The Road to the SDGs

PURPOSE X In 2019, IsDB introduced its NGO Empowerment for Poverty Reduction Programme, which aims to help CSOs in the 57 MCs to better meet the needs of vulnerable groups such as refugees, IDPs, orphans, people with disabilities and the most deprived. X The Programme is an innovative transformation initiative that supports development interventions by interlinking the work and experiences of CSOs, private enterprises, and social investors specialised in crowdfunding and blockchain. It comprises: – Education for refugees, IDPs and orphans – Job creation – Building resilience – Livelihoods development. X The scope of the Programme includes: – Mapping, screening and categorising national CSOs in selected MCs – Building the capacity of the selected CSOs – Promoting innovative and transformative projects in identified thematic areas – Setting up sustainable innovative financing mechanisms for CSOs through crowdfunding and partnership. X Currently, the Programme is working to provide: – 115,000 refugees, IDPs and orphans with access to quality basic education and relevant skills development – 3,000 low-income families with access to community livelihoods development through income-generating activities. METHOD X At the heart of the Programme is the international aggregated Tadamon platform, which provides a tool for empowering CSOs and networking in IsDB’s 57 MCs by providing visibility, funding, capacity building and knowledge. X As an aggregated platform, Tadamon serves as a guide for citizens and the private sector to make it easier to financially support the humanitarian and development efforts of CSOs. This is done by linking numerous crowdfunding campaigns from several existing crowdfunding platforms. X With 10,000 followers, Tadamon is committed to connecting the efforts of all partners to build stronger communities and help the vulnerable. IsDB–ISFD NGO Empowerment for Poverty Reduction Programme I sDB worked with several partners to launch an ambitious IsDB–ISFD NGO Empowerment for Poverty Reduction Programme to empower national civil society organisations (CSOs) to improve the socioeconomic wellbeing of hard-to-reach communities As valuable development partners and developers, CSOs help to promote citizen participation, enhance sustainability and alleviate poverty to accelerate progress towards the SDGs [ 140 ] SDGs