The Economic Resilience Support Program for Ukraine, funded by the international humanitarian organization Mercy Corps, is expanding to support relocated or local businesses in the Kharkiv region that have been affected by the consequences of the war and need funds to recover or expand their activities. The program also continues to operate in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv regions.
Participants are selected on a competitive basis. The average amount of financial support for selected applicants is USD 20,000.
Conditions for participation in the program:
- Official registration and no legal obstacles to entrepreneurial activity in accordance with Ukrainian legislation;
- Creation or retention of at least three jobs for internally displaced persons (IDPs) or affected populations;
- Co-financing of up to 50% of the financial assistance amount for business recovery or expansion activities.
You can learn more about the program conditions, selection criteria, and apply online at the following link: https://uerp.mercycorps.org/page/brYXAKWK.
The project is being implemented by the public organization “West Ukraine Digital.”
The Economic Resilience Program (ERP) for Ukraine is carried out by the ERP consortium, which includes Mercy Corps, Right to Protection, Helvetas, and JERU (a joint partnership of Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide) with support from Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
With support Kharkiv Regional Employment Service