Applications From Female Owned or Led MSEs (out of total applications received)
30%
Through MFI
947
Through Kafalat
183
Applications From Persons with Disability Owned or Led MSEs (out of total applications received)
25
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)
$15.4K
Through MFI
$5.7K
Through Kafalat
$73.6K
Grants
Grants Approved (out of total applications received)
3,590 out of3,785
Through MFI
3,140
Through Kafalat
450
Average Grants Size
$5K
Through MFI
$4K
Through Kafalat
$11.5K
Approved Grants to Female Owned or Led MSEs (out of Total Approved Grants)
30%
Through MFI
915
Through Kafalat
159
Approved Grants To Persons with Disability Owned or Led MSEs (out of Total Approved Grants)
1%
Through MFI
16
Through Kafalat
9
Grants by Sector
Tourism
223
Industry
211
Handicrafts
63
Information Technology
44
Trade
1,751
Professions
1,298
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.