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The OPTIM Project is an economic development project aimed at providing Moldovan women and men with enhanced economic opportunities and improved working conditions.

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About OPTIM

Our mission

Our mission

OPTIM is a market systems development (MSD) project that aims to stimulate selected market systems in Moldova, in order to have an inclusive and innovative society that is forceful enough to create opportunities for development for Moldova.

Our achievements

Our achievements

Since 2019, over 2,600 people (almost 40% of whom are from excluded groups) have taken up economic opportunities enabled by project interventions. A more significant indicator of lasting change is the way that market actors behave – what OPTIM ultimately aims to achieve by following the Market Systems Development approach.  

Our goals

Our goals

OPTIM Project's goal is for women and men, including those from excluded groups, to benefit from better economic opportunities and improved working conditions. During Phase II of the implementation (2023-2026), OPTIM expects to reach 6,000 beneficiaries and CHF 12 million net additional income.

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What we do

OPTIM aims to offer Moldovan women and men, including excluded groups, better economic opportunities, and improved working conditions. During the first four years of the project over 2,600 people (almost 40% of whom are from excluded groups) have taken up economic opportunities enabled by project interventions.

Key Sectors

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Information and communication technologies (ICT)

OPTIM's goal in the ICT sector is to address the lack of skilled workforce. Several success stories of the project’s first phase show encouraging results: since 2019, 4 training providers supported by the project (Iucosoft, DSpirit, WOX, and IT Step Academy, PowerIT) started providing IT trainings in Balti and Comrat. Project will focus on improving cooperations within actors in the ICT sector that lead to the development of high-value products and services by local IT companies. Moving forward and in response to market dynamics, OPTIM will strengthen the component of its work in digitalization

Information and communication technologies (ICT)

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Agriculture (Agrifood)

Agrifood - the most significant sector in the Moldovan economy. It is the sector where the largest share of the population is employed but offers the lowest income across all sectors. In agriculture, OPTIM will seek to leverage the developing cooperation and association models to strengthen access to high-value markets for smallholder farmers or agricultural laborers, while also promoting stronger public-private dialogue spaces. It will strive to offer access to information, knowledge, finance, and digital literacy. Also, since 2019, OPTIM has been addressing the issue of fragmentation of the agricultural sector in Moldova with positive results. OPTIM has contributed to the adoption of efficient agricultural practices and new production technologies through the development of diverse services for small farmers all over the country, The introduction of innovative monitoring and field intervention solutions contributed to the decrease of farmers’ expenditures by 40% and increased their income. 

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Find out more about OPTIM Project's latest activities in the Agrifood and IT sectors in Moldova. 
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Didier Chassot, Head of Division Europe and Middle East, SDC, Visits Vitrohub Laboratory: Supporting Innovation in Moldovan Agriculture

24th September 2024
The OPTIM Project, in partnership with VitroHub Lab, had the honor of hosting Mr. Didier Chassot, Head of Division Europe and Middle East at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) ...

Youth, Smart Agriculture, and Climate Resilience: Insights from GYEO 2024

13th September 2024
In the week of 9-13 September, DTL Anna Tibuleak had the privilege of representing the OPTIM Project at the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit (GYEO 2024), held in Washington, D.C. The event ...

540 books distributed to VET institutions for JAVA programming courses

5th September 2024
10 VET institutions across Moldova will receive educational materials to support the teaching of JAVA programming. Thanks to the collaboration between OPTIM and IUCOSOFT, these institutions will be ...

Strengthening Moldova's Business Environment: a new partnership between Helvetas Moldova and the Economic Council to the Prime Minister

20th August 2024
Helvetas Moldova announces a new partnership with the Economic Council to the Prime Minister of Moldova, focused on increasing existing procedures' efficiency, reducing bureaucracy, and developing ...