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Business partnership facility
Are you a private Luxembourg or European company wishing to develop sustainable and innovative business projects contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in partnership with an organisation in a developing country? The Business Partnership Facility provides financial support to help you reach new markets.
The BPF operates on the basis of bi-annual calls for projects.
The first call for projects for 2023 is launched! You have until 30 April to submit your application.
Read the news to find out more about the projects supported by the BPF.
BPF: WHAT FOR?
To enable the implementation of sustainable business projects in developing countries
PARTNERSHIP
Encourage the Luxembourg / European private sector to establish partnerships with actors of developing countries to ensure the implementation of sustainable entrepreneurial initiatives
INNOVATIVE PROJECTS
Support Luxembourg/European private sector companies to set up innovative projects contributing to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with partners from developing countries
SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS
The projects selected meet the triple purpose of having a social impact, having an environmental impact and economic viability, cornerstone of a successful sustainable partnership
ABOUT THE BPF
Co-financing of up to 200 000 € to support innovative partnerships
The BPF is open to private companies from Luxembourg and/or EU countries. The facility aims to encourage these actors to partner with companies, civil society organisations or state structures in developing countries in order to set up sustainable and innovative business projects contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Particular attention is paid to due diligence for responsible business conduct according to the OECD principles.
The BPF is initiated and funded by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MFEA).
PROJECTS SUPPORTED
For sustainable partnerships
Uption | Senegal
Development of the concept "cosmetic counters"
The Organic Village | Nepal
Development of a Nepalese organic spice chain (from local farmers to the world market)
Suricate solutions | Senegal
Setting up of a Cybersecurity Operational Centre in Dakar for Micro-Finance Institutions
Müller et Associés | Kosovo
Feasibility study for the implementation of the distribution of funds by the Kosovo Health Insurance to health care providers
Moyee Coffee | Ethiopia
Adoption of BlockChain technology in the coffee value chain from Ethiopian smallholder farmers
LuxMobility | Senegal
Saving lives on the roads of West Africa
Link to business world | Senegal
Establishment of a production unit for the transformation of plant fibres from succulent plants in Senegal for the textile industry with innovation, transfer of know-how and technology
Koosmik | Togo
Development of a banking application including credit and insurance services in Togo
Jway | Senegal
Software base for digitalisation and dematerialisation of the procedures of the Polytechnic School of Dakar (online student desk)
Jway | Burkina Faso
Creation of an online help platform for writing business plans for Burkinabé companies
Jurry Hekking Metaal | Kosovo
Recovery of whey from white cheese for the production of soft drinks
Interact | Cape Verde
Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development (AISD) - Implementing and optimising the performance of connected digital urban systems and networks
Intech | Guinea
Development and dissemination in Guinea of "BackUp", a digital tool to fight against war rapes and sexual violence
Graas Lavie | Burkina Faso
Design, construction and commissioning of a pilot dried mango production unit in Burkina Faso
Bureau International Maritime (BIM) | Burkina Faso
Implementation of a new electronic cargo tracking slip system
Blue Horizon | Burkina Faso
Responding to the desertification of the sub-Saharan desert using sustainable biotechnologies
Bit Valley | Niger
Inclusive Blockchain Insurance using Space Assets (IBISA) - Setting up a microinsurance system for small farmers in Niger
BCE | Ivory Coast
Creation of a technical assistance platform for the setting up of a broadcasting centre and a TV centre in Abidjan and Grand Bassam
LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Co-financing modalities
The partners' commitment to responsible business conduct is a key element in the award of a BPF co-financing.
The BPF co-financing is based on a bi-annual call for projects in two stages. The projects selected at the end of the process are co-financed up to a maximum of 50%, with a limit of 200 000 €, in the form of a non-refundable direct grant paid in two or three instalments.
This co-financing, initiated and financed by the Luxembourg Cooperation, falls within the scope of so-called "de minimis" aid: they are aid granted by a Member State to a company, the cumulative amount of which may not exceed a limit of 200 000 € over a three-year period.
Sustainable business partnerships
Co-financing up to 50% of the project
Technology transfer
Environmental impact and respect for human rights
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Following the various initiatives taken by other European countries to support the private sector in developing countries, the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MFEA) launched the BPF in 2016.
Since its launch, as the BPF has become increasingly popular with the private sector, the MFEA has extended the facility until 2026.
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