Applications From Female Owned or Led MSEs (out of total applications received)
30%
Through MFI
908
Through Kafalat
182
Applications From Persons with Disability Owned or Led MSEs (out of total applications received)
24
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)
$15.7K
Through MFI
$5.7K
Through Kafalat
$74K
Grants
Grants Approved (out of total applications received)
3,359 out of3,646
Through MFI
2,921
Through Kafalat
438
Average Grants Size
$5K
Through MFI
$4K
Through Kafalat
$11.4K
Approved Grants to Female Owned or Led MSEs (out of Total Approved Grants)
30%
Through MFI
851
Through Kafalat
157
Approved Grants To Persons with Disability Owned or Led MSEs (out of Total Approved Grants)
1%
Through MFI
15
Through Kafalat
9
Grants by Sector
Tourism
213
Industry
198
Handicrafts
61
Information Technology
43
Trade
1,656
Professions
1,188
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.