Community-based enterprise development to strengthen grassroots activities targeting vulnerable workers and business owners in the informal economy

This project will improve the ability of tripartite partners and skills development programs targeting vulnerable workers in the informal economy to provide low cost, high impact training on business development. Constituents in Thailand and Lao PDR will gain practical experience in integrating augmented Community-Based Enterprise Development (C-BED) tools into grassroots interventions, improving the resilience and self-reliance of vulnerable workers and MSE through technical skills in enterprise development. Trainees will develop the capacity to start or improve businesses when faced with necessity or pursuing opportunity and C-BED will add value by providing additional development of soft skills to be an effective problem solver, to analyse skills and business opportunities objectively, and to communicate, network, lead, and evaluate activities with others. This project will also contribute to the maturation of the tripartite intervention Supporting Grass-Roots Activities (SGRA) through the International Employers’ and Workers’ Network in Thailand and Lao PDR, resulting in strengthened social-dialogue and improved social protection for the informal economy. The augmented training tools and implementation model developed will guide the further development of SGRA interventions regionally and ultimately promote institutionalization of C-BED in tripartite programmes globally

Project symbol

RAS/15/53/JPN

Admin unit

CO-Bangkok

Start date

01/03/2015

End date

31/12/2016

Total allocation

250392

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

250392

Development Partners

Japan, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Country/Countries

Cambodia
Thailand

Outcomes

Promoting sustainable enterprises
Strong and representative employers' and workers' organizations