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Call for Proposals by the Facility
« Investing for Employment »
in Ghana

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The call for proposals is closed.

All applicants will be informed about the outcome of their application.

Questions and answers

IFE’s responses to your questions during the first and the second webinar can be found in the 1. Q&A document. and 2. Q&A document.

The purpose of the Facility « Investing for Employment » (IFE) is to support the creation of employment opportunities in Africa (long-term, full time jobs). It does so by offering co-financing grants for new investment projects with a high job creation impact. The selection of projects is based on a competitive application process, looking for an optimal allocation of available funding to projects with the highest plausibility of success and expected return in terms of the number and quality of new jobs created.

IFE is part of the Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Operating under the brand Invest for Jobs, the Special Initiative aims to create good jobs and apprenticeships and to improve working conditions in its partner countries in Africa.

More information about the IFE facility can be found here.

What does the Facility « Investing for Employment » fund?

IFE provides grants between €1 million and €10 million per project to co-finance four types of projects:

  • Public Infrastructure for job creation – not-for-profit (up to 90 % of the cost)
  • Common service for job creation – not-for-profit (up to 75 % of the cost)
  • For-profit-projects that foster direct job creation which have benefits/impacts more broadly than solely for the project owners (up to 50 % of the cost)
  • For-profit-projects that foster direct job creation by the project owners (up to 25 % of the cost)

Who is eligible?

    • Individual applicants (legal entities registered in Ghana)
    • Consortia (two or more legal entities, with at least one registered in Ghana)
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How does the application process work?

  • Submit a concept note online in SmartME (link to system below) latest April 30th 2021 at 5 pm CET.
  • In case of questions, please visit our FAQ-section. In case you cannot find the information you need, please send usus an email to cfp-ife.ghana@invest-for-jobs.com latest unti 23 April 2021 at 5 pm CET.
  • Participate in our webinars for further information; the webinar dates can be found in the flyer.

For more general information on the objectives of IFE, the eligible applicants and eligible project categories, check the flyer: Download

If you wish to learn more of the terms, conditions and process of the application, download the Guidelines for Applicants: Download

When you are ready to prepare your Concept Note, visit the online submission platform SmartME through this link: (note: the link will direct you to a third-party web page).

Submit here

For more information about the Facility « Investing for Employment »: https://invest-for-jobs.com/en/investing-for-employment

Contact

We are looking forward to hearing from you

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 "Decent Work for a Just Transition" – the official title – offers comprehensive advice, contacts and financial support to overcome investment barriers. The development objective is to work together with companies to create up to 100,000 good jobs and to improve working conditions and social protection in its African partner countries.

Partner countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal and Tunisia.

Find out more about our services for companies, universities, chambers and associations: https://invest-for-jobs.com/en/offers

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