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Maria Vink
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NIASSA 124.000 m2 8 persons/km3 2 farmed
actively 250000 ha 800-1200 mm
rain Population 973.000 Analphabetism Women
78,3, Men 50,1 Income/Cap 15 USD per
months Access to health service
30 Malnutrition Children under 5 41 (in
Mozambique) HIV prevalence 14
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Mission
Malonda supports the private sector to bring in
Capital and Best International Practises that
Accelerate Economic Growth in Niassa
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What we do

• Provide Key Services which reduce costs and
  risk
• Invest Risk Capital in Agriculture, Tourism and
  Forestry

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What we want to achieve

• Short term
• increase income of 15 000 economically
  active poor from 30 cents to one USD/day
• Long term
• increase income of 50 of economically active
  poor in Niassa
• activities to continue indefinately through
  profit making

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Current Operation

• Pilot phase started in 2000
• A number of projects under one bilateral
  agreement
• The programme is managed by a Joint Executive
  Committee, JEC (with 2 repr appointed by Sida
  and 2 by Niassa province) and one operations
  manager
• Budget 20 million SEK/year (3 m USD)
• Cooperation with about 10 organisations and
  investors

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Overview of the Organizational Structure
Malonda Foundation
Sociedade Malonda SARL
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• Common Functions
• Fund Management
• Finance Accounting
• Legal matters
• Control Monitoring
• Administration Personnel
• Community Relations

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Why a Foundation?

• long-term equal partnership between Mozambique
  and Sweden
• legal status that allows it to own and invest
  capital
• can become a sustainable institution, even
  without foreign aid
• accounts for investments and property in a
  balance sheet
• annual reports in line with legal requirements
• transparent regulations for appointment of
  management and board
• politically independent

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Sociedade Malonda SARL- a company that invests
in profitable and ethical businesses

• Contractual Joint Ventures (AMODER)- small
  traders - bigger consortia
• Risk Capital in Forestry, Tourism and
  Agriculture- only in companies that meet ethical
  guidelines and best international practises

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Fundação MalondaServices that reduce Cost of
Operation and Promote Corporate Social
Responsibility

• Legal Advise
• Ombudsman
• Rural Finance Services
• Technical Support
• Fund Raising
• Community Relations

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Achievements
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Achievements
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Challenges

• Innovative programmes within Sida structures
• Human Resources
• Competent management
• Consolidation of programme
• Red tape
• Mainstreaming of Gender and HIV/Aids
• Very weak private sector
• Infrastructure

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Challenges

• Community Relations
• Find and Pick the winners
• Outgrower Schemes
• Micro Finance in Weak Cash Economy
• Increased pressure on Natural Resources
• Improved small-scale farming (conservation
  farming)
• Bush fires

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Towards a better Business Environment and a
better Standard of Living in Niassa