The objective of the feasibility study was to understand the capacity and willingness of construction companies and rural SME suppliers to engage in the mentoring initiative, and to provide recommendations on the design and implementation of the pilot. Through a focus on the main key research questions below the recommendations included: 1) An analysis of construction companies with the highest capacity and willingness to participate in a mentoring programme, and identification of potential coaches. 2) Segmentation of rural based SME construction materials suppliers most suitable for the mentoring programme and indication of how they can benefit/ what level of impact can be anticipated. 3) Identification of the potential best-bet model for effective implementation of the proposed mentoring programme pilot by the ICCA.
Methods used: desk research and key informant interviews.