Grant of up to 300,000 UAH for women entrepreneurs in rural areas

The Business Network of Rural Women, in collaboration with the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Public Organization “Agricultural Consulting Service,” is launching a competition for financial support for women in rural areas as part of the “WeProsper” project. Grants will range from 150,000 to 300,000 UAH.

Who Can Apply?

The competition is open to rural women who have a business or business initiative and are looking for a positive boost to develop themselves, their business, cooperation, and their community.

Selection Criteria:

• A well-completed and timely submitted application.
• Registration in the Rural Women Leadership Studies by the Network and attendance at its online events.
• A personal recommendation from an active member of the Business Network who has already received support for implementing a business initiative (preferably, but not necessarily, one woman can provide recommendations to an unlimited number of women).
• Participation in our Large Study on the Experience of Rural Women.
• Residence or business operation in villages and towns with a population of up to 10,000.
• Entrepreneurial activity in any field.
• The business must be owned by a woman and officially registered in any form under the 3rd or 4th group of the Single Tax System or the general tax system.
• The business is located in a territory controlled by the Ukrainian government.
• The business has not previously received financial support from the Business Network.

How to Participate?

To participate in the competition, fill out the application form. After that, you will receive instructions and three forms for the application via email, which you need to complete and send along with the required documents to net2women@gmail.com. The deadline for submissions is September 10, 2024.

Additional questions can be addressed during online meetings held on August 29 and September 5, 2024, at 12:00 PM (links to the meetings will be posted on the BNRW page).

We have previously reported that a network of housing construction plants will be established in Ukraine.