Development Support Centre (DSC)

National Network
Egypt
Address

30 Haroun st., Dokki
Cairo
Egypt

Telephone
202-7622413
Telephone (other)
202-7629513
Fax
202-7629513
E-Mail
m.abaza@dscegypt.org
E-Mail (2)
m.agati@dscegypt.org
Mobile Phone
122228386
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Others
General Information
1. Structure: 3 units: Training and Research Unit, NGO Support Unit, Administrative Unit; Staff: 9 full time employees and 3 part times. 2. Contracts for training and consultancy, project contracts with international funding agencies. 3. Contract with local NGOs, Oxfam-NOVIB (The Netherlands), Ford Foundation, Diakonia, Christian Aid\, among others. 4. Sample of projects: Capacity building for civil society organizations in the Arab region. Good Governance for civil society organizations in the Arab region. Capacity Building for independent Arab groups in Egypt. Capacity Building for community facilitators in Egypt. 5. Partners: ? Association for Health and Environmental Development (AHED) Better Life Foundation for Comprehensive Development ? Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA) ? Center for Trade Union and Workers Services (CTUWS) ? El-Warsha Theater Company ? Health and Environmental Development Foundation, Radisia (HEDF) ? Helwan Commun
Mission and Objectives

MISSION
To support and strengthen the newly emerging civil society in Egypt and the Arab countries, while encouraging its diversity of character and unity of purpose, as part of a larger global civil society.
OBJECTIVES
1. Building the capacities of NGOs in the different areas of institutional and technical development, with special focus on development of strategies which reflect the needs and priorities of their constituencies.
2. Provide on-going support to partner NGOs as well as new initiatives, whether social, economic or culturally based, especially among the marginalised sectors in society, either directly or through linking them with intermediary NGOs.
3. Assisting in the development of strategic visions and understanding of the challenges facing civil society in addition to documenting and disseminating this information.
4. Contributing to the cooperation and coordination of efforts among NGOs internally and externally.
5. Building the institutional capacity of DSC in

Main Projects / Activities

The above objectives are realised through the following activities:
? Providing consultations.
? Organising and facilitating workshops.
? Organising and facilitating different types of training.
? Conducting evaluations.
? Undertaking studies and research.
? Documentation and dissemination of data.

Contact (1) Full Name
Head
Head of the organisation
Hala Shukrallah
Contact (2) Full Name
Contact Person (1)