A pro-poor Growth and Promotion of Employment Programme, SEDIN is part of the Sustainable Economic Development Cluster (SEDEC) of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) that promotes economic development and employment.
SEDIN, which aims to improve the employment and income situation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria targets owners and employees of Small and Medium Scale enterprises and members of other economically active low-income households.
Head of GIZ/SEDIN Programme, Markus Wauschkuhn said the Accelerating Impact webinar scheduled for Tuesday February 16, 2021, will bring together industry experts, MSMEs and other relevant partners to demonstrate how GIZ Nigeria is supporting the government to improve framework conditions for businesses, promote entrepreneurship and stimulate economic development.
According to a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday, “SEDIN projects are implemented in the federal, state and local levels in Niger, Ogun, Abia, Kano, Plateau, Lagos, Oyo, Kaduna and Edo States,” adding that the “programme which is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) with co-financing from the European Union (EU) is organising a one-day webinar tagged ‘SEDIN-Accelerating impact, improving the economy.’”
“The programme has been providing support to young people, migrants, farmers, women and MSMEs across over four thematic areas aimed at promoting employment and income situations in Nigeria.”
“The third phase of the SEDIN programme has so far improved financial literacy for over 105,000 beneficiaries, enhanced entrepreneurship skills for over 15,000 students and created 5,366 new jobs in the agricultural value chain,” Wauschkuhn said, adding that the organisers are hopeful that the upcoming webinar will provide an opportunity for the Government, Private sector (formal and informal), Donors and similar programmes to network, share ideas and take-away lessons that will help to drive and sustain economic development for the benefit of all Nigerians.
