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Mesopartner Summer Academy 2024

The Summer Academy is a five-day residential international event on economic development. At the Summer Academy, participants are introduced to Mesopartner’s approach to Local Economic Development (LED), which brings together …

MEL for inclusive economic growth training

Practitioners working in market systems development programmes in complex environments need to understand the context they work in, monitor changes, and adapt their work accordingly. This sounds simple, but is challenging …

Lasting roots: an ex post study in Senegal of Naatal Mbay and the integrated finance model

Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP)

Ex-post study examining the scale and sustainability of changes resulting from the introduction of an integrated finance model

A rough guide to MSD for youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa - animation

BEAM Exchange

Short animation to accompany the guide for funders and implementers of youth employment-focused programmes that use the MSD approach in sub-Saharan Africa.

The humanitarian development nexus in action

ILO/UNHCR

The implications and impact at the nexus of humanitarian support and market-based interventions for development and livelihoods

Layering cash into market systems programs

Mercy Corps

Assessing the impact that cash transfers can have on MSD programming

Introducing the new Jobtech quality of work measurement tool

This webinar will present a tool for assessing job qulity outcomes associated with jobtech platforms and the initial findings from piloting with three platforms. The rise of digital labour platforms …

ABCs of MSD: Y is for… youth employment

The scale of the youth employment challenge is staggering, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

A review of 'A rough guide to the MSD approach for youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa'

A useful guide – especially in relation to my recent work with SDC’s Enhancing Youth Employment (EYE) in Kosovë

Designing & delivering MSD youth employment programming in sub-Saharan Africa

BEAM Grab the Mic webinar Date: 24th November 2022 13.00 (UTC) / 15.00 (CEST) / 16.00 (Kenya) / 08.00 (NY/DC) - time converter Speakers Justin van Rhyn, Independent consultant and lead author of …

Meta review of World Vision Australia’s economic empowerment programming

World Vision Australia

A meta-review review of 11 World Vision Australia projects focusing on agri-food systems.

Applying adaptive management to livelihoods in emergencies

SCALE  and IDEAL invite you to hear the experiences of speakers from Uganda, Myanmar and Burkina Faso, who have unique perspectives on adaptive  management for markets and livelihoods work in emergency contexts. This webinar …

Tactical responses - how GROW Liberia delivered results in a thin and crisis-affected setting

BEAM Grab the Mic webinar Date: 26 April 2022 1pm (UK/CET), 2pm (CEST), 12pm (Liberia), 3pm (Kenya), 8am (NY/DC)  (time converter) Register for the webinar Speakers: Alex Elphinstone, Africa Programme Director, …

Inclusive business models can help close the gender gap - four lessons from GROW

Even a successful inclusive business model does not automatically eliminate long-held prejudice and bias against women.

GROW Liberia end of programme report

Adam Smith International

GROW Liberia's final report with an overview of sectors, cross-cutting themes, impact results, technical and management approach and recommendations

Get started on assessing system change

BEAM Grab the Mic webinar Date: 3rd March 2022 9am (UK/UTC), 10am (CET), 12pm (Kenya), 3pm (Bangladesh)   (time converter) Register for the webinar Speakers Ritesh Prasad, Deputy Team Leader & MRM Director, …

Do inclusive business models close the gender gap?

GROW Liberia

GROW Liberia’s commercial approach to foster more inclusive agricultural markets

Financing agriculture for rural markets

This webinar is hosted by Propcom Mai-karfi as part of its closing dissemination. The webinar will discuss strategies Propcom Mai-karfi used to help smallholder farmers and SMEs in northern Nigeria …

Gender-Smart Investing in MENA

Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund (AWEF)

An Egyptian perspective on strengthening investment strategies to empower women