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Brief Description
The overall objective of the programme is to accelerate shared and
sustained economic growth in Lesotho and support achievement of the
MDGs. The programme will support the three other joint programmes on
Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition and HIV Risk Prevention so that
the efficacy of interventions under the joint programmes is enhanced
equitably and simultaneously for socio-economic improvement in the
four districts. Special efforts will be made towards promoting
employment opportunities for women, encouraging women
entrepreneurship activities through appropriate skills training,
business advisory services and development of value chains to
encourage greater production and consequent economic growth. The
program will initially run for five months (Aug-Dec 2010) and
lessons learnt will provide valuable input towards formulation of a
detailed program that will run in 2011 and 2012, the period when
three other joint programs will be running.
Activity 1: Promote
creation of sustainable support structures that help promising
entrepreneurs build innovative and internationally competitive small
and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Activity 2:
Build capacity of trade institutions and chambers of commerce to
implement competitive supply/value chains in the selected sector(s).
Activity 3: Strengthen
the capacity of local institutions, through training, to create an
environment conducive to the creation of youth employment.
Activity 4: Create
an enabling environment that supports the creation and growth of
women’s enterprises which generate quality jobs.
Activity 5:
Support formulation of the National Development Plan.
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Project Period: |
August 2010 – December 2012 |
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Location: |
National |
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Status: |
On-Going |
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UNDP Programme Officer: |
Ms. Alka Bhatia |
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UNDAF outcome: |
National Institutions able to implement sustainable pro poor
economic development, environmental management and household
food security policies and strategies with special focus on
vulnerable groups including women, young men and women and the
disabled |
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Participating UN Agencies: |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
International Trade Center (ITC)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
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Management Arrangement: |
National Implementation |
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Implementing Partner: |
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing
Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sports and Recreation |
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Budget and Sources: |
One Fund: $385,713.00 |
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Delivery: |
2010: $358,340.96 |
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Delivery: |
2011: $78,146.00 |
Contact:
Ms. Alka Bhatia
alka.bhatia@undp.org
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