MERCY CORPS - Tender 463 - Freelance Academy for Digital Works

With funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mercy Corps (MC) is implementing the FORSA II (Fostering Resilience by Strengthening Abilities) program in Lebanon to increase access to education and employment for vulnerable youth from the host and refugee communities, with a particular focus on young women. The program will be implemented from December 2019 to May 2023 in the Bekaa and the South of Lebanon.

Under Outcome 2 “Access to Employment”, Mercy Corps will partner with a service provider over one year in order to build the capacity of graduates from digital skills training from FORSA II outcome 1 component to access freelance jobs in the digital sector. The service provider is expected to deliver training sessions on freelancing topics, soft skills, and technical skills, and to conduct coaching sessions for all trainees to boost their chances of becoming successful freelancers