Enhancing Extractive Sector Benefit Sharing

This project aims to improve the social and economic benefits for communities including the poorest and most vulnerable hosting natural resources development projects in Ghana Guinea Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire. It contributes to the creation of jobs generation of revenues for local businesses and long-term economic development in these communities. Project activities include: (1) mapping and creating a database of local suppliers including women-owned companies; (2) assessing potential economic development initiatives linked to industry presence especially ones that would benefit women and youth; (3) delivering training to community members allowing them to actively participate in the design and monitoring of these initiatives; and (4) delivering training to local businesses on business management health and safety and environment standards gender equality and harassment.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased participation by local businesses particularly female- and youth-led in the supply chains of natural resources development activities; (2) increased economic opportunities for businesses particularly female- and youth-led in communities hosting natural resources development projects; and (3) improved support for long-term economic development in these communities.