Despite high youth unemployment, Moldova is home to a fast-growing ICT industry, with the brightest minds in gaming, technology, and artificial intelligence. USAID and Sweden work to create an environment where more tech startups can thrive, providing opportunities for young Moldovans.
Resource - Project Success Story
The Moldova Competitiveness Project, funded by USAID and Sweden, enhances local companies by training workers like Victoria Andries, a 23-year-old shoe designer who feels closer to achieving her goals because of the project.
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RiDiager, a clothing manufacturer in the Gagauzia Autonomy, upgraded its facilities, opened new factories and created jobs for rural women with support from the Moldova Competitiveness Project. As a result, the owner has staff loyalty and an expansion in specialized production lines.
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Youth entrepreneurs have called for more access to capital, but these investments are inherently risky. How can we reduce the risks associated with investing in youth entrepreneurs? Fiona Whitefield poses two solutions.
Blog Post
With just a small investment from the Moldova Competitiveness Project, two generations from a small village, who previously worked abroad, have turned their talent and passion for wine making into a successful brand, built on the deep heritage of their roots.
Resource - Project Success Story
At a Moldovan shoe manufacturing plant, investments in modern production equipment lead to reduced waste and shorter production times, and increased salaries for some of the country’s most vulnerable workers.
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This primer explains Chemonics’ approach to work with enterprises and entrepreneurs to create, grow, and sustain businesses that stimulate economic growth.
Resource - Technical Brief
USAID awards recognize the Human Resources for Health in 2030 program and the Pakistan Small and Medium Enterprise Activity for using technology to “sustain open, secure, and inclusive digital ecosystems and improve measurable development and humanitarian-assistance outcomes on a large scale.”
News Story
From November 27 to 29, Chemonics joins the U.N. World Tourism Organization, the Jamaican Ministry of Tourism, the World Bank Group, and others in Jamaica to discuss the continued importance of developing partnerships for sustainable tourism and development.
News Story
The revenue capital approach, which is a method for financing small and medium enterprises that don't have enough collateral for bank loans, is a promising model in emerging markets.
Blog Post
Doina Nistor is an enterprise development and competitiveness professional with more than 15 years of relevant consulting, management, and economic development experience. As the chief of party of the USAID Moldova Competitiveness Project, she develops and…
Person - Specialist
Douglas Griffith is the chief of party of the Lebanon Enterprise Development Project. His areas of expertise include enterprise development, industry competitiveness, value-chain strengthening, institutional strengthening, and policy reform. Previously, he was chief of party of…
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