Published by
Nathan Associates

PEPZ was designed to strengthen and build the capacity of Zambia’s private sector to create jobs and contribute to the diversification of the economy.

The programme had four components:

  • Supplier linkage component
  • Business development services component
  • Nationwide business plan competition
  • Impact investment fund

This report presents the main achievements of PEPZ and identifies lessons learnt for improved DFID programming and programme implementation.