Microsupport (Sweden) and Grupo Chicomo (Mozambique) are willing and able to cooperate in the production of electronic equipment for educational purposes. In light of the partnership, Microsupport will outsource the assembling of said equipment to Grupo Chicomo.
Both parties have agreed to involve Mozambican-based industrial institutes in the assembling process. Part of the project will be to evaluate and improve pedagogic material that assists in the assembling and using the equipment. Another component is to provide certification of the people that are successfully trained in the assembling of the equipment. This last component was -identified in contacts with companies that mentioned the difficulty of hiring certified electricians.
The main output from this project is the empowerment of young Mozambican technicians with the necessary and demonstrable skills set to become self-employed in the field that they have chosen and able to provide services to other individuals and corporations responsibly and with accountability.
Another output will be creating the blueprint for Mozambique to become an outsourcing destination in the technological field.
As such, we would like to invite the Ministry of Education, represented by Mr. Gilberto Botas, the National Director of Technical and Vocational Training, to assist us with:
-the relationship with the Industrial Institutes
-provide links between this project and other educational projects (Worl Bank, Pirep)
-facilitate the integration of this project in schools
assist with the Ministry of Finance to achieve fiscal incentives to this project
allow us to accommodate our program to the existing curriculum and make recommendation on the matter
-together, train teachers to use the equipment produced in the country and enable them to train students on it.
The project will follow the directives of fair trade production. That means that the employer will pay decent wages and guarantees the right to join unions. Minimum health and safety as well as environmental standard must be complied with and no child or forced labour will be used.
We look forward to your feedback on the matters mentioned in this letter of intent in the hope that it meets your aspirations for the sector.
Letter of Intent between MicroSupport and Grupo Chicomo
This is a very god document and also very important. Edgar will print it out and we take it with us on tuesday 8 dec when go there.
ReplyDeleteIts very important with this following up meeting with Mr Botas.