Local economic development 

Local economic development is about creating a favourable environment for local businesses and external investors and opening up new and improved market opportunities. COWI works with communities to enhance their investment environment to improve their competitiveness and retain jobs.

Sustainable livelihoods through local economic development

COWI provides services to assist in the reduction of poverty and generate sustainable economic growth for improved livelihoods at the local level. We work with communities and local governments to create an enabling environment for enterprise development and marketing. Our services cover a broad range of activities from legislation and the provision of credits and investments, to the planning and development of small-scale infrastructure as market facilities.

Our services include:

• Small and micro-scale enterprise development
• Market linkages promotion
• Rural and urban market development
• Seed grants and micro-credit schemes for business opportunities
• Small-scale infrastructure development
• Pro-investment policy development.