PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

568347

Primary Business Area

Corporate Advice

Disclosure Date

Dec 14, 2009

Country

Africa Region

Region

Africa

IFC Approval Date

Oct 26, 2009

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

$2,093,150.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Nov 30, 2016

Project Estimated Start Date

Jan 1, 2009

Project Description

The project supports the Africa SMS (SME Management Solutions) efforts to build the regional infrastructure required to roll out Business Edge (BE) in and across Africa. The two-phase project will provide a key knowledge management function, with this first phase covering eight countries. Specific activities include translating 53 BE trainer manuals and workbooks into French and Portuguese, adapting trainer manuals to local conditions, training and certifying 150 BE trainers and up to eight master trainers, developing and supplying BE marketing tools, marketing BE, hosting one BE practitioners event, developing new BE modules as needed, and executing nine corporate value chain mandates. The objective is to introduce and sustainably implement Business Edge in Africa.