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INVEST FOR JOBS – OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN AFRICA

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What does Invest for Jobs do?

Under the Invest for Jobs brand, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has put together a package of measures to support German, European and African companies in investment activities that have a high impact on employment in Africa. The Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation – the official title – offers comprehensive advice, contacts and financial support to overcome investment barriers. The development objective is to team up with companies to create up to 100,000 jobs, generate training opportunities and improve working conditions in the African partner countries.

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How Invest for Jobs is supporting companies during the Covid-19 pandemic

We are providing support on the ground through economic stabilisation measures designed to preserve jobs and secure investment.

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Digital Learning for Sustainable Transformation

Digital Learning for Sustainable Transformation

27.09.2022 - The Learning Experience Design (LXD) Academy has trained with the support of Invest for Jobs 110 Ethiopian digital professionals to acquire learning experience design skills. After three months of teachings, the training culminated in a Demo Day on July 29, 2022, where students presented prototypes of their self-designed applications. Read more.

A new Call for Proposals will launch in November

Call for Proposals

A new Call for Proposals will launch in November

13.09.2022 - The Facility Investing for Employment (IFE) offers co-financing grants for projects with a high job creation impact. On 21 November 2022, the Facility will launch a Regional Call for Proposals in Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, and Tunisia. Read more.

DSAA welcomes its 15th company member: CCI Global

DSAA welcomes its 15th company member: CCI Global

02.08.2022 - CCI Global is the newest member joining the Digital Skills Accelerator Africa e.V. (DSAA) and follows its initiative to drive employment in Africa by creating sustainable jobs across the continent. CCI is a global leader in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and has over 15 years of experience in delivering consumer sales, services, and digital customer management strategies to leading brands in the UK, Australia, and Africa. Read more.

Our partner countries

Many African markets are dynamic and vibrant. With young populations, the growing availability of labour and skilled workers and their integration into global value chains, they offer attractive opportunities for companies, for example as a manufacturing base. If you want to invest but are facing obstacles, we can assist you by providing advice, contacts and financial support. Our partner countries include Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Tunisia.

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Supporting local development in Sibassor

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Supporting local development in Sibassor

More than 60 per cent of the working population in Senegal are employed in the agricultural sector, which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Invest for Jobs has been providing support to an agricultural producers’ cooperative with 1,900 members during the pandemic in order to safeguard employment, create new jobs and keep production operations going. Read more.

Centre for Management and Rural Economy

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Centre for Management and Rural Economy

The Centre for Management and Rural Economy (CGER) is the only management consultancy and accountancy network specialising in the rural sector in Senegal. Supported by Invest for Jobs, it is working to improve its existing services and developing new offerings with a view to growing its client portfolio. Benefiting from better support, clients will be able to invest and recruit more workers. Read more.

Pan-African Mobility Alliance (PAMA)

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Pan-African Mobility Alliance (PAMA)

The Pan-African Mobility Alliance (PAMA) is a multi-stakeholder network that brings together leading businesses in the African and European automotive, mobility and logistics industries to unlock potential for growth in Africa. PAMA promotes private sector investment and contributes to sustainable mobility, ongoing economic growth, and more and better jobs. Read more.

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