Zambia—Private Enterprise Programme–Zambia (PEP-Z)

Client: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Duration: 2014-2019

Country: Zambia

DAI is the contract holder, but our partner Nathan Associates is implementing this program. Our goal is to deliver outputs, outcome, and impact while ensuring value for money is achieved by building in appropriate programme and financial management systems.

Select Results

Facilitated investment for growth in targeted MSMEs.
Created business linkages so that more MSMEs and supplying larger firms.
Developed business service providers so that they can meet increased demand.
Managed a business plan competition to promote understanding of and improve attitudes toward entrepreneurship.

Egypt—Technical Assistance Improving Access to Finance by Facilitating Business Expansion of Promising and Growing Small and Medium Enterprises

DAI increased access to capital and financial resources for underserved groups of small firms by working with the Bank of Alexandria in enhancing understanding of the issues specific to small firm lending, introducing the best lending and advisory practices, helping to design and roll out a programme that includes nonfinancial services aiming to improve financial literacy among final beneficiaries.