Conservation Enterprise Commercialization

 The REFRESH project supported Malawian micro, small,  and medium conservation enterprises to strengthen their business capacity,  improve farming practices, and enhance access to markets, finance, and  networks. The goal was to increase the contribution of these enterprises to  fisheries conservation around Lake Malawi. By helping entrepreneurs in  fishing communities establish scalable and sustainable business models, the  project applied the conservation enterprise theory of change to address  environmental challenges in key catchment areas.

Equip  Consulting was contracted to design, develop, and deliver a tailored  Technical Assistance (TA) program. The program provided practical guidance on  how entrepreneurship and market-based approaches could be used to drive both  economic growth and biodiversity conservation through conservation  enterprises.

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Designed, developed and delivered a technical assistance (TA) program

Provided mentorship to small and medium Malawian conservation enterprises under the strategic approach 4 in the REFRESH project.

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