Economic Empowerment in Dakhla and Laayoune Regions

activities targeting underserved communities, to include women, youth, and People with Disabilities (PWD). The beneficiaries should receive some combination of soft- and job-skills along with entrepreneurship training.  Proposals which have an innovative approach and/or have concrete outcomes such as jobs obtained, or businesses created will be looked on favorably.  Proposals can reference relevant prior experience.   This project will support civil society in the Dakhla and Laayoune regions by developing the professional skills of the participants.  Incremental progress in these areas is made possible through an informed and empowered population.  The project will also help create the economic conditions that, in turn, allow associations and businesses to organize and approach local officials on questions and issues important to them, whether resource allocation or gender equity.