A total amount of US$340,000 as CBi catalytic funding is provided to 8 countries where UNDP and CBi supported networks collaborate on COVID-19 response and recovery.
Specific activities include:
- Development of COVID-19 response and recovery plans for the private sector
- COVID-19 socio-economic impact surveys
- Information sharing and awareness raising
- Capacity building and support programs to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Support to repurpose business operations in support of the crisis response, e.g., producing personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical devices
- Development of online platforms, call-centres
- Private sector contingency and business continuity support
- Policy dialogue and evidence-based policy recommendations
Planned activities by CBi member networks:
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Côte d'Ivoire Plateforme Humanitaire du Secteur Privé de Côte d’Ivoire (PHSP Côte d’Ivoire)
- Socio-economic impact analysis awareness raising
- Private sector contingency and business continuity support
HAITI
Alliance pour la Gestion des Risques et la Continuité des Activités (AGERCA)
- Socio-economic impact analysis awareness raising
- Private sector contingency and business continuity support
MEXICO
Centro Nacional de Apoyo para Contingencias Epidemiologicas y Desastres (CENACED)
- Development of an online platform for a coordinated COVID-19 response
PHILIPPINES
Philippines Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF)
- Development of policy briefs toolkit for SME recovery and foresight planning for COVID-19
TURKEY
Business for Goals (B4G) platform
- Socio-economic impact analysis information sharing policy dialogue
- Capacity building and support programs to SMEs
- Helping companies repurpose their operations
VANUATU
Vanuatu Business Resilience Council (VBRC)
- COVID-19 recovery plan for the private sector
Planned activities by prospective CBi member networks:
ECUADOR
- Information sharing response and action plan
INDONESIA
- Information sharing business impact analysis and support to SMEs
- Policy recommendations
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