PLATEAU is a newly created agency. The members/friends however, possess a wealth of long-term experience both in strategic planning and implementation of projects relevant to NGO’s objectives and also in management of funds, which are estimated in an average of 30 m. euro up to date.
Combined experience amounts to over 50 years and includes Cooperation with Greek Development NGOs as Project Coordinators and Heads of Missions, more than 9 years in the Balkan Peninsula (a total calculation of 35 years for all members) implementation of projects in FYROM, Kosovo, Serbia, Albania and Turkey Egypt, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq, participation in direct humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka, and creation of proper conditions for the development of a reliable mechanism to provide humanitarian assistance and international development cooperation. (ANNEX – indicative experience of PLATEAU members)
ANNEX: Indicative experience of PLATEAU
PLATEAU’s members have already recorded, as members of the Greek and global civil society sector, the following experience:
2.1 Emergency Humanitarian Aid (Projects coordination and management)
1.1.1 Natural disasters humanitarian aid:
- Turkey (2000 – 2001): Emergency humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in the region of Duce, Central Turkey;
- Iran (2006 – 2007): Humanitarian aid and damaged houses reconstruction to the earthquake victims in the region of Bam, Iran;
1.1.2 Emergency humanitarian aid to the people who suffered by military conflicts:
- Serbia (May 1999): Participation in humanitarian aid mission during NATO bombing demonstration in the cities of Nis and Belgrade;
- Kosovo (2000 – 2003): Humanitarian aid and reconstruction of houses, schools and health centers in the Kosovo post conflict regions (Pristine/Prishtina, Obiliq/c, Lipljan/Liplianje, Fush Kosove/Kosovo Polje, Poduje/Podujevo);
- FYROM (2001 – 2003): Emergency Humanitarian aid and reconstruction of houses and schools in post conflict, civil war, regions in FYROM – village of Arachinovo and surroundings regions;
1.2 Development projects: Reconstruction and rehabilitation of structures, houses and public social care works
1.2.1 Reconstruction projects in natural disaster suffered regions:
- Iran (2005 – 2007): Houses reconstruction (55 houses) in earthquake region of Bam, Iran;
- Sri Lanka (2007 – 2008): Humanitarian aid and schools reconstruction (7 schools) in the tsunami suffered region of Abara;
1.2.2 Reconstruction projects in military conflict suffered regions:
- Albania (1999- 2005): Refugees camps and reconstruction of schools, health centers, water supply and sewerage systems in the regions of Koritsa, Burrel, klos, Skodra;
- FYROM (2001 – 2003): Houses reconstruction, schools, water supply and sewerage systems in FYROM regions – village of Arachinovo and surroundings areas;
- Kosovo (2003 – 2007): Reconstruction of houses and villages, schools, water and sewerage systems as well as electricity supply to the minority population in Kosovo – Serbs, Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians – in the framework of Internal Displaced people (IDPs) multi-sectoral return projects in Kosovo;
1.3 Social Economy projects:
- Serbia (2001 – 2002): Micro-credits benefits to vulnerable groups in Central Serbia (refugees, 1999 war suffered vulnerable groups);
- Kosovo (2003 – 2007): Grants and income generation projects as well as houses and schools rehabilitation in Kosovo minority population – Serbs, Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians – in the framework of IDPs multi-sectoral return projects in Kosovo.
- Serbia (2006 – 2008): Support to the National Strategy for force return migration projects in Serbia (Serbs and Roma population who migrated and/or seeking asylum to EU states during or after 1999 war) as well as force returnees’ re-integration to local communities projects in Serbia (EC AENEAS projects).
- Egypt (2007 – 2009): Support to the Egyptians legal migration process – foreseen immigrants - for EU countries (EC AENEAS project).
1.4 Human rights protection and democratization projects, strengthening democratic structures and institutions:
- Serbia (2001 – 2007): Strengthening of multiple participation through the support and promotion of social society initiatives in Central and South Serbia (local NGOs and representatives of Internal Displaced Persons Associations – IDPs Associations);
- Kosovo (2001 – 2007): Strengthening and support of local structures and institutions, civil society entities as well as local self government representatives through the participation, the design and the join implementation of reconstruction projects and IDPs return projects in Kosovo;
- Serbia, Kosovo and FYROM (2004 – 2008): Establishment and/or strengthening of civil society regional networks in the referred regions;
- Pakistan (2006 – 2008): Rhabilitation of victims of Torture (VoT) in the North West Frontiers of Pakistan (NWFP) – Islamabad, Peshawar and Dir regions.
- Kyrgyzstan, Democratic Republic (2007 – 2009): Support and strengthening of local institutions, civil society sector and local self government structures through the participatory approach, the design and join implementation of local development projects.
1.5 Research and Education/Trainings
1.5.1 Greece (1999 – 2009)
- Implementation of EU financed projects in the Athens Technical Educational Institute of Athens (Dellor-II EU packages for educational reforms) (1999 – 2000);
- Evaluation of development projects through quality and quantity analysis of objectives achievement;
- Participation in European Commission financed projects INTERREG II, implemented in the cities of Skopje, Sofia and Tirana and in partnership with the Municipalities of Volos and Thessaloniki (2004 – 2006);
- Participation in research projects of the University of Thessaly (2005 – 2007);
- Participation in conferences and projects presentations as well as models evaluation (Youth in Action projects, Vocational training seminars – Naousa 2002, Stability Pact conferences Thessaloniki 2006 and Sarajevo 2007).
1.5.2 International experience/participation:
• Kosovo (2003 – 2007): Consultancy services, research and participation in UNMIK/PISG Kosovo, design and development of Manual for IDPs Sustainable Return in Kosovo – Framework for IDPs return in Kosovo and implementation of multi sectoral IDPs return projects. Active participation in established structures – Municipal Working Groups, Task Force meetings and Evaluation Committees – for update of the referred Manual for IDPs Sustainable return.
- Participation as Trainer in civil society representatives Trainings (NGOs Capacity building) in Greece and worldwide.
- Participation in Conferences and presentation of project as well as evaluation of modules (Stability Pact Sarajevo 2006, Brussels 2008, Almaty in Kazakhstan 2009).
