More Income and Employment in Rural Areas (MIERA)
The More Income and Employment in Rural Areas through Infrastructure and Financing (MIERA) project focuses on the implementation of economic infrastructure via the National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC) to improve the business environment for smallholder farmers and owners of small and medium-sized enterprises. Insufficient and inadequate market infrastructure was identified as one of the key bottlenecks for rural development. The investment (approximately EUR 5 m) under Component 1 focuses, hence, on market infrastructure.
The technical assistance supports NLGFC during selection, design, tendering and works supervision. Additionally, operation and maintenance strategies for each market are developed and addressed in various trainings for the different stakeholders. Five markets have been identified as priority markets. Three further markets have been identified, designed and constructed in a second lot.
Disciplines
- Agriculture and Irrigation
- Governance, Peace and Social Cohesion
- Municipal Infrastructure
Companies
Dorsch Impact GmbH
Client
National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC), financed by KfW
Duration
From 2017 to 2024
Location
Malawi
Project Activities
- Investment programming and set-up of Grant Agreements.
- Technical and detailed designs, incl. supervision of environmental and social impact assessment.
- Procurement and contract management.
- Works supervision of the construction/rehabilitation of market infrastructure.
- Development and implementation of operation and maintenance concepts (including fee structure, business plans, water and energy supply, and waste management).
- Training and capacity development of local authorities, operators, and user groups.
- Support to programme administration and Disposition Fund Management by NLGFC.
- Monitoring and Evaluation, including development and execution of surveys.
- Reporting.
Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
We are committed to making a positive impact and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This project contributes to the following SDGs:
