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2011

Project

Review of legislations for Ministry of Social Affairs UNDER the project of “Technical assistance in development and implementation of Social Protection Systems at Ministry of Social Affairs.”

MOSA is the regulatory body and implementing agency responsible for the Social Protection System in oPt, with its branches in 17 Governorates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Its responsibility is twofold: 1) to develop, populate and manage a centralized database of "poor households in Palestine" and 2) to develop, manage and implement a single, poverty-based cash transfer program that caters to the "poorest of the poor".“Technical assistance in development and implementation of Social Protection Systems at Ministry of Social Affairs “, is a two years EC funded project that commenced in March 2010 and ended in September 2012. The overall objectives of this project were to:Improve the Ministry of Social Affairs’ (MOSA) capacity to carry out its mandate regarding social; and Support the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) in implementing its responsibilities, particularly regarding reform of social safety nets, and development and implementation of an integrated and comprehensive strategy and policy for a more effective social protection system covering all poor and vulnerable segments of the Palestinian population.Within the scope of the second objective, review and assessment of the current legal social legislations was conducted besides; a long-term strategy was disgned for this legislation development, in order to provide supportive and appropriate legal environment in MOSA for the social protection system reform process.The main objective of this assignment were to :Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing social legislations in Palestine.Design a development plan for social legislations.Set the priorities concerning the activities and areas of legislations referred to in the development plan, and prepare the draft legal documents in the selected areas of priority. Provide training to the experts in the legal affairs department at MOSA.

Funded by European Commission; for the benefit of Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA).

West Bank

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2010

Project

Development of the Administration \& Behavior staff skills of the Ministry of Interior Bethlehem

The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, through the Federal Foreign office ,has commissioned GIZ to implement the project “Civil Registry Project /CRP” to support the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in enhancing its performance and civil registry service delivery for the benefit of the Palestinian citizens .The CRP objectives in broader sense are 1.to improve the living standards of the Palestinian people by strengthening the ministry of Interior to govern more effectively ;2. To develop and implement critical policy changes and reforms at the MOI mainly related to operational environment of the civil registry system ,and 3.to build the capacity of the MOI in order to provide better services and legal protection for the citizens .The project managed by GIZ has conducted a gab assessment of the regional offices (Bethlehem as pilot ).The findings revealed clearly that the staff lacks skills and professionalism to deal with required regional offices task in the field of the administration and behavior ,leadership strategies and interpersonal communications .in order to fill those gabs specific capacity –building training is needed.The objectives of this training are:The purpose of this assignment is to provide five training courses to the Ministry of interior in order to develop the administrative and behavior skills of the staff. The training will enable the MOI staff to apply effective leadership strategies ,improve interpersonal communication become more influential .help guide staff through change ,deal with conflict and practical ethical principles during the entire management process.

GIZ

West Bank -Bethlehem

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2010

Project

Coaching workshops on how to use and apply the Assessment Tool Kit for Promoting Integrity, Transparency and Accountability in Palestinian Municipalities

The project is part of the UNDP/PAPP local governance support program( LGSP 2010-2013 ) that aims to contribute to the development of a democratic , decentralized transparent , and inclusive local governance system in the oPT . In 2008, UNDP/PAPP in cooperation with MoLG, association of Palestinian; local authorities (APLA), and selected LGUs, developed a local governance integrity index, to assess municipalities performance.The objectives of this training are:The project objective is to train 20 MoLG staff as professional trainers on applying the Assessment Tool kit on 133 municipalities, therefore contributing to an enabling environment for promoting transparency and active community participation. This will also include installation training on the required SPSS software.The areas that will be analyzed are as follows:Administrative regulations and Human Recourses.Council (Chairman/mayor and members).Finance.Engineering and planning.Supplies and procurement.Community Participation.To this end, UNDP contracted GCT to implement this assignment in a professional manner to achieve the overall objectives.

Funded by UNDP; MoLG (Ministry of Local Government)

West Bank -Ramallah

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2010

Project

Workshop for Administrative Board of Joint Service Council for the Wastewater Disposal in Tulkarm Region

The German Development Cooperation is contrbuting to the development of the palestinian water sector sinse 1980s. The GIZ is abbreviation for German term which is (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) mean in English society for international cooperation, as a federal enterprise it supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. It offer demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development in more than 130 countries worldwide, through applying a holistic approach based on the values and principles upheld in German society, to facilitate change and empower people to take ownership of their own sustainable development processes. It works on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and works for the German Federal Foreign Office in the security sector and for various other German ministries in the fields of culture and social affairs.The main objectives of this assigment were:Arrage for a training workshop about management and operation of joint service councils to be conduted in egypt for the adminstrative board and the top management staff of the JSC for the wastewater disposal in the Tulkarem regionUndertake the adminstrative and logistic arrangements for the training workshop.To this end, GIZ contracted GCT to implement this assignment in a professional manner to achieve the overall objectives.

GIZ / joint service council

Egypt/ West Bank

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2009

Project

Evaluation and Review the Work of Palestinian Counselling Center According to the Five-year Strategic Plan 2005 – 2009.

Palestinian counselling centre (PCC) was founded by a group of psychologists, social workers and educators in 1983, to work with all members of Palestinian society who are at risk of political, social, economic and psychological harm or violence in order to improve and develop the concept of mental health services in Palestine. The center offers comprehensive services  in the field of positive mental health to all marginalized groups in the Palestinian society of children, youth and women, individuals suffering from mental disorders, social, educational, psychiatric patients chronically, through a set of treatment - prevention and building programs, lobbying campaigns and advocacy.In order to continue the progress and development, this evaluation study was came to evaluate and review the work of Palestinian Counseling Center according to the five-year strategic plan 2005 – 2009.The overall objective of this study was to provide decision makers in PCC with information and analysis that describes to what extent they have succeeded in managing the implementation of the strategic plan efficiently and effectively, in addition to provide final findings and development recommendations to the center which can help in formulation the strategic plan for the next five years (2010-2015).The specific objectives of this study were to :Identify the suitability of objectives of the center to the needs of Palestinian community mental health services, and the suitability of the national and sectoral plans in the field of mental health;Measure the efficiency in the selection of available sources for the implementation of activities.Measure the effectiveness and the impacts on the targeted groups, as well as the extent of access to the expected results according to what were anticipated in the logical framework.Measure the impact of the plan on the targeted groups and the surrounding community of the services provided at the level of the sector or region.Measure the potential to continue to benefit from the services provided after the funding ends.Conduct an assessment of each department in the centre and provide recommendations.To this end PCC has contracted GCT to implement this evaluation study in professional and objective manner.

Palestinian Counseling Centre.

West Bank (Jerusalem, Ramallah, Nablus, Azzun).

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2006

Project

Evaluation of Integrated Water and Environmental Resources Management Program in the Rural Areas of Palestine.

Palestinian Hydrology Group (PHG) is the largest Palestinian NGO working to improve access to water and sanitation services, and to monitor pollution and climate change in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It started to implement the Integrated water and environmental resources management Program (A Multi-Donors Program) in April 2002 in the West Bank & Gaza strip which has ended in December 2005. The main objectives of this core program were to:Enhance social justice through enabling equal opportunities and fair competition for resource allocation for all communities; Increase Palestinian resistance against Israeli measures in water sector by reducing dependency on external sources, especially in emergencies; Eliminate environmental degradation and ensure resource sustainability by development of new water /wastewater projects, and enhancing the management efficiency of such projects;Empower the public by encouraging their participation in local water management through sharing information, capacity building, promoting conservation techniques and practices.Delineate gender aspects of water related issues through ensuring proper representation of women in different levels of water planning and management; and Improve the technical and administrative performance of PHG to ensure its work sustainability.After the program completion, PHG was planned to conduct an evaluation study to assess its impact and the results achieved. To this end PHG has contracted GCT to implement this assignment in an objective manner. The main goal was to assess the program’s impact during its life time (2002-2005), in order to help and support PHG to build on the final findings and in better defining results -based program during the implementation of next core program.

Palestinian Hydrology Group (PHG) - A Multi-Donors Program

West Bank and Gaza Strip

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2005

Project

Capacity Building and Awareness Campaign on Water Hygiene Sanitation and Conservation.

CARE International is an international development organization working in different geographic areas and varieties of programs and projects in marginalized communities under several developmental sectors such as: Health, Environment, Infrastructure, rehabilitation and construction, Agriculture, Water...etc.Within its different developmental projects in Palestinian Water sector, it focused on awareness activities on Water Hygiene Sanitation and Conservation which aimed at the expansion and deepening of the impact of the different activities of these projects that are implemented in Jenin and Tulkarem rural areas that are improvised by "the wall". Specifically; to contribute meaningfully to medium and long-term sustainability of Hygiene knowledge and behaviors of community officials and members.The main objectives of this training and awareness campaign were to: Raise awareness of targeted groups regarding personal and environmental hygiene including water provision, excreta disposal, drainage, solid waste disposal and vector control.Contribute to improve communities' knowledge and capacities to better utilize the new developed water and sanitation facilities.To this end, CARE International has contracted GCT to implement the required study in objective and effective manner.

Funded by the Humanitarian Aid Office, European Commission; Care International.

West Bank

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2005

Project

A Baseline survey in the West Bank to measure the impact of MEDA programs.

The Agricultural Development Association (PARC) is a leading Palestinian non-profit, non-governmental organization involved in rural development and women's empowerment. It works to provides advice, awareness support, services, and special consultancies for individuals, groups, and institutions involved in similar domains. The main objectives of MEDA program (MED2003) were to improve of the stakeholder participatory sustainable water management at farm level through MEDA cooperation with Jordan & Palestine, and fill the gap between the demand for the various uses and the supply of water, by developing irrigation technique in the area and better water management of available resources in order to respond to the growing demand on food and keep the important role of the agriculture sector in the Palestinian economy.The main objective of this baseline survey was to be as an aiding phase to ease achieving and emphasizing the purpose of MEDA program of strengthens the interactive stakeholder capacity in irrigation and water management; by understanding the concepts of implementation of efficient water demand management, supporting the achievement of general expected results of the whole project in increasing the visibility of MEDA and socio economic benefits of regional cooperation, as well as having an idea about the transition toward sustainable irrigation water management between different communities.In this context, MEDA has contracted GCT to implement this survey, which was developed to measure the impact of MEDA program to the farmer in West Bank (Jenin, Jericho, Tulkarem, and Qalqilya) , and assess the irrigation water that comes from either springs (Jordan valley) or from ground water wells (Northern of West Bank), in order to be used as a data base in designing future interventions.

Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), Funded by European Aid (MEDA).

Gaza Strip

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2005

Project

A Baseline survey in Gaza Strip to measure the impact of MEDA programs.

The Agricultural Development Association (PARC) is a leading Palestinian non-profit, non-governmental organization involved in rural development and women's empowerment. It works to provides advice, awareness support, services, and special consultancies for individuals, groups, and institutions involved in similar domains. The main objectives of MEDA program (MED2003) were to improve of the stakeholder participatory sustainable water management at farm level through MEDA cooperation with Jordan & Palestine, and fill the gap between the demand for the various uses and the supply of water, by developing irrigation technique in the area and better water management of available resources in order to respond to the growing demand on food and keep the important role of the agriculture sector in the Palestinian economy.The main objective of this baseline survey was to be as an aiding phase to ease achieving and emphasizing the purpose of MEDA program of strengthens the interactive stakeholder capacity in irrigation and water management; by understanding the concepts of implementation of efficient water demand management, supporting the achievement of general expected results of the whole project in increasing the visibility of MEDA and socio economic benefits of regional cooperation, as well as having an idea about the transition toward sustainable irrigation water management between different communities.In this context, MEDA has contracted GCT to implement this survey, which was developed to measure the impact of MEDA program to the farmer in Gaza Strip (six localities from south to north of Gaza) and assess the irrigation water that comes from either springs (Jordan valley) or from ground water wells (Northern of Gaza Strip), in order to be used as a data base in designing future interventions.

Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), Funded by European Aid (MEDA).

West Bank

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2005

Project

Feasibility Study for Slaughterhouse Project in South East Jerusalem Area.

The Local Infrastructure and Capacity Building Project (LICP) is a project of Palestinian Ministry of Local Government (MOLG) , funded entirely by Belgian Government and implemented by Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC). LICP was aimed mainly to support investment in physical infrastructure in rural areas at local level, strengthen thier financial management capacity, build the capacity of councils and its staff to plan, budget, and implement local development initiatives ,based on public participation and good local government principles.Within this context and line with these stated objectives, BTC was planned to conduct feasibility study for establishing a slaughterhouse in the south east of Jerusalem area , particularly (Abu Deis, Al –Eizarieh, Assawahra Assharkieh, Ashaikh Saeed, Arab Al Jahalin, and Azayem), in order to determine whether the proposed project is feasible from an administrative, economic, environmental, health, political, social viewpoints and other sustainability aspects, as well as to identify if it reflects the interests and priorities of communities involved. This feasability study was divided into two main phases: the first one was focused on studying the social and market feasibility of the slaughterhouse,while the second was focused on dealing with the technical and financial issues of slaughterhouse based on the first phase outcomes.To this end, BTC has contracted GCT to implement the required study in objective and effective manner.

Funded by Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC)- Local Infrastructure and Capacity Building Project (LICP), for the benefit of Ministry of Local Government (MOLG).

West Bank- Jerusalem

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2004

Project

Workshops on How to Build Financial \& Accounting System

The Palestinian Hydrology Group is a non-government non-profit organization striving to promote the role of women and civil societies in managing local water and its related environmental resources to ensure transparency, good water governance and just and equal provision of water and sanitation services to the rural and marginal communities in the West Bank and Gaza. PHG is seeking local and international networking and partnerships to participate actively in promoting the sustainability and just allocation of water resources at local, regional and global levels.Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group and Women’s Affairs Committee contracted to implement the above training program. The objective of this program is : Giving and improving the participant’s the management of financial and accounting skills that help them manage projects. Within this context and to ensure the continuation of providing these services in professional manner that meets the customers’ needs and expectations, The Palestinian Hydrology Group has contracted GCT to provide consultancy services in Palestine ( West bank- Ramallah, Hebron, Gaza ).

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee. Partnership Grant Program (PGPII).

West bank- Ramallah, Hebron, Gaza

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2004

Project

Capacity Building Training Workshops on Community Participation Skills.

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee were implemented the Partnership Grant Program (PGPII), funded by World Bank and managed by Welfare Association. The program's activities included the implementation of environmental and agricultural projects in 13 Palestinian villages in Ramallah, Hebron and Gaza Strip.One of the major aspects of PGPII related to train and builds the capacities of local organization at the targeted villages. This training and capacity building part consist of several training course on community participation, strategic planning, enhancement the role of women, accounting and financial system and computer skills. Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group and Women’s Affairs Committee planned to conduct these training programs for the targeted local organizations and contracted an eligible training company to undertake this mission, so it contracted GCT to design and deliver the community participation training programs in Ramallah and Hebron by its professional trainers. The main objective of these training programs is to provide an institutional infrastructure at the targeted sites and villages by PGPII by building their capacities in different fields such as community participation.Within this context and to ensure the continuation of providing these services in professional manner that meets the customers’ needs and expectations, The Palestinian Hydrology Group has contracted GCT to provide consultancy services in Palestine.

Palestinian Hydro- Logy Group (CSO’s) and Women’s Affairs Committee. Partnership Grant Program (PGPII).

West bank- Ramallah, Hebron.

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