NTU leads a consortium short-listed for the Danida financed project "Consulting Services for Components One and Two of the Economic Growth and Employment Creation Programme" in Mali with more than 15.000 working days planned
Denmark has supported economic growth and employment in Mali since 2006. A new phase (PACEPEP2013-2017) has been prepared building on the lessons from the previous programmes. PACEPEP is planned to have three components which will be implemented within the framework of a number of selected value chains. PACEPEP will be active in Mopti, Segou, Sikasso and Bamako. Component one will strengthen the competitiveness of Malian private sector actors within an enabling environment through the provision of business development services, training and facilitation of linkages to the financial sector. Furthermore, public-private dialogue will be facilitated with the view to create a more conducive business environment. Component two will, in close cooperation with private and public sector stakeholders, identify and construct a wide range of infrastructure projects with the aim to promote productive activities and market access. Component three will support skills development required for private sector driven growth. The total budget of the entire programme will be DKK 300 million. NTU will provide the technical assistance to: - Component 1: A private sector apex association Conseil National du Patronat du Mali (CNPM) - Component 2: The national Directorate for Rural Engineering (Direction Générale du Génie Rurale, DNGR)and a national implementation agency "Agence d'Exécution des Travaux d'Infrastructures et d'EquipementsRuraux" (AGETIER.)