Current Projects
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Operations Support to Mpumalanga Departments of Education and Public Works
Lonmin IFC SME Training and Development
ECIAfrica has conducted more than 250 short- and long-term assignments in 18 African countries since 1994 
Our Projects
ECIAfrica has conducted more than 250 short- and long-term assignments in 18 African countries since 1994. Our approach to consulting is based on partnerships, stakeholder involvement, ownership, and sustainability. We always try to come up with practical solutions to complex social, political and economic development problems and aim to achieve measurable results. We avoid overly technical solutions and instead rely on equipping beneficiaries with the tools and technical expertise needed to strengthen government, firms, and institutions at all levels.
Below is an illustrative listing of our current and recent projects. More detailed profiles of current projects can be found via the links on the left.
Infrastructure and Service Delivery, Public Policy and Governance
■ Infrastructure Delivery Improvement Programme (IDIP)
Promoting effective policy, planning, budgeting, and management within the public sector
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: June 2006 – March 2010
Client: National Treasury
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■ Multi-Year Planning in the National Department of Housing
Building capacity of government to plan and budget for housing needs
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: October 2007 – April 2008
Client: National Department of Housing
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■ Operations Support to Mpumalanga Departments of Education and Public Works (Mpumalanga OST)
Helping the provincial government plan, budget, and manage the delivery of school-related infrastructure to improve the physical environment in which children learn
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: January 2007 – April 2010
Client: Mpumalanga Provincial Treasury
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■ Policy Support to KwaZulu Natal Department of Transport
Driving workforce development and poverty reduction through a roads upgrading project, and distilling lessons for policy development
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: March 2006 – present
Client: KwaZulu Natal Department of Transport
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■ Restructured Economic Framework for Openness, Reform and Macroeconomic Stability (REFORMS)
Removing obstacles that hinder the ability of Nigeria’s non-oil economy to grow and compete in an increasingly global marketplace
Country: Nigeria
Contract Period: July 2005 – July 2009
Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
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■ Strengthening Capacity of Local Government in Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces
Building capacity of local government to deliver basic services to the poor
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: 1999 – 2005
Client: European Union and Department of Provincial and Local Government
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■ Technical Support Facility to National Urban Renewal Programme (TSF-URP)
Promoting intergovernmental cooperation to alleviate poverty and eliminate municipal service backlogs in the most densely populated areas of South Africa
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: February 2007 – June 2009
Client: European Union and Department of Provincial and Local Government
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Enterprise and Agribusiness Development
■ Agricultural Development and Finance ProAgro Angola
Building capacity of small- and medium-scale farmers and entrepreneurs
Country: Angola
Contract Period: August 2006 – September 2011
Client: U.S. Agency for International Development and Chevron
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■ Business Development Support for the Jet Community Awards
Partnering with private sector companies to provide business development services to emerging
enterprises
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: November 2007 – June 2008
Client: EDCON
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■ Community-Based Rural Land Development Programme (CBRLDP)
Conducting a detailed evaluation and household surveys using qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques
Country: Malawi
Contract Period: January 2007 – December 2008
Client: World Bank
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■ Evaluation of Local Development Programmes (LDPS)
Conducting mid-term and final evaluations of United Nations-funded programmes designed to help achieve the Millennium Development Goal of halving extreme poverty by 2015
Country: Worldwide
Contract Period: January 2007 – April 2008
Client: UNCDF and UNDP
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■ Financial Sector Deepening - Uganda
Improving access to finance to drive economic growth in rural areas and alleviate poverty
Country: Uganda
Contract Period: September 2002 – August 2007
Client: U.K. Department for International Development
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■ Lonmin IFC SME Training and Development
Bringing economic development and wealth to the local community by training SMMEs
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: January 2009 - June 2010
Client: IFC
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■ Making Commodity and Service Markets Work for the Poor (ComMark)
Facilitating the development and improved operation of commodity and service markets for the
benefit of the poor in Southern Africa
Country: Southern Africa
Contract Period: May 2003 – March 2007
Client: U.K. Department for International Development and ComMark Trust
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■ Market Access, Trade and Enabling Policies Program (MATEP)
Increasing agricultural and natural resource-based non-traditional exports and tourism for profitable economic growth
Country: Zambia
Contract Period: May 2005 – April 2010
Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
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■ Maruleng and Bushbuckridge Economic Development Initiative (MABEDI)
Reducing poverty through increased local investment and strong business partnerships between commercial investors and communities that historically have been excluded from the mainstream local economy
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: February 2006 – December 2009
Client: Business Trust and dplg
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■ Partnership for Market Development to Enhance Agribusiness Micro, Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises
Increasing market access for emerging farmers in Gauteng province
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: January 2007 – June 2008
Client: Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment
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■ South African International Business Linkages (SAIBL)
Building the capacity and competitiveness of historically disadvantaged small and medium-sized
enterprises, linking them to domestic and international trade opportunities and suppliers
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: January 1998 – September 2011
Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
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■ Tourism Enterprise Programme (TEP)
Facilitating the growth and expansion of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
within the tourism economy to create jobs and income-generating opportunities
Country: South Africa
Contract Period: July 2000 – March 2008
Client: Business Trust and Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
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■ Urban Agriculture Programme for HIV/AIDS Affected Women (UAPHAW)
Boosting incomes and improving vitality among women confronting the AIDS pandemic
Country: Ethiopia
Contract Period: June 2004 – June 2008
Client: U.S. Agency for International Development Ethiopia
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