Private Sector

Stories from the field

• Providing Lending Services to Women in Kenya: UNDP partnered with Equity Bank, UNIDO, ILO, and the Ministry of Finance to establish the Fanikisha Initiative in Bondo , Kenya that would increase women's access to credit facilities and reduce poverty in local regions.
• Providing Rural Villages with Sustainable Access to Water and Sanitation Services: UNFIP and the Coca Cola Company Partnered in 2005 to support a community-based and locally-constructed water sanitation system.
• Providing Loans to Individuals to Promote Local Entrepreneurship and Reduce Poverty in Mogolia:UNDP partnered with 14 different international groups from the public and private sectors to implement a microfinance system that would enable long-term lending and provide borrowing opportunities for impoverished individuals.
• Building Social Competencies through E-communities and Knowledge-transfer Networks in Ukraine: UNDP and Intel partnered to build youth social competencies by establishing e-communities and knowledge-transfer networks.
• Training Women in Livestock Management and Veterinary Services: UNDP partnered with Nestle Pakistan and Engro Foods for the implementation of a women livestock extension programme which enhanced income and employment for women in rural areas of Pakistan.
• Assessing the Demand and Placement of Microinsurance Products in India, Indonesia and Lao PDR: UNDP partnered with Allianz AG and GTZ to analyze the demand, acceptability and affordability of microinsurance products in Southern Asia.
• Building Pilot IT Centres to Provide Individuals with IT Training, Computer Skills and Access to Internet: The project aims to provide IT skills training for underserved citizens in community education centers in developing areas of the country.
• Providing Rural Villages with Sustainable Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Maldives: The programme highlights the provision of a sustainable sanitation system for all the 866 residents of Dhambidoo Island, modernized sanitation systems and reformed waste-collection system.
• Investing in Farming to Increase the Global Supply of Anti-Malarial Treatments: The partnership among UNDP, Bionexx, TechnoServe and Rutgers University has created 73 permanent jobs in Madagascar's farming community.
• Reviving Agriculture Sectors to Create Jobs and Boost Export-driven Markets in Aceh: Intervention focused on coffee and cocoa cluster, including assessing the current exports versus market capacities and examining possibilities in emerging markets.
• Providing Rural Villages with Sustainable Access to Water and Sanitation Services: UNFIP, UNDP and Coca Cola partnered in 2005 to support a community-based and locally constructed water and sanitation system.
• Creating Business Opportunities by Establishing Individually Operated Distribution Centres: The project was designed with an approach that utilized a core business model and contributed to socio-economic development in East Africa.
• Improving Milk Distribution in Armenia: The construction of new milk distribution centres in rural Armenia has improved household incomes, product quality and access to outside demand.
• Establishing Business Centres in Bulgaria: The project aimed to foster job creation by supporting micro and small buisnesses and agricultural producers in regions of Bulgaria that experience high employment levels.
• Improving Farming Conditions at the Local Level to Increase Production of High-Quality Cocoa: Partnership with Cadbury and UNDP Ghana that aims to secure the economic, social and environmental sustainability of cocoa farmers and their communities.
• Increasing Access to Electricity and Community:
  Development: Khimti Neighborhood Development  (KiND) Project in Nepal.
• Sustainable Cocoa Partnership for Ghana:
  Community development programme that aims to boost cocoa farmer incomes through sustainable cocoa productivity and creation of alternative sources of rural income. UNDP Ghana and Cadbury.
• Microfinance: Financial Inclusion in Malawi:
• Improving access to water and sanitation in Asia, Eastern Europe and the CIS:
  Global Partnership with The Coca Cola Company.
• Provision of Market Based Social Protection Instruments: Access to Microinsurance in India, Indonesia and Lao PDR:
  Partnership with Allianz AG and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).
• Providing IT training services to underserved youth and adults:
  Global partnership with Microsoft.
• Community Empowerment Through Livestock Development & Credit:
  A Partnership between UNDP and Nestle in Pakistan to train 5000 lady livestock workers.
• Arts and Crafts Training for the Disabled in Armenia:
  Improving the living conditions of disabled youth. Partnership between UNDP Armenia and VivaCell, Armenia's leading mobile phone operator.
• Facilitating Ratification of the U.N. Convention against Corruption:
  Public private coalition in Lithuania and UNDP Lithuania.
• Promoting Youth Civic Participation Through E-Communities:
  Partnership between the UN and Intel in Ukraine.
• Boosting Private Sector Development  through Public-Private Dialogue: in Belarus.
  Project on improving regulatory environment for business growth.