IISEE-project 2021-2024, We Effect IISEE-project 2021-2024, We Effect - Review (Process 502) We Effect har inkommit med en ansökan om Sidas stöd till programmet "Income Increase and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable and Marginalised Groups from Rural and Sub-Urban Areas 2021-2023, IISEE". Ansökan avser ett treårigt stöd, 2021-2023, med ett belopp på 20 600 000 SEK.

We Effect samarbetar med two lokala partnerorganisationer; National Federation of Farmers (NFF), och Centre for Education and Development, Tearce (CED).

Det övergripande målet för programmet är att bidra till ökad sysselsättning och socio-ekonomisk makt över sin egen situation för människor som lever under marginaliserade förhållanden på landsbygden och i semiurbana miljöer. Resultaten på outcome-nivå är; 

i) stärkta landsbygdsföretag och småskaliga bönder/producenter som genererar mer inkomst och ökar sysselsättningsgraden för människor på landsbygden, särskilt kvinnor och unga människor,

ii) mer motståndskraftiga och hållbara lokalsamhällen som främjar landsbygdsutveckling, särskilt för fattiga medlemmar inom de utvalda marknadssystemen,

iiii) fler romer har utvecklad kapacitet för, och tillgång till arbetsmarknaden, för att kunna ta anställning och utnyttja affärsmöjligheter inom de utvalda marknadssystemen,

iv) organisationsutveckling.

I dialogen mellan Sida, We Effect och dess partnerorganisationer kom parterna överens om att verka för en marknadsansats (Market Systems Development, MSD) i det nya programmet, IISEE. We Effect has applied to Sida for funding of 20 600 000 SEK to carry out the programme "Income Increase and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable and Marginalised Groups from Rural and Sub-Urban Areas 2021-2023, IISEE" in North Macedonia. The request concerns support for three years, 2021-2023. 

We effect collaborates with two local partner organisations; National Federation of Farmers (NFF), och Centre for Education and Development, Tearce (CED).

The overall objective of the programme is increased growth, income and employment for rural people, especially for youth, women and Roma in target markets. 

The specific outcomes of the project are: 

1. rural enterprises, small farmers/producers grow and provide more income and employment opportunities for the people from the rural area, women and youth in particular; 

2. local communities are resilient and sustainable, providing support in rural development especially for poor members of the communities in the selected market systems;

3. more Roma people have the capacities and the access to the job market, to take up employment and business opportunities in the selected market systems;

4. organisational development.

In the dialogue between Sida, We Effect and its partnerorganisations, it was agreed to strive for a Market Systems Development approach (MSD-approach) in the new programme, IISEE. The project's overall objective is increased growth, income and employment for rural people, especially for youth, women and Roma in target markets. 
The specific outcomes of the project are: 
1. Rural enterprises, small farmers/producers grow and provide more income and employment opportunities for the people from the rural area, women and youth in particular. 
2. Local communities are resilient and sustainable, providing support in rural development especially for poor members of the communities in the selected market systems.
3. More Roma people have the capacities and the access to the job market, to take up employment and business opportunities in the selected market systems.
4. Organisational development.
Outcomes one to three are directly related to Marked System Development (MSD). Outcome four is not directly linked to the MSD approach, but is believed to be crucial for achieving the programme. 
Moreover, the project will focus on three intervention areas:
1) The first outcome will be achieved by facilitating access to the market for companies that empower rural women and youth.
2) To achieve the second outcome, the project will focus on promoting supporting services and enabling environment (rules and regulation) for local communities.
3) The third outcome will be achieved by facilitating access to skills and access to finance for employment and self-employment of Roma people.
While the areas are defined, specific interventions to be implemented within each area are not yet designed. Instead, and in line with a MSD-approach, interventions will be piloted during the inception phase with the potential to scale-up in the implementation phase. The inception phase for this programme is twelve months, April to March 2022.
MSD is an approach to development that works through public and private actors to generate sustainable large-scale impact. It is analysis-led and does not prescribe or prohibit any particular instrument or tool of intervention. Instead, interventions are developed to respond to align with the capabilities and incentives of those public, private, and civil society actors, and adapted based on piloting and learning. Instead of focusing on what MSD programmes can "deliver", emphasis is placed on how systems can work better to deliver impacts for disadvantaged people.