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Typology of EEA Partners and Leverage Contributions by Country
Egypt Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions Corporations Abercrombie and Kent Cash contribution to Ain El Sira Youth Center The Academy of Engineering Sciences
Mobile maintenance training for Minia Youth Center; also employment opportunities for youth from the Center
Berlitz Training for Ain Shams CDC BP Trainers/speakers/career coaching for Ain Shams CDC and
Cairo CEDO Cameron Petroleum Company Internships opportunities for Cairo CEDO students Center for International Private Enterprise
Entrepreneurship program curriculum for Cairo CEDO; Training of trainers
CISCO Trainers for the project training activities (IT essentials) for Minia Youth Center
CompuMe Training costs for Ain Shams CDC Dale Carnegie Training and internships for Ain Shams CDC Diamler Chrysler Internship program offered through Young Arab Leaders (YAL) Egyptian Holding Company Internship opportunities for Cairo CEDO students Etisalat Employment opportunities Ain El Sira Youth Center Exxon Mobil Trainers for Cairo CEDO, Ain Shams CDC, and Ain El Sira
Youth Center Hands On Trainers/speakers for Ain Shams CDC HP One high-tech computer lab for Cairo CEDO IBM Trainers/speakers for Ain Shams CDC Leoni AG Hard skills training and internship program at Ain Shams CDC LINKdotNET Job placement, internships and participation in employment
fairs at Cairo CEDO and Ain Shams CDC Logic Training for Ain Shams CDC MAC Carpet Trainers/speakers/career coaching for Ain Shams CDC and
Cairo CEDO Manaret El Mostakbal Hired CEDO graduate Mansour Company Internship opportunities for Cairo CEDO students Microsoft Training and internship opportunities for Cairo CEDO and Ain
Shams CDC; training and Unlimited Potential curricula for all four pilot youth centers
MILE Marketing support to corporate sector for Cairo CEDO Mobinil Trainers for skill development programs with Cairo CEDO Modern Motors Egypt Training and internships for Cairo CEDO Mog Company Training costs for Ain Shams CDC Olympic Group Training costs for Ain Shams CDC Pachin Upgrades to the Ain El Sira Youth Center Pepsico Potential support for Cairo CEDO; offers internships
opportunities Pepsi Cola Employment/internship opportunities for Ain Shams CDC Premira Employment opportunities for Cairo CEDO Proctor & Gamble Trainers/speakers/career coaching for Ain Shams CDC ProService Internships opportunities for Cairo CEDO Samsung Funding for additional year of EEEA activities at Cairo CEDO,
Ain Shams CDC, Ain El Sira Youth Center and Minia Youth Center; offered one CEDO student scholarships for post-graduate studies
Seweidy Electric Meter Training costs for Ain Shams CDC Seweidy Foundation Financial contribution to Cairo CEDO for renovation Smart Village Employment/internship opportunities for Ain Shams CDC
Egypt Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions SODIC Provided Cairo CEDO with an advanced soft skills curriculum
implemented by Hands-on/YAL; will provide Cairo CEDO and Ain Shams CDC with all needed equipment to establish a computer lab
Shell Trainers/speakers for Ain Shams CDC Talaat Moustafa Group Employment opportunities for Cairo CEDO Team Misr Training for Ain Shams CDC Top Notch HR Company Conducted HR manager survey Vodafone Mentorship and support for Cairo CEDO and Ain Shams CDC Wazif Masr Employment opportunities Winning Academy Training (Montage) for Minia Youth Center Zaafrana Factory Employment opportunities sewing trainees at Maadi El Gadeeda
Youth Center Government Cairo and Ain Shams Universities Space and personnel costs for hosting of Cairo CEDO and Ain
Shams CDC infrastructures The faculties of Mass Communication, Art, Computer Science, Urban Planning at Cairo University
MOUs signed to extend project activities to other faculties
The faculties of Science and Agriculture at Fayoum University
Trainers for the project training activities at Fayoum Youth Center
Governorate of Fayoum Provided support to Fayoum Youth Center National Youth Council Approval of decentralized youth center operations by EEEA Youth centers of Ein El Sera (Cairo), El Maadi El Gedeeda (Cairo), El Madina (Minia) and Saha El Shabia (Fayoum)
Implementation of EEEA activities at these youth centers
Minia Youth Directorate Facilitation of project activities inside the Minia Youth Center Ministries of ICT, Transportation, Finance, Tourism, and Culture
Possible job opportunities for Ain Shams CDC graduates
Industrial Modernization Council/Industrial Training Council
Cash contributions for training at Ain Shams CDC
Non-governmental Organizations Aboubakr EL Sedik Trainees for Maadi El Gadeeda Youth Center AIESEC Training provider for Ain Shams CDC Alashanek Ya Balady Ain Shams CDO/Ain El Sira Youth Center implementing
partner, training provider, financial contributor American University in Cairo-School of Continuing Education (AUC/SCE)
Training for Cairo CEDO
Bashier El Khir Provided children with special needs to participate in SEKEM recycling training at the Maadi El Gadeeda Youth Center
AMIDEAST Training provider for Ain El Sira Youth Center and Cairo CEDO BEST Implementing partner for Fayoum and Minia Youth Centers Education For Employment Foundation
Training provider for Cairo CEDO; life skills curricula for Ain El Sira Youth Center
The Egyptian Association for Biological Planting
Training and supervision for SEKEM’s nursery at Maadi El Gadeeda Youth Center
Egyptian Scouts Association Assisted in organization of, and provided Scout volunteers for, a youth camp in which participants renovated the Minia Youth Center; provided space and Scouts trainees for training in mushroom cultivation; potential establishment of a selling point for the mushroom on Scouts’ premises
Egypt
Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions EJB Implementing partner for Ain Shams CDC Injaaz Training provider for Cairo CEDO Institute of International Education (IIE)
Training for Cairo CEDO and Ain Shams CDC
Near East Foundation TOT training for AYB-SB volunteers Nahdet El Mahrousa EEEA National Secretariat, implementing partner for Cairo
CEDO Rotaract clubs Provided services to target groups at Fayoum Youth Center SEKEM Implementing partner for Maadi El Gadeeda Youth Center SEKEM School and Academy Provided trainers for the project training and culture activities
(Art activities, scouts, recycling and nursery plant activities) at Maadi El Gadeeda Youth Center
Synergos Cash contribution, capacity building and training activities Young Arab Leaders Financial contributions, technical assistance, mentorships,
internships, and training curricula for Cairo CEDO and Ain Shams CDC
Overseas Development Organizations USAID Egypt Programmatic guidance and collaboration UNDP Possible partnership under UNDP/IBLF Global Company
program UNESCO/ICDL Training for Ain Shams CDC
Indonesia
Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions Corporations BP Board member and resource partner; provided funding for West
Java community economic empowerment projects GAP Board member and resource partner; provided funding for
Yogyakarta entrepreneurship project GE Board member Nike Resource partner; provided funding for the Nike life skills training Oracle Resource partner for the Junior Achievement project; provided
Think.com software Newmont Indonesia Resource partner; provided funding and business volunteers for
the Junior Achievement project Rio Tinto Indonesia Board member ACCOR Indonesia Resource partner; provided training on hotel hospitality and
management and food processing for Bali ecotourism projects Medion Resource partner for the CREATE project; provided training
supplies for the project Vaksindo Satwa Nusantara Resource partner for the CREATE project; provided training
supplies for the project Kurnia Poultry Farm Groups Resource partner for the CREATE project; provided training
supplies for the project Perdana Putra Chicken Resource partner for the CREATE project; provided training
facilities and internship opportunities Charoen Phokpand Resource partner; provided funding for the CREATE project PEAC Bromo Resource partner for East Java projects; provided business
consultancies to the newly established business ventures C-59 Resource partner for the JBL project; provided instructors and
facilities for t-shirt making training and t-shirt franchise training Telkom – Regional 3 Resource partner for JBL project; provided training facilities for
the project TA TV Solo Resource partner for KAKAK tempe chips project; supported the
project and marketing of tempe chips Yamaha Provided training instructors, internships and employment
opportunities for the Cepat Tepat project Suzuki Provided training instructors, internships and employment
opportunities for the Cepat Tepat project Toyota Astra Provided training instructors, internships and employment
opportunities for the Cepat Tepat project Honda Provided internships and employment opportunities for the Cepat
Tepat project Daihatsu Provided internships and employment opportunities for the Cepat
Tepat project Government West Java Provincial and Kabupaten governments
Contributed land, equipments and technical assistance for the Cepat Tepat, BSI and KUD projects
Local government of Pati Contributed land and meal stipends for the CREATE project Local government of Bandung Provided training supplies and facilities for the JBL project Local Kabupaten governments in Bali
Contributed equipment and facilities to support community product development
Non-governmental Organizations Indonesia Business Links National Secretariat and Implementing Partner Ford Foundation Board member Kehati Foundation Lead implementing partner; contributed technical assistance and
cash leverage
Indonesia Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions Wisnu Foundation Implementing partner; contributed staff time and office facilities
for Kehati project TIFA Foundation Board member Junior Achievement Implementing partner; provided staff time and office facilities KUD Mina Bahari Implementing partner; provided funding, staff time, office
facilities, and factory land Bina Swadaya Implementing partner; provided staff time, office facilities and
vehicles Jendela Budaya Lingkungan Implementing partner; provided staff time, and training materials SMK Farming Pati Implementing partner; provided staff time, training venues and
facilities Business Dynamics Training provider for the Nike life skills training SEKAR Implementing partner; provided staff time, training venues and
facilities PUPUK Surabaya Implementing partner; provided staff time and office facilities ALIT Implementing partner; provided staff time and office facilities YP3IS Implementing partner; provided staff time, training venues and
facilities PKBM Cepat Tepat Implementing partner; provided auto mechanics training facilities
and instructors PKBM Aditya Implementing partner; provided sewing training facilities and
instructors Bina Mitra Provided supervision to the newly created sewing business group
under the BP West Java project in Tanjung Sedari Yayasan Kurnia Resource partner for the SEKAR project; provided training
equipment and facilities Gallery K’Qta Resource partner for the SEKAR project; provided training
equipment and facilities and product promotion support ROMPI Resource partner for the SEKAR project; provided training venues
and equipment KAPPIJA-21 Resource partner for the SEKAR project; provided training
equipment and facilities and stipends for trainers Overseas Development Organizations USAID/Indonesia Board observer, program contact, strategic guidance and principal
funding source International Labor Organization Board member
Morocco
Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions Corporations Microsoft
IT curriculum; financial support; employee volunteers; staff time; software and certifications for computer refurbishment training; computer donations
General Electric GE life skills curriculum Munisys Technical assistance in computer refurbishment; internships;
computer donations Attijariwafabank Computer donations, cash grant, personnel AFEM Steering Committee member; staff , facilities, volunteers, cash CGEM Steering Committee member Federation PME/PMI Steering Committee member American Chamber of Commerce Steering Committee member Moroccan American Trade and Investment Council
Assistance with identifying Steering Committee members
Vigeo Assistance in initiatives to raise CSR awareness SOMACA Computer donations, technical assistance, staff time WAFASALAF Equipment, computers, facilities and furnishings Richbond Placement of youth graduates BULL Placement of youth graduates Cisco Systems Computer and other equipment donations Banque Populaire Technical collaboration McDonalds Placement of youth graduates Accor/Ibis Placement of youth graduates Riad Mogador Placement of youth graduates BMCE Bank Placement of youth graduates Nike Financial support Government Ministry of National Education Administrative staff time, workshop director, trainers, translators,
training facilities, operating expenses, pilot sites AREF (Academie Régionale pour l’Education et la Formation de Grand Casablanca)
Administrative staff time, Workshop director, trainers, translators, training facilities, operating expenses, pilot sites
Hassan II University Administrative staff time, computer equipped classrooms, other facilities, trainers
Agence Nationale pour la Promotion de l’Emploi et des Compétences (ANAPEC)
Use of database to identify beneficiaries for training; reimbursement of training costs
Agence Nationale pour la Promotion de la Petite et Moyenne Entreprise (ANPME)
Reimbursement of training costs
Holding Al Omrane Construction of community center Entraide Nationale Management of community center National Initiative for Human Development (INDH)
Funding of management of center and certification of training programs
Department of Investment Assistance with Investment Conference, MEEA stand, MEEA Roundtable, press, facilities
Non-governmental Organizations Al Jisr
Administrative staff time, technical assistance, equipment, training of trainers, facilities, publishing and distributing manual
Education for Employment Foundation
Administrative staff time, training of trainers, baseline curriculum, facilities, operating expenses
Ateliers Sans Frontières Spare parts, training, staff time
Morocco Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions Fondation M.J.I.D
Administrative staff time, volunteers, facilities
Mohammed V Foundation Facilities Centre de Jeunes Dirigeants (CJD) Administrative staff time, technical assistance, trainers, facilities L’Heure Joyeuse Staff time, facilities, training curriculum, contacts with factory
employers ENDA Maghreb Staff time, technical assistance Project ALEF Trainers, training curriculum PlaNET Finance Training curriculum Association Essalam Facilities Fondation Auteuil Financial support Near East Foundation Financial support GTZ Technical collaboration Overseas Development Organizations USAID/Morocco Programmatic guidance and collaboration; Steering Committee
member
Pakistan
Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions
Corporations DHL Pakistan Steering Committee member Microsoft Providing cash and in-kind assistance / Steering Committee
member Engro Chemicals Pakistan Limited Steering Committee member and donor Serena Hotels / Tourism Promotion Services
Resource partner providing training venues and other support
Chef’s Association of Pakistan Resource partner during training curriculum development CNG Association of Pakistan Donor and resource partner Thardeep Rural Development Program
Steering Committee member
Government National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC)
Providing cash contribution for continuation of training activities
Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP)
Resource partner during training curriculum development
College of Tourism & Hotel Management (COTHM)
Resource partner
Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority Resource partner during training curriculum development Federation of the Chambers of Commerce Pakistan
Potential partner in creating linkages with private sector partners, particularly on job placement issues
Pakistan Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (PITHM)
Resource partner
Pak Austrian Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (PAITHOM)
Resource partner
Non-governmental Organizations Rural Support Programmes Network
National Secretariat
Punjab Vocational Training Council
Steering Committee member; project partner
Society for Upgradation of Knowledge, Health, and Infrastructure (SUKHI)
Resource partner – mobilizing youth and helping place training participants into internships and jobs
Civil Junction Resource partner Aga Khan Foundation Implementing partner ASK Development Implementing partner Sahara Welfare Society Implementing partner SABAWON Implementing partner Institute for Rural Management Training provider for life skills project Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy Steering Committee member Develop Our Valuable Earth (DOVE)
Resource partner – mobilizing youth and helping place training participants into internships and jobs
Innovation Alliance Training provider for PVTC project Rotary International (Rawalpindi Club)
Steering Committee member
Ali Institute for Education Technical resource partner for Sahara Arts and Crafts teacher training
The Philippines
Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions Non Government Organizations ALTERPLAN Implementing partner Asia Pacific Prosperity Co-implementing partner Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest (FISH), Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Educational field visit for the youth
Civil Society Network on Education Partnership in developing Entrepreneurship Courses for out-of-school (OSY) that can be mainstreamed with the Bureau of Alternative Learning Systems Of the Department of Education
Davao City Chamber (DCCCI) Implementing partner and project-level Secretariat Habitat for Humanity Philippines (HFHP) – Philippine National Office (PNO) and Habitat Building Resource Center (HBRC)
Secured Habitat project sites as venue for OJT component of skills training; Upgraded the quality of Habitat workers; Linked training graduates to employment in Habitat projects; Coordinated skills training with day-to-day project management (in HBRC-managed projects)
Habitat for Humanity Chapters, General Santos City (5 chapters)
Integrate skills training with day-to-day Habitat project management; opened access to LGUs
Kasanyangan Foundation Inc. Assistance in identifying and mobilizing OSY for the training KFI Center for Community Development Foundation Inc.
Assistance in identifying and mobilizing OSY for the training
Marcellin Foundation Implementing partner Metal Working Association of the Philippines/ Cagayan de Oro Chapter
Implementing partner and project-level Alliance Secretariat
Mindanao Business Council Provided access to jobs Mindanao Center for Research & Development Coop
Assistance with micro-enterprises
Philippine Development Assistance Program
Implementing partner
Ploughshares Implementing partner Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Tigbauan, Iloilo
Shared technology on seaweed farming
Tawi-Tawi Family Life Foundation (TFLF), Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Arranged educational field visits for the youth
Private Sector Asia-PRO Cooperative Manpower services and placement of graduates Ateneo de Zamboanga University Part of the implementation team and provided a resource person
during training Bloomingdale Store Part of the implementation team, provided a resource person for
the training, and provided space for the retail store for OSY products
Cagayan de Oro Steel Center, Inc., Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental
Provided on-the-job training (OJT) and employment opportunities
Edisons Machinery Works, Corp., Cagayan de Oro City
Provided OJT and employment opportunities
Chevron Philippines Funds for training and materials Davao Region Mango Contractors Association
Apprenticeships and access to companies for OJT of youth
Durian Industry Council Apprenticeships and access to companies for OJT of youth EEI Construction Corp., Villanueva, Misamis Oriental
OJT and employment opportunities
Elegant Chemical Alloy Corp., Villanueva, Misamis Oriental
OJT and employment opportunities
The Philippines Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions Fitweld Limited, Inc., Cagayan de Oro City
OJT and employment opportunities
Food Processors Association of Davao
Apprenticeships, access to companies for OJT of youth
Goldtown Industrial Sales Corp., Cagayan de Oro City
OJT and employment opportunities
Hanjin Heavy Equipment Corp., Villanueva, Misamis Oriental
OJT and employment opportunities
JENARAs Manpower Services Manpower services and placement of youth graduates Lapanday Agricultural Development Corporation
Apprenticeships, access to companies for OJT of youth
MENZI Farms OJT of youth Mindanao Fruit Council Apprenticeships, access to companies for OJT of youth Mindanao Oriental Builders, Inc., Villanueva, Misamis Oriental
OJT and employment opportunities
Orophil Industries, Cagayan de Oro City
OJT and employment opportunities
Philippine Green Farm Employment and training in the Banana Sector Phividec Industrial Authority Member of Alliance and access to OJT opportunities Private Individuals/Professionals Design of Youth Entrepreneurship Curriculum and training of
youth in remote villages Sikulan Seaweeds Farmers’ Association, Tawi-Tawi
Mobilization and monitoring of participating youth
Sipangkot Seaweeds Farmers’ Association
Mobilization and monitoring of participating youth
Sitangkai Seaweed LMC Corporation
Additional market for young people’s seaweed harvest and a potential source of employment for youth graduates for quality control of seaweeds
Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi; Kasangyangan Nursery Seaweed Enterprise (KNSE), Tigtabon Island, Zamboanga City
Educational field visit for the youth
SITEXPORTS Seaweed market for the youth’s raw dried seaweeds produce Southern Mindanao Mango Industry Development Council
Apprenticeships, access to companies for OJT of youth
STI School in Zamboanga City Co implementer of the modules, provider of classroom, training for the STI teachers on doing OSY training
SUMIFRU Corporation Apprenticeships, access to companies for OJT of youth TADECO Apprenticeships, access to companies for OJT of youth Tinambak Lugus Seaweeds Farmers’ Association
Mobilization and monitoring of participating youth
Vegetable Industry Council of Mindanao
Apprenticeships, access to companies for OJT of youth
Vercide Engineering Services, Inc., Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental
OJT and employment opportunities
VM Paras, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental
OJT and employment opportunities
Government: National & Local Government Units (LGU) Bureau of Alternative Education Mentoring and follow up of youth for equivalency for High School City Government of General Santos City
Policy support for Marcellin program
City Social Services Development Office, Davao City
Microfinance loans and access to the city government services
Davao City Barangays (six) Community support in recruitment and monitoring of Youth
The Philippines Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions Department of Agriculture, Davao City
Development of curriculum
Department of Agriculture Region 9 Technical assistance in agricultural training Department of Education through their BALS representative for the Municipality, Misamis Oriental
Mobilizer of OSY, Assistance in Implementation of Program
Department of Education (DepEd), Sitangkai District
Functional education curriculum
Department of Labor and Employment, Davao City
Participation in the Youth Labor Study for the City Government
Department of Social Welfare & Comm Dev, National Office
Funds for Youth Productivity Service Model
Department of Science and Technology
Development of curriculum
Department of Trade, Davao Technical training and seed capital for livelihood loans ILO/City Government Project, Davao City
Youth entrepreneurship training
LGU of Davao del Norte, Provincial Department of Agriculture
Technical assistance in Hog raising and other agricultural training; provider of facilities for training based on government fees
Local Government Units of Misamis Oriental participating in YPS program
Development of operating plans for the Youth Productivity Services project
Local Government of Davao Norte Technical and market access assistance to OSY enterprise products
Mindanao State University - TCTO Technical support for seaweed tissue culture that will help propagate good and productive seaweed seedlings
Municipality of Opol, Misamis Oriental
Funds, materials and training venue for training of youth under YPS model
Municipal Departments of Social Welfare and Development, Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga City
Provision for technical assistance; mobilizing out of school youth and co-building enterprises for the youth
Municipal Local Government Units of Sitangkai and Sibutu; Barangay Abinsanga (Sipangkot), Tawi-tawi
Development of a seaweed industry master plan
Local Government of Tagoloan Additional resources and venue for the training of youth Local Government of Villanueva Additional resources and venue for the training of youth Philippine Rice Research Institute Technical Assistance in securing copyright Provincial Department of Labor and Employment Office
Technical Assistance in Building Rural Organizations for OSY and provision of funding social enterprises
Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental
Funds for Youth Productivity Service model and mobilization
Region 9 Department of Labor and Employment
Technical assistance in building rural organizations for OSY and provision of funding social enterprises
Regional Department of Agriculture in Davao Provinces
Technical assistance in agricultural training
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Zamboanga, Davao del Norte, Davao City and Zamboanga Sibugay
Doing the OSY training, provider of funds for OSY course
TESDA, Misamis Oriental Review and approval of adopted curriculum TESDA & Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, Tawi-Tawi
Accreditation of youth trainers and recognition of training initiated by PDAP; short listing of the youth graduates for future TESDA training
The Philippines Partner Name Partner Role and Contributions TESDA Kor-phil (Korea - Philippines Facility), Davao City
Training of youth
University of Southern Philippines, Davao City
Co-implementing partner
WNAS (Wangan National Agricultural School) in Davao City
Training of youth
Zamboanga City Department of Social welfare and the Department of Agriculture
Mobilization of OSY; Assistance in program implementation
Zamboanga Sibuguey Provincial Local Government Unit through the offices Governor George Hoffer and the Provincial Cooperative Development Office
Provision for technical assistance, funding mobilizing OSY and co-building enterprises for the youth
International Organizations Act for Peace Programme and World Food Programme
Enhanced access to target beneficiaries in Mindanao; Enhanced access to LGUs with Peace and Development Communities; Resources for additional support and services to beneficiaries
Building and Woodworkers Int’l (BWI) and National Union of Building and Construction Workers (NUBCW)
Linked training graduates to industry formation and potential benefits of membership in workers organization; Additional resources for training and certification of trainers-assessors; Linkages to industry association
International Labor Organization (ILO)
Enhanced access to target beneficiaries and LGUs in Guimaras; Resources for training of additional beneficiaries in distressed economic conditions
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