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Inclusive Business & Economic Development
Inclusive Business & Economic Development
Turning vulnerable communities' businesses into engines of income - not just survival.
Poverty persists where enterprises stay small, informal, and cut off from markets and finance. VEDCO builds the capacity, market access, and financial linkages that let communities trade their way out of poverty.
This focus area helps farmers and community enterprises move from survival-level trade to organised, profitable, and inclusive economic participation.
What this includes
- Stronger enterprisesBuilding the capacity of SMEs, community groups, SACCOs, VSLAs and associations to run sustainable, profitable businesses.
- Profitable value chainsIncreasing the profitability and viability of the value chains communities depend on.
- Market & financial accessExpanding participation in domestic and regional markets, and linking communities to inclusive financial services.
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