: 23 Misr-Helwan Agriculture Road, Algaza'er Tower, Floor 11, Suit 113, Maadi
Cairo
Égypte
- Democracy and community development
Vision: The National Development Foundation envisions a well-informed, capable and empowered citizenry with the ability to provide for themselves and their communities, as well as inspire positive and sustainable change for the state of Egypt. Mission: NDF is on a mission to initiate and promote positive and sustainable change in the Egyptian people’s quality of life, from the means of their livelihood all the way through to their private lives and personal capacities, by working on strategic partnerships, creating enabling environments, establishing positive social norms and assisting individuals and groups to create and implement innovative solutions to their own social and economic problems. Background: NDF was established in 2009 in Nweibaa, South Sinai and registered in Cairo in 2011 (#8349); the founders and core developers of NDF, however, have been working for development within Egypt for well over a decade. The creation of the National Development Foundation is a direct response to the gaps in development provision and implementation that the founders themselves observed throughout their years of development activities.
Enhancing Bedouin Youth Skills for Development and Employability in South Sinai Implemented via the South Sinai Regional Development Programme (SSRDP), funded by the European Union (EU). Duration: August 2008 – January 2010. St. Catherine Bedouin Village Marketing Study Implemented under the technical support of AIDME, funded by LAMANS under the South Sinai Rural Development Programme. Fostering Democratisation and Good Governance in Sinai Implemented in collaboration with AIDME, funded by the Foundation for the Future (Kingdom of Jordan). Duration: June 2010 to December 2011. Young Women’s Leadership in Political and Social Development Implemented under AIDME (regional manager), funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Duration: August 2011 – July 2013 (currently in progress).
At the current time, NDF has developed and implemented a handful of projects that have been handed over to the target communities and continue to operate today. These include the establishment of a number of important systems and vital channels by which communities may operate efficiently, including: The management and identification of policy change, Strengthening both governmental and non-governmental local institutions, Participatory community planning and management.
NDF would like to share its experiences, exchange new Ideas & methodologies and maximize networking with different Organizations from Euro Mediterranean countries.