PPDP- for Renewable Energy Skills Training and Women Economic Empowerment PPDP for Renewable Energy Skills Training and Women Economic Empowerment The Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) has applied to Sida for funding of 48 million SEK to carry out the ‘PUBLIC PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (PPDP) for Renewable Energy Skills Training  and Women Economic Empowerment in Somalia in Somalia during the period 2022-2025.
The program overall objective / Impact: The targeted Somali areas (Garowe / Puntland and Mogadishu / Benadir) experience increased socioeconomic growth due to improved access to a) solar electricity, b) local young men and women with requested / demanded technical qualifications, c) enterprises that offer delivery, installation, and maintenance of solar PV and other renewable energy equipment and d) more women are integrated in the economy thereby improved livelihood. 
Specific objective/ outcome 1: Electricity companies, other commercial enterprises and public entities have improved access to local labor – men and women - with specialized technical skills for exploitation of solar and other renewable energy sources. 
Specific objective / outcome 2: Communities, including both businesses and private consumers, have better access to electricity based on solar PV and / or other renewable energy technologies. 
Specific objective / outcome 3: More women are integrated in the economy and experience greater economic empowerment and independence.
The proposed intervention will be implemented in partnership with select Somali private companies, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, The Ministry of Educationand the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources. The programme will be preceded by a six month inception phase.
The intervention has a total budget of 48 MSEK which will be wholly funded by Sweden. Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) har ansökt hos Sida om finansiering på 48 miljoner kronor för att genomföra "PUBLIC PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP (PPDP) for Renewable Energy Skills Training and Women Economic Empowerment in Somalia in Somalia in Somalia under perioden 2022-2025.
Programmets övergripande mål / Effekt: De riktade somaliska områdena (Garowe / Puntland och Mogadishu / Benadir) upplever ökad socioekonomisk tillväxt på grund av förbättrad tillgång till a) solenergi, b) lokala unga män och kvinnor med begärda / efterfrågade tekniska kvalifikationer, c) företag som erbjuder leverans, installation och underhåll av solceller och annan utrustning för förnybar energi och d) fler kvinnor integreras i ekonomin och därigenom förbättras försörjningen. 

Specifikt mål/resultat 1: Elföretag, andra kommersiella företag och offentliga organ har förbättrat tillgången till lokal arbetskraft – män och kvinnor – med specialiserade tekniska färdigheter för utnyttjande av solenergi och andra förnybara energikällor. 

Särskilt mål/resultat 2: Samhällen, inklusive både företag och privata konsumenter, har bättre tillgång till el baserad på solceller och/eller annan teknik för förnybar energi. 

Specifikt mål/resultat 3: Fler kvinnor integreras i ekonomin och upplever större ekonomisk egenmakt och oberoende.
Den föreslagna interventionen kommer att genomföras i samarbete med utvalda somaliska privata företag, ministeriet för arbetsmarknad och sociala frågor, utbildningsministeriet och ministeriet för energi och vattenresurser. Programmet kommer att föregås av en sex månaders startfas.

Interventionen har en total budget på 48 msek som kommer att finansieras helt av Sverige. Objective of the intervention

The program overall objective / Impact: The targeted Somali areas (Garowe / Puntland and Mogadishu / Benadir) experience increased socioeconomic growth due to improved access to a) solar electricity, b) local young men and women with requested / demanded technical qualifications, c) enterprises that offer delivery, installation, and maintenance of solar PV and other renewable energy equipment and d) more women are integrated in the economy thereby improved livelihood.

Specific objective/ outcome 1: Electricity companies, other commercial enterprises and public entities have improved access to local labor  men and women - with specialized technical skills for exploitation of solar and other renewable energy sources.

Specific objective / outcome 2: Communities, including both businesses and private consumers, have better access to electricity based on solar PV and / or other renewable energy technologies.

Specific objective / outcome 3: More women are integrated in the economy and experience greater economic empowerment and independence.

Output 1: More young men and women have access to demand-driven technical skills training and mentoring in the market segment specializing in electricity production based on solar and other renewable energy sources.

Output 2: More solar PV and other renewable energy systems for electricity production are being installed in commercial enterprises, public entities, and private homes.

Output 3: More women entrepreneurs receive entrepreneurship training and other relevant support to initiate and / or expand their business and increase their revenues.