Center for Development Services

The Center for Development Services (CDS) is an employee-owned development entrepreneurial venture that empoloyes around 60 employees and consultants.  CDS parters with a diverse network consisting of both national and international entities as well as governmental and non-governmental entities. Among the most inportant partners are CRISP e.V, CREA, the Word Bank and a number of Egyptian ministries, etc.   The budgetray resources available in a year amount to around €2,183,733. CDS receives funding from a wide range of clients including governmental agencies such as Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and multinational development agencies such as the European Union (EU) and non-governmental organizatios and foundations such as the Ford Foundationa and CARE International.  CDS uses innovative approaches to mobilize technical and financial support for development endeavors in Egypt and the Middle East.Participation, Partnership, and Gender equity are the key approaches and overall outcomes of CDS activities. These approaches have been introduced and developed by academics and development practitioners as effective vehicles for promoting economic growth, alleviating poverty and achieving social justice. CDS has been employing a Collaborative Community Action (CCA) approach, Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) methodology, utilizes Community Based Monitoring (CBM) and participatory self evaluation as the main approaches guiding all of its work in development.