Project Preperation

Many special purpose facilities supporting the preparation of infrastructure projects in Africa have been set up by bilateral and multilateral donors to help improve the flow of ‘bankable’ projects.  Most facilities are only able to provide sup¬port to a specific part of the project preparation lifecycle.  It is therefore common for an organisation preparing a project to have to seek funding from several sources.  To date, there has been no single source of information that identifies these facilities, sets out what each of them does, and indicates how their resources and services can be accessed.

A guide to infrastructure project preparation facilities in Africa has, therefore, been produced by the ICA.  The guide is intended to help project sponsors prepare infrastructure projects by providing, in one place, basic information on the function of facilities designed to help with project preparation activities, and on how to access technical assistance funding and services.