📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2023.2273.3
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
1300 Southern Africa
Contact person:
Charlotte Chirimuuta charlotte.chirimuuta@giz.de
Partner countries:
Malawi
SUMMARY
Goals:
The competitiveness of Malawian MSMEs in the agriculture, tourism and sustainable building materials sectors has been strengthened in terms of growth, jobs, climate resilience and green transformation opportunities.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Industry
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
50,700,000 euros
Current project:
7,000,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
2019.2092.5
Increased income and employment in rural areas along selected value chains
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
December 17, 2014 - January 31, 2028
Current project:
November 8, 2024 - January 31, 2028
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
ARGE AFC Agriculture and Finance
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Convention on Biological Diversity
Significant secondary objective
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Disaster risk management
Significant secondary objective
Adaptation to climate change
Main goal
CRS KEY
32130 Development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Context
Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in the world and faces complex economic challenges. Repeated currency devaluations and foreign currency shortages have made investment difficult. Added to this is an agriculturally based economy suffering from climate change and fluctuating world market prices. Despite democratic stability, the country remains plagued by corruption and insufficient economic participation by women and young people.
The Malawi 2063 Development Agenda aims to change this.
Objective
The competitiveness of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Malawi has improved, enabling higher incomes, employment, and long-term economic development.
Approach
The project supports the national development goals of Malawi 2063 and the African Union's Agenda 2063. It works closely with the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Tourism, and the Ministry of Climate Change. Together with these ministries, it develops policies and strategies that promote the private sector in agriculture, tourism, and environmentally friendly building materials.
The project identifies regulatory barriers through public-private dialogue and develops solutions for an improved business and investment climate. It also expands the range of services such as consulting on commercialization and
