📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2019.4936.1
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
1500 East Africa and Horn of Africa
Contact person:
Sylvia Hoster sylvia.hoster@giz.de
Partner countries:
Rwanda
SUMMARY
Goals:
The employment-generating growth of African and European companies in Rwanda has increased.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
41,390,000 euros
Current project:
41,390,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
23.05.2019 - 30.04.2027
Current project:
01.06.2019 - 30.04.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
ARGE GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH -
ARGE Luvent Consulting-MEST-AfriLab
Arge GOPA WW-GOPA mbH-OTB-Oakright-
Arge Integration-IDI
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
16020 Creation of employment opportunities
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Context
Rwanda is experiencing one of the highest growth rates in Africa and is proving to be an increasingly attractive location for economic activity and investment in the region. However, despite this growth, not enough jobs have been created so far. Therefore, Rwanda aims to create a total of 1.5 million jobs in the country between 2017 and 2024 and is supported in this by the special initiative.
Objective
African and European companies grow and create new jobs in Rwanda.
Approach
The project supports African and European companies in expanding their economic activities and investments in the Rwandan market and creating jobs. It pursues four approaches:
Identifying and reducing barriers to investment
The project offers needs-based services to support companies across sectors, promote growth and foreign investment, and create jobs.
Promoting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
The project trains employees and applicants, provides advice on business development, and helps improve product quality. It also supports the establishment of the e-commerce center in Kigali and a platform for online trading.
Expanding the Global Business Services Sector:
The project supports Rwanda as a location for providers of global business services (GBS) to create jobs. It supports companies in needs-based training and further education of skilled workers, promotes business support systems, and improves networking among the various stakeholders.
Promoting Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies in Rwanda:
The project helps companies network and reduce barriers to investment. At the same time, it
