The SME Support Facility supports Ethiopian small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) through technical and financial assistance to foster job creation and economic growth. Focusing on innovation, productivity, and competitiveness in local and international markets, it has created over 11.000 new good jobs. Read more
The Atos Campus Programme provided Morocco’s digital talent with training and personal development to create more and better employment opportunities. The project supported by Invest for Jobs was part of the activities of the DSAA, an association of companies in the digital services sector. Read more
Invest for Jobs and BVMW, the German Association for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, formed a Task Force to support German companies with their market entry to Rwanda, promoting Rwanda as an attractive investment location and supporting job creation. Read more
In partnership with the European Union Invest for Job supports a vocational training programme in Côte d’Ivoire. It provides training opportunities for young Ivorians within the industrial mechanics and emerging information and communication technologies (ICT) sectors to improve their employability. Read more
Several tens of thousands of homeless people live in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. With support of Invest for Jobs the Wendem Kalid Foundation conducts an employability training to over 100 homeless persons. Afterwards, they will be placed in jobs or start their own business. Read more
Invest for Jobs has supported the creation of two collectors’ cooperatives to boost the supply of recoverable scrap metal for Morocco’s recycling industry. The project has improved the working conditions of scrap collectors, in addition to optimising various other economic and environmental circumstances. Read more
With the support of Invest for Jobs, CE3M, an association of Moroccan companies and institutions, has established a prototyping platform to promote cost-effective innovation and create new good jobs in Morocco’s electronics industry. Read more
Côte d'Ivoire is the number one producer of rubber in Africa. To also move further processing steps to the country, only processed rubber will soon be exported. With the support of Invest for Jobs, the company Prime Prestige is building a processing plant in Diapé – creating 233 good jobs. Read more
Bio Amandes is the only producer of shea butter in West Africa that is certified according to international organic and fair-trade standards. The company wants to increase production and create more jobs. With support of Invest for Jobs, it is investing in a new oil mill and a plant for refining the shea butter. Read more
An Invest for Jobs support programme is providing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and Senegal with rapid, needs-based assistance to unleash their entrepreneurial power, promoting growth and above all employment. Read more
Survivors of gender-based violence in Rwanda are often economically dependent on their perpetrator. With support of Invest for Jobs, the non-profit organisation Health Poverty Action provided empowerment through training opportunities. It equipped participants with the necessary skills for employment within the country’s largest tea companies. Read more
A textile factory in northern Ghana will create jobs in a structurally weak region. Two companies from Accra want to manufacture high-quality garments here and sell them to international customers. Invest for Jobs is supporting the project financially. Read more
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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 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.
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