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Objective 4: Capacity Building

Strengthening intermediary sectoral and sub-sectoral organizations of the region including branch associations, training and technical institutions, bureau of standards and similar outfits. The immediate objective 2 is planned to be carried out also in close cooperation with the CFC financed LLPI executed project entitled “Adding value to African leather through improvement of quality of leather and leather products”. This project is designed , among other things, to strengthen and improve the operations of the training institutes working in four of the ESALIA countries namely: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The diagnostic study is expected to be carried out by the CDE associated consultants.

Action 1
Diagnostic study for the needs and implementation modalities necessary for strengthening the sectoral infrastructure and the intermediaries involved
 

Output 1
Diagnostic study describing the problems and constraints hampering the operations of the sectoral organizations involved in the leather, footwear and leather products development, training, control and monitoring work in national and regional level and suggesting remedies and actions to be taken to strengthen and improve the operations of these institutions. The study should be in a form of a action oriented blue-print made of several detail proposals/project concepts that can be presented for financial consideration to suitable donors and/or development agencies. The study is expected to be prepared by the CDE associated consultants.

Action 2
Transfer experience gained from EU institutions (German, Spain, Italian etc) in provision of services to their members through workshops and seminars.

Output 2
This output has to be defined in detail after completing the diagnostic study. The output is then expected to provide quantified results of the various project concepts describing the concrete results to be obtained after completion of the projects.

Action 3
Implementation of the recommendations of the diagnostic study including seminars, workshops, etc..