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Project Montserrat

22/06/15 - 22/09/15

Review of the Government of Montserrat’s Project Management Procedures and Practices

Project

13/06/15 - 30/06/16

Consultancy for the Development of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (M,E&R) Framework for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)

Project Afghanistan

25/05/15 - 30/11/15

Study of Lessons Learned from Implementing Development Cooperation in Afghanistan

Project

01/04/15 - 30/09/15

Preparatory studies : "competitiveness and development of private sector and SME" in Central Africa (Pacie)

The overall goal of the project is to reinforce the productive capacities of enterprises, particularly in the agro-industry sector, so that Central Africa countries can deal, in a sustainable way, with the double challenge of regional and global integration.

The Pacie programme aims at supporting improvements in the competitiveness of industry and agro industry sectors and service sector through the formulation of an upgrading and restructuring programme based on the targeting of specific sector for each beneficiary country (Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Guinea Equatorial, Sao Tome, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, and Central African Republic). The programme will provide financial support and guidance in line with the best international practices in the field of expertise, consultancy, training, information and market studies for the companies within the industry and agro industry sector as well as for their supporting structures.

The specific goals of the programme are:

Contribution to the improvement of availability of reliable and upgraded data on the industry and agro industry sectors according to the specific situation of each country; Promotion of industrial and service activities and improvement with the strategic position of each sector with regard to the national resources and competences of each country; Contribution to the implementation of an upgrading and restructuring process in the countries that haven’t taken part yet in the upgrading and restructuring program for their enterprises; Contribution to the reinforcement of the upgrading and restructuring process in the countries which have already implemented the programme; Reinforcement of the capacities of enterprise supporting structures and of the consultancy sector in the Central African countries in terms of private sector guidance; Supporting the improvement of material and non-material investment in order to reinforce the capacities of enterprises having a potential of growth and/or an export potential; Improvement of the institutional and economic environment of the industrial and service sector at a regional and national level.

Expected results are:

A cartography and typology of the industrial and agro industrial sector in each county; A diagnostic of the industrial and service sector in order to identify their size, their strong points, their weak points, their threats and their opportunities with regard to the regional integration agenda and the commercial liberalisation linked to the EPA; The identification of promising sectors for the economic development of the countries and the constraints to the competitiveness of the private sector on the national and international market; The identification of specific needs for each country in terms of upgrading their institutional, economic and financial environment as well as their regulatory law framework; The quantification of the technical and financial needs for the restructuration and modernisation of the selected enterprises; An assessment of the potential demand and financial need for each branch of activity in terms of restructuring and modernising in 4 year time horizon; The identification and definition of enterprises structured in the artisanal sector and/or the informal sector that could be eligible for the program (activity, workforce, process of production…) in each country; Support to the sectors and branches able to contribute to the competitiveness reinforcement of the economies in the Central Africa region; Promote enterprises access to financing.

Project Benin

26/03/15 - 26/03/18

Support to Water and Renewable Energy Projects in Africa through Microfinance - Pamiga

Background:
PAMIGA (Participatory Microfinance Group for Africa), the Promoter, is a non-governmental organization operating since 2005. Created by CIDR and a number of world recognized microfinance experts, it provides technical support to a network of 14 locally-owned African microfinance institutions (MFIs) operating in 10 Sub-Saharan African countries in West, Central and East Africa. The member MFIs are characterized by their local ownership, strong presence in rural areas and the agricultural focus of their activities. This Technical Assistance (TA) programme is to be understood in the context of EIB’s potential investment in Pamiga Finance SA, an investment vehicle registered in Luxembourg (the Fund). The Fund has the objective to lend to Pamiga’s member MFIs with the specific purpose of financing the growth of their loan portfolio dedicated to the sectors of renewable energy, drinking water and irrigation. EIB envisages providing a 7-year loan to the Fund for up to EUR 3.5 million alongside OPIC and Calvert Foundation.

The holistic support approach consists of the Promoter providing capacity building to MFIs while the Fund provides debt for the specific purpose described. As a result, MFIs will benefit from both technical assistance as well as long term refinancing for developing and strengthening their loan portfolio in the renewable energy, irrigation and water/sanitation sectors.

Context: In Sub-Saharan Africa, an important part of the rural population lacks direct access to energy and water. It is estimated that 58% and 83% of urban population has no access to electric and water infrastructures, respectively, and about 90% and 50% of the rural population has no access to such services. In addition the markets of rural communities tend to be poorly served, dominated by the informal economy and are relatively inefficient and uncompetitive. Given this, access to modern (renewable) energy sources, irrigation systems and drinking water/sanitation facilities provide, in addition to their positive sustainability and developmental impacts, socio-economic development opportunities.

In Africa, small, economically viable energy; irrigation and water/sanitation projects currently struggle to obtain adequate financing. A number of obstacles currently impede local financial institutions (FIs) from financing these transactions, in particular: lack of knowledge on the appropriateness and quality of micro-energy and water technologies, which FIs find difficult to assess; exposure to new types of risk and inexperience with micro and small energy & water project finance deals and cash flow based lending; projects have not reached the stage of bankability and may find problems in reaching this stage due to lack of equity, fulfilling all technical and legal requirements etc.; financing of the equipment requires larger amounts and longer tenor than the traditional micro-credit products and technical advisory capacity in the region.

In the energy sector, three funding purposes (“market segments”) for which local MFIs are trying to develop adapted financing products have been identified: Individual home solar systems; lighting and electricity for micro-enterprises; power solutions for villages / communities. In the water sector, two funding purposes for which local MFIs are trying to develop adapted financing products have been identified: Irrigation, mainly for agricultural and pastoral activities; drinking water for households, such as extensions from existing networks, storage reservoirs and distribution facilities. Possibly sanitation services (e.g. latrines) could be considered under this market segment.

Objectives

Within this context, Enclude and Landell Mills are implementing a 3 year TA contract to accompany MFIs in the financing of micro-projects for off-grid renewable energy, rural/peri-urban water and irrigation systems in seven sub-Saharan countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania and Benin). The TA will largely focus on building the technical capacity of MFIs to successfully identify water, irrigation and energy technologies and solutions for households, MSMEs, and small communities (villages) or farmers with appropriate quality, after-sale service, and contractual risk mitigation arrangements. In particular the TA should identify for each country and/or MFI what is the proper “ecosystem” to enable product supply, distribution, installation and after-sale services, delivering all this to the last mile.

The overall objective of the “Water & Renewable Energy through Microfinance” initiative is to help MFIs design and implement lending programmes for the financing of solar energy, irrigation and water/sanitation solutions for rural households, MSMEs and communities.

Results

The following results are to be achieved:Pamiga’s “Renewable Energy and Microfinance” Programme is technically reinforced.MFIs that receive funding from the Fund have acquired the necessary knowledge and tools to be able to identify, select and forge partnerships with the technology companies that are most appropriate to offer “best value for money” products to their target clients in their given context.Training curricula for MFI staff, installers and clients are developed in relation to solar energy, irrigation and water/sanitation, and are conducted / replicated by local training centres.Rural households, MSMEs and communities have a good understanding of the various technology solutions available for them to make informed acquisition decision, and their awareness is raised on maintenance and proper use of these technologies.MFIs demonstrate strengthened capacity to sustain, monitor and report on their energy and water lending programmes, including on their socio-economic and environmental impacts.The Fund is able to report on the impact results of its funding to MFIs with that specific purpose, based on the consolidation of individual MFI impact monitoring reports.

Project Nepal

04/03/15 - 27/08/18

Institutional and Legal Support for Improved Water Management Systems in Nepal and Formation of the Bagmati River Basin Organization

Project Malawi

01/02/15 - 01/01/21

External Review of DfID Malawi's Private Sector Development Programme

The UK Government is providing £16 million over 4.5 years (late 2012 to early 2017) to a Malawi Private Sector Development (PSD) programme. The aim of the programme is to provide capacity building support to key public sector institutions that shape the regulatory environment for business, help the oil seeds sector reach its full potential through the establishment of sustainable market structures supported by government, and provide financial and technical support to businesses adopting pro-poor business models. The PSD programme forms part of DfID Malawi’s current Operational Plan for 2011-2015.

The PSD programme consists of four component programmes: the Business Enabling Environment Programme (BEEP), Business Innovation Facility (BIF), Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund (MICF), and Malawi Oil Seeds Sector Transformation (MOST). Three of these components are being implemented by private contractors, and DfID is currently self-managing BEEP.

DfID Malawi has engaged Landell Mills to provide an External Review (ER) of the entire PSD Programme from 2015 – 2020 both for accountability and learning purposes. The following are the objectives of the ER:

Assess progress made against project outputs and how this is contributing to the overall project outcome and impact. Write DfID Malawi’s Annual Review (AR) and Project Completion Report (PCR) processes and identify key achievements, challenges, and lessons throughout the lifetime of the programme. Objectively and independently validate, triangulate, and provide assurances on the results reported by the different implementing agencies for their respective components. Convene workshops organised by DfID Malawi to synthesise key lessons and findings from individual components and feed these back to implementing agencies and DfID Malawi. Assess market systemic change by building on existing data collection and monitoring systems even after implementing agencies stop implementing their relevant programmes.

Our team combined provides robust technical capacity and depth of expertise in M&E, PSD programmes of DfID specifically and other donors in general, evaluation methodologies including assessment of systemic change in M4P programmes, capacity development for government ministries, Malawian and regional experience, Value for Money assessments, lessons learning, and communication and dissemination.

Project Afghanistan

12/01/15 - 28/03/15

Project Completion Review (PCR) of the Comprehensive Agricultural and Rural Development - Facility (CARD-F)

Project Bangladesh

11/01/15 - 13/02/15

Assessment and Scoping Mission for DfID Bangladesh's Adaptive Disaster Preparedness and Early Recovery Fund

Project Congo, democratic republic of the

06/01/15 - 06/01/20

Private Sector Development Flexible Facility Programme in DRC 'Essor'

DfID is providing up to £100 million over a five year period (2014 - 2019) to stimulate Private Sector Development (PSD) in DRC. The programme addresses both market failures, business environment issues and access to credit by strategically targeting key constraints. This multilevel intervention aims at strenghening the contribution of the private sector to social and economic growth, job creation, and poverty alleviation in DRC.

The multiple interconnected constraints to PSD create a complex context for this programme. Accordingly, DfID DRC will use a programming approach consisting of a flexible portfolio of interventions:

A Flexible Facility which will, on an as needed basis, design and implement interventions (‘Essor’ programme, £35m); An investment in the Fund for Inclusive Finance in DRC (FPM); A Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) programme to promote private sector development in a range of market sectors; A Decision Support Unit, which will provide portfolio-wide, continuous monitoring, evaluation, analysis and learning to guide DfID DRC’s management of its PSD portfolio.

The Flexible Facility Service Provider (PWC consortium), on an as-needed basis, designs and implements business environment, access to finance and anti-corruption interventions in order to contribute to PSD and poverty alleviation in DRC through 3 components:

Component 1: Business Environment Reform Component 2: Access to Finance Component 3: Anti-corruption

As part of PWC consortium, Landell Mills provides specialized technical assistance for the first intervention of the Flexible Facility, within Component 1, by supporting the Government of DRC for the implementation of OHADA law, practices and institutions. The OHADA project has four expected results, namely:

Result 1: implementation of OHADA business law and adoption of draft legal text necessary for the implementation of OHADA; Result 2: promotion of OHADA business law in DRC; Result 3: support to the operation of the OHADA National Commission Secretariat; Result 4: development and interconnection of the Trade and Personal Property Credit Register

Landell Mills will also contribute further to the consortium effort to manage the Flexible Facility by providing short term technical assistance for the design (scoping studies), implementation and monitoring of further interventions in the following areas:

- Tax;
- Access to finance;
- Advocacy and evidence;
- Trade and customs;
- Construction permits;
- Electricity liberalisation;
- Anti-corruption.

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