Uganda programs / Private enterprise support, training and organizational development (PRESTO)
Project to increase employment and productivity in micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises in Uganda (PRESTO project) by improving services to microenterprises, strengthening the policy and regulation environment, and strengthening… DEC abstract (PD-ABM-818)
Key prj:6170134
28 facts shown; 0 unconfirmed links; 0 support mechanisms (not programs); 17 documents cite this program.
The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
Project to increase employment and productivity in micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises in Uganda (PRESTO project) by improving services to microenterprises, strengthening the policy and regulation environment, and strengthening business associations. The project will be implemented by an institutional contractor. The first, and largest, component will target microenterprises, which account for the majority of employment and output in Uganda's non-farm sector, but lack access to financial and business development services. Focus will be on financial services. To increase microenterprises' access to savings and lending opportunities, TA will be provided to strengthen the ability of commercial banks and NGOs to provide cost-effective services to microenterprises; grants for operational costs and loan capital will also be provided to these institutions to absorb some of the risk of starting or expanding programs targeted at microenterprises. Targets include establishment of 100 new village banks and 20 bank units. The component will also include limited non-financial services in specified subsectors with high growth potential; small grants will be available for NGOs or fir
Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABM-818 (1995). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Uganda.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Operated in Uganda, 1994 to 2000 17 sources
Scope: country: Uganda. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Systems International, Inc. (MSI) | implementer | 1997 to 2000 | Stated in a document | 11 sources |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) | implementer | 1997 to 1998 | Stated in a document | 8 sources |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Basis: read from a record field
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Financial sector (banks, credit, microfinance, markets) 38%; Private sector competitiveness 23%; Good governance 12%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets
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Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows, evaluations and lessons. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
| Foundation for Credit and Community (FOCCAS Uganda) | implementer | 1999 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Center for Microenterprise Finance | implementer | 1997 to 1998 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
| 1999 |
| Stated in a document |
| 4 sources |
| 623-C-97-00016 (contract, FY1997) | 1999 to 2000 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Uganda | 1997 to 2000 | Stated in a document | 15 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Global Programs, Field Support and Research. Center for Economic Growth. Ofc. of Microenterprise Development | 1997 to 1998 | Stated in a document | 8 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Uganda | 1994 to 1995 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1994 to 2000 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 17 sources |