DATE: 19 OCTOBER 2020
The EDSE Programme is an innovative, five year programme designed to effect meaningful change
across South Africa’s SMME ecosystem. The financing agreement between the South African
government and the European Union was finalised and signed in July 2017. Total financing is Euro
Euro 52 million (R745 million), split between Euro 38 million (R545 million) for budget support and
Euro 14 million (R200 million) for technical assistance