The Market Development Facility, an Australian Government funded initiative, aims to:
The Facility is committed to implementing a systems approach to stimulate pro-poor economic growth. Rather than working with the poor directly, the Facility seeks to develop partnerships with players in the private and public sector with the ability and leverage to trigger lasting systemic changes that createbroad-based, sustainable pro-poor growth.
With each partner, the Facility designs and negotiates detailed action plans, which include clearfinancial and resource commitments, to arrive at appropriate, innovative and sustainable solutions.These partnerships and plans are called interventions.
Sector players take the lead in implementing the interventions and the Facility's role is limited and short-term. MDF is a multi-country facility, operational in an expanding number of countries; each country has its ownCountry Team (CT) on the ground.
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Cardno has a 40-year history of working in partnership with developing countries to deliver solutions for sustainable development. Through the expertise of professionals operating in more than 85 countries, we investigate the causes of poverty and focus on improving the physical, economic and social infrastructure that sustains communities.