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the structure and content of the programme, as well as it delivery. They however recommended that more time be allocated, and that a special programme be dedicated to Financial Modeling.

The following capacity building programmes were undertaken in the financial year 2010/11 by the Development Finance Resource Centre

Appraisal of Public Private Partnerships

14th - 25th march 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa

This programme was held in collaboration with the Development bank of Southern Africa, with funding from the European Union under the SADC Finance and Investment Protocol implementation programme. It was attended by 21 professionals dealing with PPPs and working in DFIs and other public sector organisations. The resource persons were drawn from Africana Finance and Investment and DBSA.

The programme was designed to develop the operational skills of participants so that they are able to carry out the following tasks with respect to PPP projects.

Plan and assesses  all aspects of investments project

• Add value through the redesign of the projects
• Design strategies to manage risk
• Prepare projects financing agreements
• Design strategies to address stakeholders concerns.

The programme also covered modern techniques for conducting financial risk, economic and stakeholder evaluation of investment, cost-benefit analysis and stakeholder identification among others. It also aimed at responding to the growing use of PPP by SADC governments in procurement of infrastructure projects, and needs for appropriate skills by government, DFI and private sector technocrats to effectively implement such projects.

This programme was a follow-up to the regional PPP Forum and Network Launch which was held in February 2011, and is an integral part of the unfolding SADC PPP Capacity Development Strategy.

Prudential Standards and Guidelines

24st - 25th February 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa

The purpose of the training was to update DFI staff knowledge on the application and implementation of Prudential Standards and Guidelines Rating System of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI); how to apply these techniques to the operations of their respective institutions; and prepare for a peer review of these processes and results.

The programme took place at the Southern Sun Hotel in Johannesburg and 30 delegates, including three from West Africa, one from Kenya and two from Seychelles attended the programme. The IDC of South Africa provided the technical resource personnel for the programme, while funding was provided by the European Union. Technical inputs and materials were provided by AADFI.

Entrepreneurship Development

24th - 28th January 2011, Gaborone, Botswana

The programme was attended by 32 Investment and Business Analysts from the member DFIs and aimed to enhance participants’ knowledge of culture and practices of entrepreneurship in order to render effective support to client entrepreneurs. Particularly important were skills for appraising proposals and assessment of SME viability as well as understanding of entrepreneurship in terms of practice and broad public policy.

By the end of the training, participants of the training were expected to be:

• Able to develop workable policy procedures for SMESs Lending
• Knowledgeable of various support systems for SMEs
• Able to develop innovative approach to improve access to finance by SMEs and profitability of lending to this market
• Able to develop effective strategies to help reduce mortality of SMEs and revive failing credit

The training was facilitated by Dr Donath Olomi from Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development while other resource persons were drawn from the University of Botswana (Faculty of Business), the Local Enterprise Authority and the private sector.

SME Appraisal

17th - 21st January 2011, Gaborone, Botswana

The five day programme was attended by 31 investment and business analysts who are charged with the responsibility to appraise, advise and mentor