Closing ceremony and final regional roundtable meeting

Closing ceremony and final regional roundtable meeting

Amman: The "Strengthening Social Entrepreneurship for Migration and Development” (SEMD) project held its closing ceremony in Amman, Jordan at the St Regis hotel. The event was attended by his excellency Ahmed Hanandeh, the Jordanian Minister of digital economy and entrepreneurship, and Ms. Caroline Tissot, Regional Head of Cooperation, at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Participating also were the project’s key partners, stakeholders and actors in the social entrepreneurship ecosystem across Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.

During the event, the project’s key activities, learnings, achievements and recommendations for future regional programmes were showcased. It was also an opportunity to highlight the impact created by the SEMD supported social enterprises which resulted in creating 1,635 job opportunities, supporting 23,698 migrants and refugees, and impacting the lives of 40,670 people.

The Minister of digital economy and entrepreneurship thanked SDC and GFA Consulting Group GmbH for their continuous support in organising important workshops aimed at enhancing coordination and exchanging expertise in the field of social entrepreneurship at the national and regional levels. This support is intended to strengthen the capacity to support social enterprises, which have a direct impact on society. He emphasised that social enterprises have both economic and social value and make