On Thursday, the Dutch organization “SPARK” announced its intention to launch an initiative to support entrepreneurship and micro-enterprises in Libya, in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank, the Dutch government, and the European Union.
According to the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this was announced by the director of SPARK, Yannick Du Pont after his meeting with the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Omar Keti.
The meeting was held in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent on the sidelines of their participation in the annual conference of the Islamic Development Bank, from 2-4 September.
SPARK is one of the largest Dutch and international organisations in terms of economic and development aspects, with branches in several countries. SPARK’s activities vary between supporting education and providing or establishing job opportunities for women and refugees.
During the meeting, they discussed the possibility of cooperation between the organisation and the Government of National Unity (GNU) in the areas of economic empowerment, education, training, entrepreneurship, and micro-enterprises. This comes as part of the economic aspect of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ ‘Libya Stability Initiative’.
Keti called on SPARK to contribute to the stability and development of Libya, especially in entrepreneurship, micro-enterprises, youth support, and economic empowerment.