• Outcome

• Increase and diversification of incomes

Change in the number of employment / self-employment initiatives or their capacity due to the intervention. To show sustainability, employment or self-employment should last a defined period of time (6-12 months), and show quality aspects (decent work). • It includes micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) initiatives of all kind of sectors (agro-business -primary production transformation-; transport; new technologies related business -internet, mobile phone-; retailers/dealers; carpenters; tailors; hostelry, etc.) • It includes group and individual income generation activities for contribution to household economy. • Highlight the equality of opportunities, regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin or religious belief. Equal opportunities for women/youth/other groups apply depending on the programme, normally when the employment/self-employment intervention is not addressed to a specific group. The focus of this indicator (in comparison with the previous one) is the creation or strengthening of employment initiatives. It is not in the number of new people employed, even when both indicators may be used in the same kind of projects/programmes. Definitions: • MSME: micro, small and medium enterprises (formal or informal)

Geography/Livelihoods zone; Gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases (for individuals, associations members, etc.); Head of household’s gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases, dependency ratio (for households), and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural context, religious, ethnic or political identities; Wealth groups; Livelihoods group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders); Period to achieve the objective;

• Increase (number)

Both secondary and primary data collection can be used according to context. • Baseline/Endline. If multiyear programme consider also a mid-term evaluation. • Secondary data. Reliable/relevant sources from other actors, clusters or government (e.g. assessment information, reference to a normal situation). Unit of Measurement: MSME Data Collection methods: Secondary data analysis; MSME records; Focus Group Discussion, key informant interviews.

• Income Generation Activities and Employment

X sustainable micro and small businesses created in Port au Prince urban area (from those Y are managed by under 26 years old) have achieved business objectives at the end of the programme due to the intervention.

To measure the creation of new MSME initiatives we can use all formal documentation and records generated to achieve it. To measure the strengthening of existing MSME we could use the production/sales/clients/stocks records as a base to compare between baseline and endline. Sustainability criteria should be defined and measured (e.g. progression of the number of employees over a period of time, number of client contracts, sales records, infrastructures and productive assets owned).