SME strengthening and support program
Yelda Devlet Karapinar, Head of Labour Migration and Human Development Unit at IOM Turkey, ydevlet@iom.int
Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible Relacionados y Objetivos del Pacto Mundial sobre Migración
Objetivo clave
The objective of this project, in partnership with DGILF and ILO, is to contribute to economic development and increased opportunities for decent jobs by supporting established SMEs. It also aims to contribute to the principle of "leave no one behind" by enhancing the employment generation capacity and expansion potential of established SMEs.
Principales actividades
Under this practice, 88 existing SMEs owned by Syrians under temporary protection (SuTP) and host community members (HC) were provided with a micro grant of TL50,000 and advisory services to improve their businesses. The practice contributed to the business expansion, international trading capacity and economic growth of the beneficiaries by increasing their financial and human resources capacities and improving job creation prospects. This practice enabled existing SMEs to strengthen the viability and profitability of their businesses and create quality employment. Further, joint ventures between SuTPs and HC were encouraged to further reinforce social cohesion and integration.
Éxitos clave o factores innovadores, buenas prácticas y lecciones aprendidas (si están disponibles)
The current situation with the high number of Syrians residing in Turkey, who are likely to stay, requires the program’s benefits to have strong prospects for livelihood opportunities at the local level. In order to ensure sustainability and replicability of the practice, provision of trainings, mentorship/advisory services and workshops and micro-grants are added in the programme design. Likewise, the capacity built with the certified SME business advisors is highly likely to be maintained and utilized at the field level to guide other SMEs in the future. The practice was also an example of a good practice on its offerings, which enabled to upscale SMEs with a vision to generate quality employment for migrants and HC within the UNSG’s report dated 27 July 2020 containing a review of the progress made in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 73/225 on entrepreneurship for sustainable development since its adoption in December 2018.
Beneficiarios
Syrians under temporary protection, host community members