The Enterprise Development Fund – Tameer (EDF-t) is designed to catalyse conditions that allow displaced persons to return to their area of origin. It targets many potential grantees who currently live in displacement camps but want to restore or restart their business after returning to their area of origin. The EDF-t emphasizes critical agricultural sectors, as well as the employment of women and vulnerable Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

The EDF-t has been launched in areas of high return for IDPs including Sinjar, Ninewa and in Shirqat, Salah al-Din.

During the war against ISIL, many business owners experienced violence, loss, destruction of their homes, separation of their families, and displacement. In addition, many lost their assets, capital, staff, and local networks that are crucial in restoring their businesses. As such, the EDF-t has been adapted to be more flexible in the grantee’s obligations for matching contribution, years of operation and number of existing employees.