wish to start their own projects
  • 50% women / 50% male beneficiaries
  • 24’500 indirect beneficiaries (family members, employees)

Geographical coverage: Amanat Al-Asimah/Sana’a, Taiz, Aden, Hadramout, Hodeidah governorates

Effets à moyen terme

Outcome 1: Micro- and small enterprises are empowered to grow and create employment, which ultimately leads to an economic contribution benefiting families and communities.

Outcome 2: Promising, high-potential entrepreneurs are equipped and capacitated to generate income from entrepreneurship & self-employment, and experience improved livelihoods.

Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Output 1.1: 3000 MSE owners accessed skills development and technical assistance, through training and consulting services

Output 1.2: 3000 MSE owners accessed finance, through grants and interest-free loans

Output 2.1: 500 entrepreneurs’ entrepreneurial mindset and capacities are developed for transitioning their ideas into businesses

Output 2.2: 500 entrepreneurs accessed finance, through seed funding

Output 2.3: An enriched, participatory and inclusive pipeline of 200 new, market-driven business ideas is rolled out in incubation program


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
ONG internationale ou étrangère
Secteur privé
  • Sectreur privé étranger Sud/Est
  • Al-Amal Microfinance Bank; Al-Amal Foundation for Training and Entrepreneurship (REYADAH)


Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs

WB multi-donor trust fund pillar on equitable economic opportunities and jobs

Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies; EU/Silatech initiative with Al-Amal Bank and Reyadah Foundation (pipeline)

Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    2’612’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    2’158’500 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF   2’612’000
Phases du projet Phase 1 01.11.2023 - 31.10.2025   (Phase en cours)