81270944-Pro-Poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria Programme — SEDIN

The ‘Pro-poor Growth and Promotion of Employment in Nigeria Programme’ — SEDIN is commissioned to address the high un- and underemployment in Nigeria. Acknowledging the central role of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in employment creation, SEDIN aims at improving the employment and income situation of MSMEs by improving the business enabling environment, increasing access to financial and business services, enhancing entrepreneurial and management skills, and strengthening MSMEs in selected value chains. The objective of the consultancy is threefold: (a) to support institutions capable of implementing SEDIN's entrepreneurial trainings (face-to-face and online) to MSMEs in selected VCs in Niger, Ogun and Plateau States; (b) to improve market linkages and access to business/financial services for the MSMEs trained by the partner institutions; and (c) to design and implement a viable business model for the supported partner institutions to ensure that the entrepreneurial trainings and additional business development services are institutionalized.