An eligible project:

• offers a real perspective for investments or a sustainable trade relation with a company in a PSOM country;
• contains installation of equipment (hardware), transfer of knowledge from the Dutch company to the local company, together with a combination of technical assistance, training, market research, demonstration of project results and institutional reinforcement;
• has a positive impact on local employment and jobs in the selected sector;
• has a genuine, visible spin-off for Dutch firms;
• is tailored to local circumstances and local skill levels and uses proven technology; and
• should not be disadvantageous to the poor, deteriorate the position of women or have a negative impact on the environment.