Integrated Development Project in Aswan Governorate with emphasis on Agriculture, Livestock, Eco-tourism and Fisheries Sectors; Technical Assistance during the “Start-up” Phase

Project objectives:
The objective of this assignment is to provide technical assistance to the project’s five (5) lead implementing NGOs throughout the project’s start-up phase.

Scope of work included:

• review both the geographical and technical scope of the project interventions;
• assess the do ability of the different proposed activities;
• recommend decrease and/or modification in project scope if needed;
• develop an elaborate design for each individual activity within which implementation mechanisms are clearly identified;
• review the project budget;
• review and develop an appropriate project management framework;
• develop the project implementation plan; and
• Develop a comprehensive and detailed capacity building plan for the 5 lead NGOs.

Period: April 2004 – October 2004

Client: Egyptian Swiss Development Fund (ESDF).

Project Development and Proposal Writing on Integrated Development Project in Sinai (IDPS) with emphasis on Socio-Economic Development and Job Creation

Project objectives:
The development of Sinai has become a national and strategic goal Egypt seeks to realize through the national project for the development of Sinai, which takes into consideration all the agricultural, industrial, mining, tourist and national security dimensions. The ESDF considered supporting development in Sinai through extending its contributions with a ceiling of LE 4.5 ml. for a three-year second phase of the original project. The main objective/emphasis of the potential new project is socio-economic development and job creation in five (5) selected areas within the Sinai Peninsula.

Scope of work: The Consultant's scope of work included

• identify goals and objectives for the project;
• identify and design a number of socio-economic intervention measures in agro-active selected areas for development support;
• develop the current effort of production improvement and marketing of handmade needle heritage products of the Bedouin women in North Sinai;
• develop and design intervention measures for job creation and income generation through appropriate involvement of the Bedouin community in the safari tourism in Nuweiba area;
• develop the current effort on job creation and income generation involving training and provision of micro-credit;
• addressing basic social development needs including basic education, environmental awareness and primary health;
• develop a comprehensive capacity building plan for the two lead NGOs and the second-tier Community Development Associations (CDAs);
• develop an elaborate design for each individual activity within which implementation mechanisms, required human resources and end results are clearly identified;
• develop the project budget including both ESDF funding, Government and others’ contributions as well;
• develop an appropriate Project Management Framework clarifying cooperation and coordination mechanisms between all stakeholders in order to avoid any overlaps and conflicts;
• develop the project's detailed implementation plan.

Period: July 2004 –December 2004

Client: Egyptian Swiss Development Fund (ESDF)

Design of an Integrated Development Project in Aswan Governorate with emphasis on Agriculture, Livestock, Eco-tourism and Fisheries Sectors

The ESDF launched a pioneering approach to development assistance that integrates comprehensive project planning with local implementation through community institutional capacity building. Within this approach, cluster of lead NGOs were targeted partners for project identification as well as vehicles for implementation.

Project objective:
The project ultimately aimed to serve the disadvantaged groups in the governorate of Aswan through a set of interventions that target socio-economic development and job creation in the region.

Scope of work included:

• assessment of the ability of 12 NGOs, both technically and administratively, to manage and execute the project activities;
• assessment of potentials for eco-tourism & fisheries development in Aswan;
• identifying a number of socio-economic projects in the agriculture/ livestock sector, the eco-tourism sector and the fisheries sector;
• identifying a number of services projects that deal with cross-cutting issues such as sanitation (water, wastewater and solid waste management), and social services such as basic education and primary health services;
• Capacity building and training needs assessment for the selected NGOs.

Period: Jan. 2003 – July 2003.

Client: Egyptian Swiss Development Fund (ESDF)

Sustainable Urban Growth and Development Programme in Ismailia Governorate

Project objective:
IDC was responsible for drafting both the joint report and the programme document (PROGDOC), with special focus and elaboration on expected outputs.

Scope of work included:

• collecting data,
• Assessing the situation and proposing workable action-oriented improvements.
• guiding, coordinating, outlining and facilitating the tasks of team members,
• Initiating contacts and liaising with relevant bodies.
• identifying tentative interested parties,
• targeting beneficiaries and potential national and international partners,
• In coordination with UNDP and SIP, establishing contacts and took surroundings regarding possible contributions.

Period: June 1996 - January 1997

Client: The Governorate of Ismailia/ UNDP/Habitat.

Small and Micro Industrial Enterprises Development in Aswan Governorate

Project objectives:
The expansion of existing, and establishing of new viable enterprises, improved business understanding and production technology of such enterprises, improved capacity of existing financial institutions and establishment of private sector institutions to represent those enterprises. Development objectives of the project included accelerated employment creation and income generation in small and micro industrial enterprises of the private sector, increased participation of such enterprises in the social and economic development process and a more balanced industrial development.

Scope of work included the following main activities:

technical assistance to small and micro industrial enterprises and to the existing financial institutions;

institution building and technical assistance to an "Association of Entrepreneurship";

A credit line managed by the existing financial institutions and scholarships for apprenticeships and "nursery workshops".

Period: February 1995 - February 1998.

Client: Aswan Governorate/DANIDA

Association: Ramboll

A Project for the Relocation of the Tanneries of Old-Cairo

Project objective:
To produce a project concept and plan for the relocation the tanneries of Old-Cairo through: conducting a rapid reconnaissance of the economic, financial, social and organizational dimensions of the project.

Scope of work included:

conducting structured interviews with about 80 private tanneries in the Old-Cairo district;

briefing and moderating meetings between the Minister of New Communities, the Cairo Governor, and the leadership of Chamber of Leather Tanning Industries;

preparing a cost estimate and schedule for the development of the new location;

estimating the demand for credit to establish a business in the new location;

Preparing a project implementation work plan.

Period: March 1995 - September 1995.

Client: FEI/Chamber of Leather and Tanning Industries; (Ref.003.95)