Private Sector Development in a Fragile Context through Capacity Building and Access to Finance for Youth and Women (PSDFC)
PSDFC supports established youth- and women-led enterprises in South Sudan through business advice, financial training and market linkages to strengthen capabilities and readiness for finance.
Funder: UN Women
Due Dates: October 30, 2026, 12:00 AM CAT (Clarification requests) | November 6, 2026, 12:00 AM CAT (UN Women responses) | November 13, 2026, 12:00 AM CAT (Submission)
Funding Amounts: USD 80,000–100,000 per state or USD 160,000–200,000 for both states; implementation December 2026–November 2027
Summary: Supports enterprise development, financial readiness and market linkages for established youth- and women-led enterprises in South Sudan.
Key Information: Applicants need five years of operation and a permanent local office; justified three-year histories may exceptionally qualify.
Description
UN Women South Sudan seeks a Responsible Party for Component 1 of the African Development Bank’s PSDFC Additional Financing programme. The partnership moves established youth- and women-led enterprises beyond start-up support toward sustainable, productive and market-linked growth. Activities cover Wau in Western Bahr el Ghazal and Yambio and Nzara in Western Equatoria, drawing beneficiaries from the 300 micro and small enterprises established during Phase I.
The work combines savings-group transition into savings and credit cooperatives, institutional strengthening, enterprise diagnostics, business advisory services, financial training and buyer–seller matchmaking. It aims to improve business capabilities, institutional readiness, market access and preparedness for financing, while integrating gender-responsive, conflict-sensitive and Do No Harm approaches.
