Eighth Goal: Decent Work & Economic Growth
Enhancing policies that support productive activities, entrepreneurship and the ability to be creative and innovative
The Ministry of Social Development adopts a number of projects and initiatives that aim at promoting sustainable economic development for individuals. In this regard, the Ministry seeks to sustain the activities of productive families and self-employed businesses that raise the economic level of individuals. Moreover, the Ministry encourages creativity and innovation in this field and the formalization of small and micro enterprises through the following initiatives and projects:
Supporting productive families through an integrated (Khetwa) Program:
this program provides an appropriate environment for qualifying Bahraini citizens who are capable of joining labour market with small projects and enterprises that could later expand and grow into larger businesses. It also aims at empowering Bahrainis economically and increasing the economic returns for them, by providing the following:
Training :
Which helps participants identify with the commercial and professional fields in cooperation with accredited training institutions. Training also enlightens trainees with the factors that may affect their projects, help them figure out how to manage the resources available for them and how to prepare an effective business plan and start-up budget. .
Appropriate financing:
As several entities and bodies in the Kingdom of Bahrain provide financing to small and micro enterprises, including projects for productive families such as the Family Bank, the Bahrain Development Bank, and Tamkeen agency.
Specialized services:
Such as marketing and management of their products locally and internationally through continuous exhibitions and local sales outlets. The most important marketing outlets and distribution channels are: the Capital Mall for Bahraini Handmade Products, Sitra Centre for Productive Families specializing in the production of long-term packaged food under health supervision and Step Center for home projects. There is also the shop at Bahrain International Airport.
Production units:
Such as (productive kitchens, industrial sewing, and porcelain production).
design and innovation unit for product development:
A unit for providing innovative consultations and training services to Bahraini productive families, to produce a new line of distinct products and designs. It also introduces all necessary consulting services, as well as practical and theoretical technical assistance needed for creating unusual innovative designs and ideas.
The official forms he official forms for established projects:
Which confirm the importance of sponsorship and participation of all governmental, private and public sectors. This is carried out in accordance with the Prime Minister’s Resolution No. (39) of 2010 on the regulation of productive activity at home (the productive home), in order to ensure the legal environment for productive families project to work through a legal framework that helps facilitate production and marketing.
Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa’s Award for Encouraging Productive Families:
which supports the projects of productive families and shares in marketing their products and improving their quality as well in order to intensify competition and invade international markets. Such an award reflects Her Highness’s concern for the continued role of productive families in improving social and economic development.