USAID funding for NGO networks in Tripoli and Saida

USAID announced in a statement yesterday that it is providing grants for Tripoli and Saida. Palladium, the statement said, is seeking grant applications from local NGOs for the implementation of the Livelihood Improvement component in the framework of the Inclusive Finance Expansion USAID-funded LIFE project launched last year (c.f: https://bit.ly/2FiiYiy). LIFE, the statement added, will use grants to promote the creation of recovery networks in vulnerable areas around Tripoli in North Lebanon or around Saida in the South with the aim to achieve the greatest possible impact. Such networks, where several partners are involved to improve the livelihoods in a single area with its underserved communities, will build a more productive entrepreneurship environment. “We expect NGOs that received grants to liaise and coordinate with municipalities and other economic growth initiatives funded by the agency and implemented in the same areas,” the agency explained. Applications will be received until January 27, 2019. Full details can be obtained through the following email: ApplyLebanon@thepalladiumgroup.com. (Annahar 9 January 2019)
 
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