Applications From Female Owned or Led MSEs (out of total applications receieved)
28%
Through MFI
603
Through Kafalat
143
Applications From Persons with Disability Owned or Led MSEs (out of total applications receieved)
16
Applications Received by Zones
Average Number of Employees per MSE (total and segregate MFIs and Kafalat)
2
Through MFI
1
Through Kafalat
8
Average Recovery Needs Reported by MSEs (total and segregate MFIs and Kafalat)
$16.6K
Through MFI
$5.5K
Through Kafalat
$77.6K
Grants
Grants Approved (out of total applications received)
2,367 out of2,620
Through MFI
2,044
Through Kafalat
323
Average Grants Size
$4.9K
Through MFI
$3.7K
Through Kafalat
$12K
Approved Grants to Female Owned or Led MSEs (out of Total Approved Grants)
28%
Through MFI
544
Through Kafalat
116
Approved Grants To Persons with Disability Owned or Led MSEs (out of Total Approved Grants)
1%
Through MFI
11
Through Kafalat
5
Grants by Sector
Tourism
165
Industry
119
Handicrafts
50
Information Technology
27
Trade
1,047
Professions
959
Grants by Legal Form of Business
Grants by Type
The B5 Fund is a $25 million Fund, financed by the
Lebanese Financing facility
(LFF)
, a multi-donor trust
fund established in December 2020, and managed by the World Bank. The Fund aims to pool grant resources and
strengthen the coherence and coordination of financing in support of the immediate socio-economic recovery
of vulnerable people and businesses impacted by the Port of Beirut explosion of August 4, 2020.