THE AGENCY FOR PROGRESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS APP MCAMOROCCO PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

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THE AGENCY FOR PROGRESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
(APP) MCA-MOROCCOPROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Thursday, March 6, 2009

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CREATION

• The Agency for Progress through Partnerships is a
  Moroccan public enterprise, created by the decree
  n 1-08-12 of 18 safar 1429 (February 26, 2008).
  
• The Agency is established as a legal body with
  financial autonomy. B.0. n 5610 of March 6,
  2008.
• It is responsible for the implementation and
  execution of programs according to the
  Millennium Challenge Compact Agreement,
  concluded August 31, 2007 between the Governments
  of Morocco and the United States, by mean of the
  Millennium Challenge Corporation, on the basis of
  rules of good governance and criteria of
  promptness and rigor.

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ADMINISTRATION

• The Agency is administered by a Strategic
  Orientation Council presided over by the Prime
  Minister.
• The voting members of the Council are
• The Prime Minister
• The Minister of the Interior or his
  representative
• The Minister of the Economy or his
  representative 
• The Minister of Agriculture and Fishing or his
  representative 
• The Minister of Tourism and Artisan Craft or his
  representative 
• The Secretary of State responsible for the
  Environment or his representative
• The General Confederation of Businesses in
  Morocco (CGEM) representative of the private
  sector 
• The National Federation of Microcredit
  Associations (FNAM) representative of microcredit
  associations 
• The Moroccan Association for the Promotion of
  Female-owned Businesses (ESPOD) representative of
  womens associations.
• The non-voting members of the Council are 
• The Director General of the Partnership for
  Progress Agency.
• The Resident Director of the MCC in Morocco.

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ORGANIZATION
The Agency is managed by a Director General and
an Assistant Director General. The APP is
composed of 11 Management Centers, supported by a
multidisciplinary team responsible for ensuring
that projects established by MCA Program function
properly
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PROJECTS

• The principal objective of the Millennium
  Challenge Corporation is to reduce poverty
  through economic growth. Five projects were
  selected
• Project Fruit Tree Productivity (US 300.90
  million)
• Project Small-Scale Fisheries (US 116.71
  million)
• Project Artisan and Fez Medina (US 111
  millions)
• Project Financial Services ( US 46.2 million)
• Project Enterprise Support (US 33.9 million)

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BUDGET ALLOCATION
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PARTNERS

• The following organizations are the Execution
  Entities responsible for the implementation of
  the aforementioned projects.
• The Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime
  Fishing (MAPM) 
• The National Office of Fisheries (ONP) 
• The Secretary of State responsible for the
  Craft Industry (SECA) 
• The Agency for the Dedesnification and
  Rehabilitation of the Fez Medina (ADER) 
• The Office of Professional Training and Job
  Promotion (OFPPT) 
• The National Agency for the Promotion of Small
  and Medium Businesses (ANPME) 
• The National Initiative for Human Development
  (INDH).
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• This program also involves civil society, and
  economic operators as well as local and regional
  elected representatives, in order to guarantee
  genuine participation of the populations
  concerned by the implementation and monitoring of
  the program.

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EXPECTED RESULTS

• It is estimated that the program will increase
  the GDP of Morocco by US 118 million annually
  and will directly benefit approximately 600, 000
  families who represent the principle target of
  work undertaken by the APP through these 5
  projects
• Fruit Tree Productivity 136, 000 rural
  family beneficiaries. Creation of 11, 000 jobs
  on 217, 000 hectares.
• Small-Scale Fisheries 25, 000 beneficiaries
  (small-scale fishermen, wholesalers, mobile fish
  mongers). Development of reception facilities,
  Transformation of 20 ports for unloading fish and
  construction of facilities dedicated to artisanal
  finishing on the scale of 13 fishing ports.
  Construction of 6 wholesale markets.
• Artisan and Fez Medina 1, 000 instructors et
  50, 000 artisan beneficiaries. Rehabilitation
  and/or Construction of 5 cites (tourist routes in
  the Fez Medina). Designing the Makina.
  Reconstruction of the Lalla Ydouna Square .
  Renovation of three foundouks (hotels) from the
  14th and 15th century in the Medina and designing
  a foundouk at Aïn Nokbi.
• Financial Services 174, 000 client
  beneficiaries including small borrowers or
  micro-enterprises operating in Morocco.
• Enterprise Support around 6, 000 business
  beneficiaries of training and technical
  assistant, 600 of which will benefit during a
  pilot phase of 2 years.

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THE PRINCIPES OF PROCUREMENT

• Transparent Procedure
• Open Procedure
• Competitive Procedure ( no national preferences)
• Method of Payment
• The award is not included in the general budget,
• Two Modalities of Payment
• CPS Common Payment System
• Authorized Account less than or equal to
  500.000

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GLIMPSE OF CONTRACTS ALREADY SIGNED
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GLIMPSE OF CONTRACTS ALREADY SIGNED (CONTINUATION
AND END)
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GLIMPSE OF CONTRACTS ALREADY SIGNED (CONTINUATION
AND END)
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PROVISIONAL PURCHASE PROGRAM

• Planning purchases through a procurement plan
• Launching of market research feasibility studies
  starting in 2007 multiple contracts have been
  signed in this framework (arboriculture project,
  fishing project, artisan project)
• 1st Semester 2009 Plan includes the first lot of
  labor markets
• Programmed Actions will decline to their nature
  and by project.

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ACTIONS RELATING TO FUNDS FOR CONSULTING OR
NON-CONSULTING SERVICES

• Project Fruit Tree Productivity
• TC-2
• elaboration and realization of a training plan
  to benefit entities interested in the fruit
  arboriculture project.
• TC-4A
• Contracts for the direction of a scientific
  research program applied in the targeted domains
  by the project. 
• TC-5A et TC-5B
• Contracts of assistance, technical supervision,
  and capacity building of producers and other
  field actors interested in the project.

• Project Small-Scale Fisheries
• AF-5
• Elaboration and realization of a training plan to
  benefit mobile fish mongers.
• AF-6
• Preliminary study for the realization of an
  activity to reorganize mobile fish mongers,
  establishment of a diagnosis of this activity in
  regions concerned by the project and
  identification of training needs.

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ACTIONS RELATING TO FUNDS FOR CONSULTING SERVICES

• Projet Artisan and Fez Medina
• AFM-1
• Contract for consulting services for the
  implementation of a sub-project Artisan
  Production
• AFM-3
• Study of Needs in terms of marketing of artisan
  products, promotion of the Morocco label et the
  creation of a regional label
• AFM-7B.1
• Contract with a project monitoring office to be
  realized following the study of the
  rehabilitation of certain sites in Fez.
• AFM-11
• Contract for consulting services for the
  management of an international architectural
  design competition for the sites of the Makina
  and Lalla Yddouna (Fez Medina)

• Projet Enterprise Support
• ES-2
• Training and technical assistance of 400
  businesses created in the framework of the
  Moukawalati program and of 200 revenue generating
  activities.
• ES-5
• Accompaniment of execution entities for the
  organization of communication campaigns in
  support of Moukawalati projects the National
  Human Development Initiative.

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ACTIONS RELATING TO FUNDS FOR CONSULTING SERVICES
(CONTINUATION AND END)

• Monitoring and Evaluation Contract
• ME-1
• Realization of an investigation for the
  verification of data relative to the situation of
  reference. (agricultural, fishing, and artisan
  sectors)
• ME-2
• Impact evaluation for the rehabilitation
  component of the olive tree in the rain-fed zone.
• ME-13
• Realization of funds for employee training
  resulting from monitoring and evaluation units of
  different entities of execution.

• Program Administration
• ADM-2-1
• Translation Services
• ADM-16
• Legal Counsel

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ACTIONS AIMED AT THE EXECUTION OF WORKS PROJECTS

• TC-3A (phases 1 to 4)
• Execution of Development Work and Planting of
  Olive Trees (rain-fed zone)
• TC-3B (phase 1)
• Execution of Development Work relating to
  hydro-agriculture
• TC-6A
• Execution of rehabilitation and construction of
  palm groves, supplying of maintenance equipment,
  and of vitro plants and waste.

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PURCHASE OF ASSETS

• Project Small-Scale Fisheries
• AF-4
• Mobile Fish Monger Equipment (500 tricycles
  equipped with refrigerated cases)
• Project Artisan and Fez Medina
• AFM.2 BIS
• Acquisition of 20 gas kilns (pilot phase)

• Program Administration
• ADM-7
• Purchase of vehicles
• ADM-4
• Purchase of computer equipment
• ADM-5
• Acquisition of office furniture