MSEA and Strategies for Northern Development held workshops across seven Marsabit locations to strengthen enterprise development and participation in local market systems.
Marsabit entrepreneurs were sensitised on business formalisation, the KJET Project and opportunities to access government support and Business Development Services.
The workshops aimed to strengthen local market readiness during emergencies while promoting dignity, protection and effective humanitarian livelihood support.
The Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA), in collaboration with Strategies for Northern Development (SND), has participated in capacity-building workshops in Marsabit County to strengthen communities’ understanding of enterprise development and participation in local market systems.
The workshops, held in Qate, Bori Junction, D.F., Anona, Rawana, Elle Bor and Turbi, brought together local communities and market players under the Strengthening Local Market Systems for Humanitarian Action programme.
According to MSEA, the sessions aimed to equip participants with the skills needed to participate in local markets while strengthening market readiness and activation during emergencies.
The programme seeks to establish a framework that supports effective service delivery in humanitarian livelihood interventions while promoting dignity, protection and integration. Its focus includes preparing local market systems to play a role in meeting community needs during emergencies.
During the workshops, the MSEA Marsabit Office sensitised participants on enterprise formalisation, the KJET Project and other government programmes supporting enterprise development.
The authority highlighted the importance of formalising businesses as a step towards accessing government support programmes, Business Development Services (BDS) and other enterprise development opportunities.
For local entrepreneurs, the sessions provided an opportunity to learn about available support and better understand the relationship between business formalisation and participation in enterprise development programmes.
The workshops also linked enterprise development with the wider goal of strengthening local market systems. By building the capacity of communities and market players, the programme aims to improve their readiness to participate in humanitarian livelihood interventions.
MSEA’s contribution focused on helping participants understand how formal enterprises can position themselves to access support services and pursue development opportunities within these markets.
The collaboration with SND brought enterprise development information into community-level discussions on humanitarian action, connecting business support with efforts to improve market preparedness.
Through the workshops across the seven locations, MSEA and its partner sought to strengthen local participation in market systems while expanding awareness of the programmes and services available to micro and small enterprises.