The objectives of this work are to support the implementation of the UNDP project through the accomplishment of the below activities:

• Businesses and cooperatives: build the capacity of 10 MSMEs/Cooperatives by providing tailored trainings in the sphere of e- commerce, marketing, business development and new market trends and advising on the required equipment

• Women and youth traders: improve the livelihoods of 300 women and youth traders by providing trainings in the sphere of e-commerce, marketing, and new market trends.

• Business Development Services (BDS) Institutions: empower 10 BDS Institutions to be able to support employment by building their capacities through focused skills training on new topics/areas related to

market development in addition to e-commerce platform development and application and advise on the required equipment to be provided

The service provider, together with UNDP, will be working with three main target groups

(SMEs/Cooperatives, Women and Youth traders and BDS Institutions) across the 4 areas in Lebanon

(ML/Beirut, North/Akkar, South, Bekaa/Baalbeck-hermel) based on a defined workplan and will be responsible for:

Activity 1: Support 10 SMEs/Cooperatives to develop personalized business development plans and provide trainings in business management and development planning

Activity 2: 300 women and youth traders have developed marketing skills and techniques, especially adapted to the newly identified markets and to their products

Activity 3: Build the capacity of the 10 business development service

institutions