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PIFS  DCAfTM-Development of the Consolidated Aid for Trade Matrix
Assessment of needs and project proposals
Concept Document-standard
1. Provisional title
CK04
Development of traditional handicraft activities and improving the profile of women handicraft
producers in the Cook Islands
2. Categories flash codes
2.1. Geo scope: Pacific; Sub-regional/Multi-country; National - Cook Islands
2.2. AfT Cluster: AfT 1 AfT 2 AfT 3 AfT 4 2.3. Sub-category: n.a.
2.4. Trade Agreement: EPA PICTA-G PICTA-S MSGTA MTCTA
2.5. Matrices position: EPA….
3. Agency(ies)/Actor(s) concerned
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Cook Islands National Council of Women Office
Local partner Organisations
4. Overall/Framework/Broad aim commitment (EU/EUROPEAID-Global objective or Overall objective)
To contribute to the Cook Islands’s sustainable development and poverty eradication by means of
facilitating and promoting international trade and investment
5. Dedicated commitment (EU/EUROPEAID-Specific objective or Project purpose)
Over 50% of Pa Enua women empowered to become significant contributors to household and
country wealth by means of the export-oriented development of the traditional handicraft activity
in the Cook Islands
6. Nature of specific inputs (means that are of immediate/direct value to beneficiaries; as applicable)
Technical assistance, Advice, Counselling, Secondment (except if part of next entries)
Training preparation and/or delivery, including: training aids, training-the-trainer, blended learning
Supply of goods or equipment (including vehicles, machinery, documentation, image and media)
Running expenses (ordinary and event-related)
7. Location/duration/start-up before/ending before
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Rarotonga and other locations
Estimated duration: 24 months
Begin at soonest date
8 Expected Results (see Annex for original formulation)
R1-Improved profile of women handicraft producers as important contributors to economic growt
R2-Access to market improved in terms of stability and fair price
R3-Handicraft production expanded throughout the country on a coordinated fashion
R4-Capacity to produce consistently and regularly increased and strengthened
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9. Objectively Verifiable Indicators (in accordance with PCM-LogFrame concept & template)
Result
Indicator
The number of women enrolled inn
training activities and assisted in
improving their operation pattern
The number of organized revolving
funds ably managed and operating on
each island that supports handicraft
production growth
The number of new orders from the
islands for their handicraft products
The number of organized revolving
funds ably managed by the women’s
groups themselves and integrating
their operation into island governance
structure,
R1
R2
R3
R4
Source(s) of verification
Specific project records ; Media
Specific project records
Specific project records ; Statistics
Specific project records; 6 monthly progress reports sent to
Island Council ; Media
10. (Main) Operational Activities
Result
Act nr
Priority
Activity name
R1
R2
R3
R4
(see Annex)
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11. Target group(s), immediate, intermediate and final Beneficiaries (as applicable) and other
Stakeholders (including nature of expectations and mode of dialogue) + Expected Impacts ( +/-) on those
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Immediate and direct beneficiaries will be the women handicraft producers in each Island
Beneficiaries however will also be their immediate families, and the island populations, the Cook
Islands handicraft industry, the tourism/visitor market and the Cook Islands resident and abroad
in terms of enjoying a constant supply of authentic and quality handicraft
12. Assumptions & Constraints/Synergies/Risks
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Political and institutional stability as well as continuing alignment with trade development principles
and trade agreements framework
Development of traditional handicraft while also developing capacities and skills of the women
producers regarded as a priority issue from a political perspective
the Cook Islands National Council of Women Office ranking highly among institutional structures that will be
encouraged and supported in the adoption of innovative patterns of performance
Leaders and Senior staff of the Cook Islands National Council of Women Office motivated and
actively cooperative
Trainers available for programme design, training resources production and delivery of tuition
Technical assistance available for collaborating in the creation or upgrading of methodologies
Revolving funds will be managed effectively by each island women’s council
Availability of national financial resources to match possible loans or grants from Donors
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13. Cost estimation (overall)
(US$ 330,000.00)
Total (approximate amount): Euro 253,250
(see Annex for original estimation of cost breakdown)
14. Prior/exploratory information on contacts/arrangements with Donor(s), if any
Information not available
15. Why this project?
Although the handicraft sector on Rarotonga appears coordinated, this scene doesn’t marry with
the wholesalers and retailers wish to have a consistent and regular supply of handicraft. On the
demand side the producers of crafts are wary of regular production as cash in hand is their
preferred production incentive. In addition the producers are generally motivated to produce at
certain times when the need arises to generate additional income for family, village or island
occasions.
The delivery of this initiative will require some capacity development to the executive of the Island
Women’s Council Organizations throughout the country. The project will partner with the Business
Trade and Investment Business Advisor/Trainer and relevant Private Sector entities that are
aligned with the handicrafts production sector to provide the relevant training and capacity
development in the Island Councils women and to encourage oversight from the Island Council
and Administration levels.
Capacity building would require the relevant women executives on the Women’s Island Councils to
develop their processes for record keeping and delivery of handicraft to the markets, and
accounting of the funds expended.
Coordination and management support for the duration of the project will be important located at
the CINCW offices to be able to maintain the obligations to development partners, and supervise
the flow of products and information throughout the islands, producers and buyers.
16. External consistency
The EU and other key donors in the Pacific Region have elected economic integration (including
opening of markets and stimulating international trade) as a crucial priority under the existing
development partnerships. Traditional artisanal activities, properly assisted to achieve quality and
quantity upgrades in terms of markets expectations and preferences, may play an important role in
the strengthening of the Cook Islands overall offer in the perspective of international trade.
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