Since October 2025, Fondazione MICRA, in partnership with other Italian and Lebanese organizations, implements the CARE project, financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). The project takes place in the Beqaa Governorate (West Beqaa District and Zahle District) and in the Mount Lebanon Governorate (Shouf District and Aley District) and aims at improving the ecosystem of the target areas by working with the agricultural sector as a source of environmental, social and health well-being. In this context, Fondazione MICRA has developed a financial inclusion component as a support to the economic dynamics of actions, to ensure the beneficiaries’ local ownership and the sustainability of actions.
Fondazione MICRA's approach to financial education and coaching and assistance is motivated by the objective of autonomization and resilience of local farmers and producers from a financial, social, and environmental perspective. In fact, the ESG reporting obligations for European enterprises draw attention on the need of extra-European countries which entertain business relationships with Italy to become familiar with certain practices. By focusing specifically on small enterprises, the certification and tracking of the whole value chain by larger producers would be facilitated.
Therefore, Fondazione MICRA’s main activities include financial education on topics such as access to finance, productivity, and business savings, with a focus on environmental sustainability, as well as technical assistance and coaching for producers and businesses. The project has an overall duration of 3 years. Project key tasks are concentrated between February 2026 and the June/Decembre 2027.
The consultants will support activities carried out by Fondazione MICRA in the Beqaa governorate and Mount Lebanon governorate. The roles include implementing project activities under the supervision of Fondazione MICRA's senior international experts and other key staff and assisting them with organizational and technical tasks.
The number of days will be distributed depending on each specific activity. A detailed time sheet will be requested, indicating the planning of activities which will be carried out with Fondazione MICRA.
Tasks
Expected deliverables:
Regular interactions with local financial institutions and local stakeholders and assisting with the coordination and follow-up of relations with local partners will be key to achieving objectives efficiently.