Program Name
Investing in Early Years of Growth and Productivity in Malawi Project
Program Goals
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Program Objective
The project development objective is to improve coverage and utilization of early childhood development services with focus on nutrition, stimulation and early learning from conception to 59 months in selected districts of Malawi
Program Beneficiaries
Children ages 0-59 months
Adolescent girls ages 11-19 years
Pregnant and lactating women from 13 of the country’s 28 districts
Program Risks
A lack of staff dedicated to procurement records management
Procurement staff lacking experience in undertaking procurement of goods and large-value consultancy services contracts through Open Competitive Procurement procedures
Inefficiencies in processing procurement activities in terms of preparation of ToRs, specifications, bidding documents, request for proposals, and bids/proposals evaluations, due to delays from user/technical departments
Weak procurement filing and record management syste
Weak contract management
Political and governance risks
Macroeconomic risks
Technical design of the project
Fiduciary