Overview

Mercy Corps Europe has applied to Sida for 45 million SEK to carry out the "Growing the Palestinian Technology Ecosystem Programme" in Palestine during the period 2019-2022. The intervention aims at building an internationally competitive technology ecosystem in Palestine that creates sustainable and well-paying jobs, particularly for youth and women, by supporting online freelancing, outsourcing, entrepreneurship and tech start-ups. The programme’s activities, objectives, outcomes, and output…

Involved parties

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Mercy Corps Europe
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Mercy Corps Europe
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  • C01 - Project-type interventions

Strategies governing the contribution

  1. Palestine 2020-202443,600,000 SEK 69.65% of total
  2. Regional MENA 2024-202710,000,000 SEK 15.97% of total
  3. Palestine 2015-20199,000,000 SEK 14.38% of total

Geographical allocation of the contribution

No countries have been assigned to this contribution.

Development areas for the contribution

No development areas have been assigned to this contribution.

Duration of the contribution

July 1, 2019
March 31, 2026
Closed

Committed and disbursed amount

Agreed amount SEK 62,600,000

Paid amount SEK 62,600,000

Paid per year (net value)

  • 2019: SEK 9,000,000
  • 2020: SEK 9,747,409
  • 2021: SEK 15,217,808
  • 2022: SEK 13,634,783
  • 2023: SEK 5,000,000
  • 2024: SEK 10,000,000

Sustainable Development Goals

The contributions contribution to the UN's global sustainability goals.

  • Global Goals, goal 4: Quality education
  • Global Goals, goal 5: Gender equality
  • Global Goals, goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
  • Global Goals, goal 1: No poverty