MY SISTER LOCAL FLAVOURS GRANT PROGRAMME CONTINUES WITH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN 2021

Following 2019, in 2021 as well, the “My Sister Grant Programme”, to be organised for the second time between January and March in addition to local trainings in partnership with The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, the Habitat Association and Coca-Cola Türkiye, will be carried out in 4 stages. After the online applications are completed and following the evaluation process, online preliminary selections will be made locally. The winning women entrepreneurs will participate in the Online Grant Programme Camp, receive training covering the camp curricula and, at the end of the training, will be supported with a business development grant.

Purpose of the Programme

The Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected the World, has deeply affected the food & beverage sector as it has affected all sectors. In this period, businesses in the food and beverage sector, especially those with small business status, are expected to face major risks, up to the suspension of their activities. Within the scope of the My Sister Project, the aim is to support 30 women entrepreneurs in the food and beverage sector to be selected from 81 provinces, to promote the flavours they produce, to highlight visibility activities and to contribute to strengthening their socio-economic position.

The aim is to support women entrepreneurs working in the food and beverage sector who already own a business with business development grants totalling 765,000 TL — 25 thousand TL each to 29 women entrepreneurs and a jury special award of 40 thousand TL to 1 woman entrepreneur — so that they can develop their businesses.

Elazığ Wrote a Success Story

Thanks to the intensive efforts of our Elazığ Provincial Women Entrepreneurs Board, there were 7 applications to the My Sister Grant Programme in 2020, and Elazığ achieved the success of ranking first in the Region. One of our 7 applications was among the 29 applications that were candidates for the Jury's evaluation and resulted in receiving an award of 25 thousand TL. In 2021, too, the aim is for new success stories to emerge from Elazığ.

Implementation Stages of Applications

1.    Stage: Women entrepreneurs in the food & beverage sector who complete the online trainings via the Kizkardeşim.net website will be able to apply online together with the certificate they receive from the website.

2. Stage: Women business owners who complete their trainings via www.kizkardesim.net will undergo technical elimination after submitting their applications online.

3.    Stage: The participants receiving the highest scores on a provincial basis will be invited to the Grant Programme Camp to be held Online. At the camp, which will last 2 days, accelerator trainings for women will be held.

4.    Stage: In the final jury evaluation, the 30 women who receive the highest scores according to the grant criteria will be entitled to receive a business development grant. On the last day of the Grant Camp, an online launch will be held and they will be introduced.