Call For Business Ideas With Human Touch!

Under the project titled “Resilient Communities: Supporting Livelihoods, Education and Social Stability for Syrian refugee and host population”, COSV in collaboration with North LEDA is carrying out an initiative to support the host communities and the Syrian refugees in Lebanon through providing business development services, coaching and financing to innovative business ideas of youth.

1. 18.06- 12.07.2017- Call for Business Ideas

Submit your business idea through following link https://tinyurl.com/fursa-akkar or by calling North Leda on the following number: Tel: +961 6 430 671;

2. 12.07-31.07.2017- Evaluation and pre- selection

First internal evaluation of the Business Ideas and Selection of 40 projects in Akkar

3. 01.08.2017- 31.08.2017- Support to 40 projects

Develop your idea with the support of Business Development Trainings

4. 01.09-15.09.2017- Submission of applications

After the training period, submission of final applications

5. 15.09- 01.10.2017- Selection of minimum 5 projects

Selection of minimum 5 final projects through an evaluation committee consisted of specialized experts.

6. 01.10- 16.10. 2017- Grants Award- up to 25.000 EURO

Awarding minimum 5 projects with a maximum grant of 25.000 euro each with mentoring and coaching

With the generous funds of the European Union MADAD Trust Fund, FURSA project is being implemented by Search for Common Ground, COSV and UPP/NOVACT and aims to strengthen the prospects of youth in refugee and host communities for social and economic inclusion in Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey