USAID Firms Project ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT – V OCTOBER 2013 – SEPTEMBER 2014 October 31, 2014 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by the USAID Firms Project. USAID Firms Project ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT–V October 2013 - September 2014 Contract No. EEM-I-00-07-00008-00 Firms Project October 31, 2014 44 C-1 Gulberg III Lahore, Pakistan Phone +92 (0) 303 591 3521 Fax 92 (42) 3636-9357 Email:
[email protected] DISCLAIMER The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development, the United States Government or Chemonics International. CONTENTS OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................... 4 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................ 4 FINANCIAL SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 7 FUNDS EXPENDED DURING REPORTING YEAR (OCT 1, 2013 – SEP 30, 2014) ON LOCAL INSTITUTIONS AND STAFF .................................................................................................................... 7 VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT (VCD) ............................................................................................................ 8 MONITORING AND EVALUATION .................................................................................................................