01/03/04 - 01/05/04
Study to elaborate the formulation of a possible 6th micro-project programme and other working documents
Landell Mills carried out a mission to prepare a 6th Microprojects Programme in Ghana for an indicative EDF contribution of 25 Million Euros.
This programme focused on the 5 regions of Ghana, where poverty proves to be most resilient.
Landell Mills is carrying out the following tasks:
01/02/04 - 01/07/05
Support to the management structures of the new Neighbourhood Programmes
The project aimed at promoting the active participation of the Regional Authorities in the preparation of the Neighbourhood Programmes by overcoming the lack of financial resources available to these authorities.
This project was launched in the context of the on-going Technical Support Project to the National Co-ordinating Units to overcome the problem that the required funds could not become available before Jan-April 2005. Therefore, an intermediary solution was sought, in order to finance a number of expenses as from early 2004.
The objective of this contract was to provide temporary support to the management structures of the new Neighbourhood Programmes on the Tacis side of the border. There were altogether 12 Neighbourhood Programmes financed from Tacis, with participation of Hungary, Finland, Romania, Poland and Lithuania.
The country repartition of the 12 NP is as follows:
01/02/04 - 01/08/04
The purpose is to help prepare the SSDP by formulating a focussed and sustainable framework to establish the foundation for SME development. The TA will proceed in two phases. During the first phase, the SSDP framework will be drawn up and during the second phase feasibility studies may be conducted on the targeted investment components. In the first phase the long-term development strategy for the SME sector will be formulated in close consultation with the Government to draw up the overall SSDP policy reform agenda. A preliminary feasibility study will determine the direction of the in-depth analyses on the possible investment components of the second phase.
Based on the achievements of the first phase the frameworks for SME development and the SSDP will be refined throughout the second phase. As each step of the TA will require close consultation with stakeholders, several workshops will be organized and other opportunities made to build consensus on these outputs for the SSDP.
01/01/04 - 31/12/04
The Support Programme for the Agricultural Sector in Cambodia (PRASAC) was implemented with financial and technical support from the European Commission (EC) in six provinces around Phnom Penh. It had agricultural, rural infrastructure, community development, institutional strengthening, and credit and micro-enterprise components. The government executing agencies included the Ministry of Rural Development (domestic water supply, community development), the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (sustainable agricultural productivity), the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (irrigation schemes), and the Rural Development Bank (micro-credit services). The project started in 1995 and ended in December 2003.
In order to achieve sustainability of the micro-credit services provided to the rural poor under PRASAC, it is planned to institutionalise the project’s credit component into a private licensed Micro-Finance Institution (MFI). To ensure long-term and successful management solutions for the most effective use of the credit fund provided by the EC, it has been deemed necessary to provide technical assistance (TA) until the institutionalisation process is finished, or alternatives dictated by changing circumstances are identified and implemented. This assignment (European Credit Adviser – PCA Transitory Period (2004)) constitutes the provision of this TA. The assignment started on 16th January 2004 and will finish at the end of December 2004.
The objective of the assignment is to ‘provide the beneficiary with support for the establishment of a viable rural credit system that will provide long-term effective services to the rural poor’.
01/01/04 - 01/12/04
Technical monitoring/display monitoring and dispute resolution services for the systematic mass, first registration of immovable property, Korca, Maliq
The specific objective of this contract was to provide technical monitoring, and dispute resolution services in support, of the contractor selected by the European Commission to complete first, accurate mass systematic first registration of immoveable property in four cadastral zones of Korça.
Landell Mills provided technical monitoring of the Contractor selected by the European Commission to carry out First Registration. This involved:
01/01/04 - 01/01/04
01/11/03 - 01/02/04
Preparation of detailed designs and tender dossiers for works and services related to Veterinary Border Inspection Posts
The project envisages the upgrading/new construction of three VBIP in Istanbul, Turkey, namely the airport and two seaports. The actual building works of the one or more VBIPs to be constructed among the above is determined by the budget available for the project (EURO 1.8 million), and the costs involved in each VBIP.
The services provided by the Consultant under this contract included:
01/10/03 - 01/10/05
Foreign Investment Advisor for the Ministry of International Economic Relations (MIER)
The overall objective of the project was to develop policies and strategies aimed at creating an enabling environment for foreign direct investments in Serbia. In particular, the team worked on strengthening policy, legal, and institutional framework for investment and improving investment promotion capabilities in Serbia. Work on aspects regarding regimes for trade, taxes, custom, labour, property rights, competition, company registration, administration and corporate governance was also be conducted.
Project Outputs:
01/10/03 - 01/12/03
01/09/03 - 01/11/04
Information Management Support in Project Implementation Planning
The FFSS (2002) had three pillars:
Landell Mills conducted a 5 day workshop on project implementation; reviewed existing implementation planning skills and practice; trained staff in the use of computer based project software [MS Project]; gave training to progressively assist trainees in small groups to develop implementation plans; supervised and guided the different small groups in the development of individual implementation plans; and monitored the utilisation of the new skills acquired by the administration officials within their normal working environments.