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CA-3-P005176001 2026-10-15T04:02:53 This project aims to support young women and men to establish and grow sustainable market-driven businesses. The project seeks to enable women and men led start-up teams to develop their business ideas by providing them with entrepreneurship training and coaching. These trainings prepare them to effectively pitch their ideas to investors and have a better chance to access seed capital funds, which are the initial capital used to start a business. The project also seeks to strengthen Leaders Organization’s ability to understand, respond and address gender equality barriers to entrepreneurship through its work and programs. Closed 2018-01-29T00:00:00 2019-12-31T00:00:00 Palestine 100.00% Leaders Organization Democratic participation and civil society 40.00% Education/training in banking and financial services 20.00% Business support services and institutions 40.00% 193221.70 The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) reduced barriers to entrepreneurship faced by youth, in particular, young women; (2) enhanced opportunities for young entrepreneurs to successfully establish and grow their business; and (3) enhanced responsiveness of Leaders Organization to the challenges and barriers facing women entrepreneurs. Results achieved as of January 2020 include: (1) 21 women start-ups established their businesses following technical assistance and mentoring; (2) 30 start-ups generated employment opportunities; (3) 66% of women participants confirmed willingness to proceed with their businesses; (4) 15 women start-ups received seed-investments to start-up their business, pitching to investors outside GAC; and (5) 83% of women participants were satisfied by the services offered by Leaders Organization and how they match their gender-specific needs. Project-type interventions Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada EGM Europe, Arctic, Middle East and Magh Call for Proposals Gender equality Participatory development and good governance Youth Issues 11100.00 95132.00 86988.00 2018200262 Leaders Organization 193221.70 11100.00 8660.18 20966.10 65506.53 20492.02 41000.22 -41000.22 11100.00 29900.22 25496.65