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Leader with Associate Cooperative Agreement EEM-A-00-04-00002-00 Associate Cooperative Agreement No. AID-621-LA-16-00002 3RD QUARTER PROGRESS REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2018 This quarterly progress report was made possible through support provided by Feed the Future through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of VEGA/IESC and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Submitted on 30 July 2018 by: Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance 734 15th Street, NW, Floor 11 Washington, DC 20005 Prepared under the Cooperative Agreement No. EEM-A-00-04-00002-00 Associate Cooperative Agreement No. AID-621-LA-16-00002 VEGA Contact: Sheila Sullivan Program Manager Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) 734 15th Street, NW, Floor 11 Washington DC 20005 Tel: (202) 223 7012 Email: [email protected] IESC Contact: Andrea Patrick Associate Vice President International Executive Service Corps (IESC) 1900 M Street, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Email: [email protected] i I. 1 PROGRAM OVERVIEW 1 QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT 1 SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1 Deliverables 1 Milestones 1 COMPONENT 1: IMPLEMENTING POLICIES FOR GROWTH 1 COMPONENT 2: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1 COMPONENT 3: FINANCING FOR GROWTH 2 CHALLENGES AND CRITICAL ISSUES 2 2 COMPONENT 1: IMPLEMENT POLICIES FOR GROWTH 2 COMPONENT 2: EQUIP BUSINESSES FOR GROWTH 3 COMPONENT 3: ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR GROWTH 4 PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD 5 COMPONENT 1: IMPLEMENT POLICIES FOR GROWTH 5 COMPONENT 2: EQUIP BUSINESSES FOR GROWTH 6 COMPONENT 3: ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR GROWTH 7 III. 7 IV. 8 COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH 8 GRANTS 9 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 10 GENDER & YOUTH 10 ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE LEARNING AGENDA 10 ANNEX 1- KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND ZANZIBAR ENGAGEMENT I ANNEX 2 – ENGINE PROGRESS TOWARD INDICATORS III MEL UPDATES XV ANNEX 3 – PROGRAM FINANCIAL REPORT (VEGA) XVII ANNEX 4- STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND MEETING SUMMARY XVII ANNEX 5- VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS XXII COMPONENT 1: IMPLEMENT POLICIES FOR GROWTH XXII COMPONENT 2: EQUIP BUSINESSES FOR GROWTH XXIII ii COMPONENT 3: FINANCING FOR GROWTH XXIII ANNEX 6- COST SHARE XXIV ANNEX 7- SUCCESS STORIES XXVII iii AAOR Alternate Agreement Officer Representative AFRICA LEAD Building Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation Project II II AIMS USDA Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation Program AMCOS Agricultural Marketing Co-operative Societies AO Agreement Officer AOR Agreement Officer's Representative ANSAF Agriculture Non-State Actors Forum ASDP-2 Agriculture Sector Development Program-2 Feed the Future Tanzania Agricultural Sector Policy and Institutional Reform ASPIRES Strengthening Project BDS Business Development Services BDSP Business Development Service Provider BFS Business Formalization Survey BOT Bank of Tanzania CA Cooperative Agreement CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program CBO Community Based Organization COP Chief of Party CPRA Centre for Policy Research and Advocacy (University of Dar es salaam) CRS Catholic Relief Services CSO Civil Society Organization DAC District Advisory Committee DADP District Agricultural Development Plan DBC District Business Council D-by-D Decentralization by Devolution DC District Council DCA Development Credit Authority DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DDP District Development Plan DED District Executive Director DFID Department for International Development (U.K.) DPs Development Partners EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMMP Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan ENGINE Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise Program ESMT Environmental Screening and Management Tool ESRF Economic and Social Research Foundation ETP Environmental Training Program EU European Union FAST Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade FIs Financial Institutions iv FSDT Financial Sector Deepening Trust FSVC Financial Services Volunteer Corps FY Fiscal Year GEMS Global Environmental Management Support Project GoT Government of Tanzania HO Home Office IAA Institutional Architecture Assessment ICMA International City/County Management Association ICT Information and Communications Technologies IEE Initial Environmental Examination IESC International Executive Service Corps IIAH Iringa Integrated Activities Hub iN4iN Intelligence for Innovation Africa Network ISP Investment Support Project JSR&PER Joint Agriculture Sector and Public Expenditure Review Forum LGA Local Government Authority LGACI Local Government Authority Competitiveness Index LGRCIS Local Government Revenue Collection Information System MALF Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Development MANRLF Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies MEDA Mennonite Economic Development Associates MEL Monitoring, Evaluating, and Learning MFI Microfinance Institution MIVARF Marketing Infrastructure, Value Addition and Rural Finance MLEEYWC Ministry of Labour, Empowerment, Elderly, Youth, Women and Youth MoFP Ministry of Finance and Planning MoU Memorandum of Understanding MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise MTI Ministry of Trade and Industries MUCOBA Mufindi Community Bank NEMC National Environment Management Council NMB National Microfinance Bank NPL Non-Performing Loan OCGS Office of the Chief Government Statistician OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation PAG Policy Analysis Group PBZ People’s Bank of Zanzibar PO-RALG President’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government PO-CLAPSGG President Office Constitution, Legal Affairs, Public Service and Good Governance PPD Public/Private Dialogue PRIDE Promotion of Rural Initiative and Development Enterprises PRPT Policy Reform Priority Setting Tool PS3 Public Sector Systems Strengthening Project-phase 3 v RAS Regional Administrative Secretary RBC Regional Business Council RCC Regional Consultative Committee REPOA Policy Research for Development RFA Request for Application RFCN Request for Concept Note SACCOS Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations SAGCOT Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania SCCULT Savings and Credit Cooperatives Union League of Tanzania SMIDA Small and Medium Industries Development Authorities SoW Scope of Work TA Technical Assistance TABDS Tanzania Association of Business Development Service Providers TAHA Tanzania Horticultural Association TAHEA Tanzania Home Economics Association TAMWA Tanzania Media Women Association TAMWAZ Tanzania Media Women Association-Zanzibar TANTRADE Tanzania Trade Development Authority TAWLA Tanzania Women Lawyers Association TAWLAE Tanzania Women in Livestock, Agriculture and Environment TAYOA Tanzania Youth Association TCCIA Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture TGNP Tanzania Trade Development Authority TIOB Tanzania Institute of Bankers TNBC Tanzania National Business Council TOAM Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement TPSF Tanzania Private Sector Foundation TRA Tanzania Revenue Authority TSC Technical Steering Committee TWB Tanzania Women’s Bank TWCC Tanzania Women Chamber of Commerce TZS Tanzanian Shillings UI User Interface UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development USD United States Dollars UX User Experience UWAZI Association of Small-scale Producers VAT Value added tax WARIDI Water Resources Integration Development Initiative WDF Women Development Fund YDF Youth Development Fund ZAFELA Zanzibar Female Lawyers Association ZALGA Zanzibar Association of Local Government Authorities vi ZATO Zanzibar Association of Tour Operators ZEXA Zanzibar Exporters Association ZANEMA Zanzibar Employers Association ZOI Zone of influence ZNBC Zanzibar National Business Council ZPC Zanzibar Planning Commission ZRB Zanzibar Revenue Board vii I. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Pursuant to the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance’s Leader-with-Associate Cooperative Agreement No. EEM-A-00-04-00002-00, Associate Cooperative Agreement No. AID-621-LA-16-00002, VEGA/IESC implement the Feed the Future Tanzania Enabling Growth Through Investment and Enterprise Program (ENGINE). The period of performance for the award is September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2020. IESC is the lead implementer of ENGINE, joined by sub-contractors International City/County Management Association (ICMA), Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) and Diligent Consulting Limited. Under this Agreement, VEGA/IESC supports USAID’s Development Objective 2: Inclusive broad-based economic growth sustained. QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT The purpose of this document is to report the program’s progress during the 3rd Quarter of FY’18. SUMMARY OF RESULTS Deliverables The revised MEL Plan was approved by the AOR on 11 April 2018. The 2nd Quarterly Report, FY’18 was approved by USAID on 30 May 2018. Milestones COMPONENT 1: IMPLEMENTING POLICIES FOR GROWTH • Two Institutional Architecture Assessments (IAAs) have been facilitated in the Kilosa District Council (DC) and Kyela DC. • One public/private dialogue (PPD) was facilitated in Mbeya between the LGA and the TCCIA. • A study of 11 Zanzibar LGAs’ operational capacity to implement their devolved responsibilities under D-by-D was completed for PO-RALGSD. • The TCCIA Morogoro regional chapter received financial and facilitation assistance to conduct its Annual General Meeting. COMPONENT 2: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES • One hundred fifty-six e-Coupons were issued, and one hundred forty-three e-Coupons were redeemed, with a total value