Project Innovation Centre (PIC) has said it remains committed to imparting the county’s youths with skills on how they can make products using locally available resources.
PIC has also underlined the need for local manufacturers to embrace value addition for the country’s products to effectively compete on the international market.
PIC executive director Kondwani Kachamba Ngwira has told ProjectM in an interview that the organization remains hopeful of spearheading the opening of over 5,000 small scale manufacturers across the country in the next few years.
He said the organisation has managed to oversee the opening of over 600 small-scale businesses in the country.
“As we continue providing training to the country’s citizens, I can confirm that our office has registered over 600 Small-scale manufacturers who directly received training from us,” said Ngwira.
He added that most of the manufacturers are producing products such as soap, biscuits, spirits and shoes, just to mention a few.
“Apart from providing training in manufacturing, we are also providing training in proposal writing, project management and other professional training,” said Ngwira.
He said PIC’s goal remains boasting the country’s production capacity in a quest to minimize the use of imported goods.
One of the individuals, who underwent the training from PIC, Mary Msowoya has commended the organisation for sharpening her mindset.
“I am now able to produce products such as soap and lotions using locally available resources,” said Msowoya.
Meanwhile, PIC has signed agreements with institutions such as the Malawi Bureau of Standards, National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) and the Ministry of trade and industry as one way of getting rid of the bureaucracy that exists in government institutions when a small scale manufacturer wants to establish a business in the country.
