(i) Carry-out national and regional analyses of the main social entrepreneurship perceptions, actors and priorities including barriers to, and economic impact of, women and youth entering the regional labour force;

(ii) Conduct policy and advocacy initiatives on the importance of social entrepreneurship as a mechanism for inclusive growth and job creation at national and cross-country level;

(iii) Enhance public-private debate and stimulate initiatives and policies supporting social entrepreneurship for women and youth;

(iv) Conduct national needs assessment and provide capacity building for targeted social entrepreneurship support organizations;

(v) Provide technical support to develop innovative products and services targeting social enterprises;

(vi) Promote networking activities between social entrepreneurship support organizations and local financial institutions;

(vii) Organize exchange and networking events between public and private key stakeholders and their counterparts in the EU and in the Southern neighbourhood;

(viii) Set up sub granting schemes for financial support to selected social enterprises;

(ix) Provide technical assistance services for the development of viable social enterprises;

(x) Collect good practices of promising social enterprises and disseminating them at national, regional and European level;

(xi) Define a strategy for the replication of successful social enterprises.

Implementing partners:

Oxfam Italia, Lead Applicant; Oxfam Novib, Oxfam Intermon and Oxfam GB affiliated entities ;

European co-applicants: Diesis, Euclid Network and Impact Hub International;

Southern Mediterranean co-applicants: Tunisian Center for Social Entrepreneurship (TCSE) in Tunisia ; ENACTUS in Morocco; JOHUD in Jordan; PARC in OPTI; SEKEM in Egypt;

Associated Entities: Tuscany Region, Sardinia Region, AIDDA, Banca Etica.