Scaling up Women and Youth's Participation in the Labour Force in Jordan - Call for concept notes

Status: Upcoming
Planned Launch of Call: July 2024
Action Area(s): Growth that works for everyone, Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, Environment and climate action
Geographic Focus: Jordan

Overall Budget: 

• Up to $40,500,000

Estimated Size of Project(s): 

• From $7,000,000 and up to $10,000,000

Number of Projects to be Funded: 

• 4 to 5 projects 

Objectives :

Projects selected from this call will aim to: 

• increase female and youth labour force participation as part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s Economic Modernization Vision by addressing the barriers to women and youth’s employment, particularly for the most marginalized. Contributing to poverty reduction, the selected projects would aim to support at least one of these objectives: i) Improved access to decent work and self-employment opportunities for marginalized women and youth, especially female youth; ii) Enhanced competitiveness, innovation and sustainability of women-led enterprises; iii) Increased uptake in market-relevant skill building opportunities for youth; iv) Reduced gender-specific barriers to women's entrepreneurship and participation in the labour market.

As a first step, this call will invite eligible organizations to submit concept notes that describe how their projects will address this development challenge. In a second step, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application package.

Overall Eligibility Criteria:

This upcoming Call will be open to Canadian and Jordanian organizations. Canadian organizations are encouraged to partner with at least one Jordanian organization.

Related Links:

• How to apply for funding through a call
• Results-based management for international assistance: A how-to guide