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MOVIMONDO’s Curriculum
 MOVIMONDO’s story begins in 1971 as an
association of international solidarity and cooperation,
working in Africa in the national liberation processes.
Through the years MOVIMONDO have expanded its activities to
Latin America, Balkans, Middle and Far East.
Today MOVIMONDO is a consolidated organization present in 4
continents to contribute to combat poverty worldwide, in all
its forms, and to eliminate its causes.
Our work has no political ties. Rather we collaborate with
people from disadvantaged areas to support their social,
political and cultural development efforts.
Profile:
Non-Governmental Organization of international cooperation,
qualified under the law 49/87 Not-for-Profit organization,
qualified under Decree by Law 460/97
sectors of intervention
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Health care and
the fight against social exclusion
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Humanitarian aid
and post-emergency rehabilitation
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Land use and
environment
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Job creation and
enterprise development
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Food security
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Local governance
and humanitarian rights
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Training and
information campaign
…..in figures
Countries where we are present: 26
…and relevant sectors
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Africa:
Angola (1-2-5); Malawi (5); Mozambique (1-3-5); South Africa
(4);
Burkina Faso (5);
Egypt (4);
Eritrea (1-2-5); Morocco (3)
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Latin America:
Argentina (4-6); Brazil (4); Colombia (1-2-3-4),El Salvador
(2); Guatemala (1-5-6); Honduras (1-2-4); Nicaragua
(1-2-4-5-6); Dominican Republic (3)
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Balkans:Albania
(1-2-4);BiH (1); Serbia (2); FyROM (2); Kosovo (2)
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Middle and Far East:
Philippines (2); Lebanon (3); Palestine (1); Syria (1); Sri
Lanka (2); Yemen (1-2)
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Italy:
(7)
Total number of projects: 102
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Staff in Italy:
38
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International staff in the field:
58
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Local personnel:
513
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Partners:
over 80 local associations and organizations
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National coordination committees:
Association of Italian NGOs; Forum Solint;
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Forum Diritti Umani (Human rights)
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International networks:
Alertnet; Eurostep, Gruppo Sur; Voice
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Campaigns:
Dropt the Debt; International Campaign to Ban Land Mines; No
Dumping
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Qualifications:
Recognitions by the UN Department of Public Information
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Partnership Agreement with ECHO (Humanitarian Aid Office of
the European Commission)
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Partnership agreement with the UN World Food Programme
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Cooperation Agreement with IFAD and FAO (UN agencies)
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Cooperation Agreement with Euronaid – European food security
network
Breakdown by funding donors –year 2002
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DONOR |
EURO (m) |
% |
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EU-Development |
8,858,565 |
45,87 |
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EU-ECHO |
3,835,420 |
19,86 |
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Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
3,650,851 |
18,91 |
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United Nations |
1,833,007 |
9,49 |
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Individuals |
673,158 |
3,49 |
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Others |
386,155 |
2 |
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Local Gov. Authorities |
73,367 |
0,38 |
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TOTAL |
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100 |
MOVIMONDO contacts:
Head
quarters in Italy
Via di Vigna Fabbri, 39 – 00179 Rome ITALY
Tel: +39 06 7844211 Fax: +39 06 78851280
info@movimondo.org
www.movimondo.org
In Egypt
4, Aisha El Taimoria Street, Garden City - Cairo EGYPT
Tel: + 2 02 7950026 Fax: +2 02 7925717
movimondoegypt@link.net
 MOVIMONDO
was registered in Egypt in 2003 under the law 84/2002 as not-for
profit organization.
MOVIMONDO Egypt's present activities are interventions in
support to small and micro-entrepreneurs, enabling enterprising
men and women to buy raw materials, upgrade equipment, invest,
formalize, expand, and hire staff, expanding their businesses
and therefore increasing their productivity, sales, and personal
income.
Italian Cooperation projects in Egypt:
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Development of the communities through the
Growth of Micro and Small enterprises in Giza Governorate |
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Donor
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The project is co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affaires and the Italian NGO
MOVIMONDO |
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Overall objective |
Improving living conditions of Egyptian
vulnerable population |
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Specific objective |
Improvement of local business providers’
capability in providing non-financial services and
assistance to start-up and existing micro-entrepreneurs
Improvement of the performance of existing
micro-entrepreneurs and their employment/income condition
Promotion of entrepreneurial culture which
can incubate a bottom-up micro- and small-enterprise-based
local development
Development of a tested model of a BDC
adapted to the micro-entrepreneurs in Egypt |
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Location |
EGYPT – Giza Governorate |
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Start date |
04/02/2002 |
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Duration |
3 years |
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Implementing organizations |
MOVIMONDO
in partnership with
SECDA-Small
Enterprises and Community Development Association
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Project description |
The project aims at improving the performance
of micro-enterprises in Giza Governorate, strengthening
local business development services providers, such as SECDA
and CDAs Community Development Associations, to deliver
business management training and counselling, that can
enable micro and small entrepreneurs to start and improve
their businesses thereby creating sustainable jobs.
In order to reach this goal the project
intends to establish Business Development Centres (BDCs) at
the premises of 4 selected existing local community-based
organizations –CDAs, which are already providing
micro-credit to local income-generating activities by
managing a revolving fund. |
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Implementation strategy
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The project follows a gradual approach;
1. preparing the
CDAs in hosting a BDC by strengthening their institutional
capacity;
2. assisting the
newborn BDCs in training their staff and tutoring the
start-up of their activities;
3. providing
further help for the consolidation and the growth of these
centres, by assisting them in their training (as trainers)
towards existing and potential local entrepreneurs, as well
as in other complementary activities such as promotion,
sensitizing and counselling.
Overall, Movimondo and SECDA will provide the
4 CDAs, which are hosting a BDC and which are beneficiaries
of this project, with financial coverage of start-up costs,
technical and training assistance, as well as institutional
support.
The financial assistance, as well the
technical and training support, will be provided only until
the end of the project. The fundamental mission of this
project is thereby to make CDA-based BDCs financially and
technically sustainable.
The important goal of ensuring financial
sustainability of BDCs will be achieved through three
complementary ways:
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increasing as much as possible, the share
of cost-recovery paid by micro-entrepreneurs;
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strengthening synergies between the
non-financial services provided by BDCs and the
micro-credit provision (which is also managed by CDAs);
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encouraging CDAs in fund-raising and in
improving their capability in attracting assistance from
other donors
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Intended beneficiaries
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Existing and potential micro-entrepreneurs
resident in the districts of El Badrashin, El Saff, Western
Giza, Southern Giza, Northern Giza, in particular belonging
to the hereafter reported communities.
Individuals which :
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are clients of revolving-fund managed by
CDAs
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have or had access to the CDAs vocational
trainings
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have a business idea and want to start a
business
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want to improve or expand their business
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need support or counselling for marketing,
management, legislation, and finance
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Stakeholders/Direct beneficiaries: |
6 CDAs-Community development organizations,
community based organization in Giza |
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Development of
Women Entrepreneurship &
Gender Equality Promotion |
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Donor |
Development
for Debt Swap –Italian–Egyptian Cooperation |
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Estimated Start Date |
01/01/2004 |
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Estimated End Date |
01/01/2007 |
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Government Coop. Agency |
Ministry of Social Affairs |
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Implementing Agent(s) |
MOVIMONDO |
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Project Site |
Giza Governorate |
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Overall objective |
Improve living conditions of Egyptian
vulnerable population
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Specific objective |
Women able to
access non-financial services to improve the performance or
start an income generating activities |
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Project description |
Pilot project
to provide support to disadvantaged women enabling them to
have greater access to economic opportunities. In order to reach this goal the project intends to
strengthen local business providers –CDAs, to deliver
effective non/financial services to women entrepreneurs and
to Expand CDAs Business Development Centers’ outreach,
promoting and delivering an integrated package of services
for women |
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Target group |
4 Local –
CDAs
4.000
vulnerable women |
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