This year has witnessed the DFRC attain higher
levels of performance in activities as it continues
to consolidate its position as a significant player in
the development finance space in the SADC region
and beyond. This has seen heightened activity
across all fields of operation – capacity building,
policy research, public private partnerships and
advisory services – with an ever increasing number
of stakeholder beneficiaries.
Consequently, our capacity building programmes
which more than doubled during the year under
review far exceeded the targeted level and the
number of participants has commensurately
increased. This is partly attributable to the DFRC’s
deliberate strategy and concerted efforts to
extend its programmes beyond members of the
SADC DFI Network, but also other stakeholders in
government, non-governmental organisations and
the private sector within SADC and other regions
such as COMESA and the East African Community. In
this regard, it is notable that 30% of the subscription
of DFRC programmes is drawn from outside of the
DFI Network.