Livelihoods: Social Fund for Microcredit

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Title/Description	Social Fund for Microcredit
Country	Brazil »
Specific location (city, region, etc)	Brasil
Actors/Partners	UNHCR and implementing partners
Funding	UNHCR »
Objectif(s)	Helping refugees achieve self-sufficiency by supporting income-generating activities for refugees who are unwilling or unable to access formal employment or microcredit schemes.
Results/Impact	Fourteen resettled families benefited in 2010. This initiative has been extended in 2011 to include asylum-seekers in the country.
Why is this considered a Good practice?	The project replaced a prior bilateral agreement with a microcredit agency that had ended in 2009. BO Brazil developed a pilot project under the resettlement program to support refugees with an entrepreneurial profile so that, under the guidance of the implementing partner and a voluntary contribution of the local community (volunteer work, donations), income-generating activities are implemented with the help of small grants.
Pertinent MPA/BPA Component	Resettlement »
Theme (s)	Microfinance » Income Generation »
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