Workforce and Higher Access to Markets Activity
The goal of the USAID WHAM (Workforce and Higher Access to Markets) Activity is encouraging the creation of new jobs in export-oriented small and medium enterprises.
About us
USAID WHAM provides grants and technical support to export-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises in BiH from the wood processing, metal processing, textile and information and communications sectors. WHAM is funded by USAID, and implemented by IESC, in collaboration with ENOVA.
The USAID WHAM project began in June, 2017 and will end in June, 2022.
In the first three-year phase, the Activity has had a $1.65 million (USD) fund, which, among other things, aims to support 165 companies, recruit 1545 people, fund training for 585 people and achieve 43 certifications. In the second two-year phase, from June 2020 to June 2022, a $1 million (USD) fund is planned to support 110 new companies, create 840 new jobs, and train 1,400 people.
Public call
Currently, there are no open calls.
Our results
Results to date according to last quarter's report
1743
New jobs
32%
Employees are women
164
Companies that have received our support
48
Certified companies
Our beneficiaries
Map with location of grantees
Our stories
Follow our results and events
STEP BY STEP JOBS COME TO BUGOJNO
Success story of the Bugojno company STEP
FROM TRAINEE TO PROFESSIONAL
The story of new workers at the BELT Banja Luka factory
Aida Musa, new employee Saraj-Komerc, Gornji Vakuf
I am grateful for the opportunity to educate myself and finally employ at age 49. It is very difficult in mine find any job for years, and even harder to find worthy work. Thanks to support training USAID WHAM project, I finally have a job, salary and financial security that made it easy and improved the quality of both my and my family's life. It's strong a nice feeling of being useful to the company and society. Happy alone and with working conditions and working environment in Saraj-Komerc.
Amil Domjanovic, mechanical engineer at the factory STEP, Sarajevo
Thanks to the education provided by the project USAID WHAM, I am now a Certified Engineer for welding, which is a prerequisite for improving the processproduction of the STEP factory. Even though I ended up machined college, i had no knowledge or certification to follow i manage production processes and procedures in in accordance with European standards. With the support of the project USAID WHAM the entire production process is up to a higher level, and STEP can compete participate in tenders in the international market.
Miro Lukić, Director Mandeks Molding Ltd., Laktashi
Our company is assisted by the USAID project WHAM realized design of tool design for injection, modular tooling, advanced ISO 9001 quality management standards i environmental standard ISO EN 14001, and trained employees in project related areas solutions. The USAID WHAM project team, in constant Contacting us has allowed us to quite easily we overcome all obstacles to realization. Increase export by 15% would not be possible without this kind USAID WHAM project support.
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