NEF 2004 Annual Report - Near East Foundation

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© 2004 The Near East Foundation
PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 That’s the between-the-lines challenge of the Near East Foundation’s 2003-04 annual report. Then there are words and phrases like “capacitybuilding,” “empowerment,” “interventions,” “institutional network”—international development jargon for moving mountains and other obstacles with promising partner organizations. In short, what you see here is a necessarily very incomplete story (otherwise we’d lose you for sure!) highlighting NEF’s successes over the past 12 months. All in keeping with our mission since our beginnings in 1915: “The Near East Foundation helps people in the Middle East and Africa build the future they envision for themselves.” That was long before “needs assessment,” “community-based” and “sustainable” and many other such ideas became chic and accepted. It fact we are rightly credited with pioneering many of the approaches now used in the field. We are proud of that and of the nearly 200 people on our staff, with just a few exceptions, all citizens of the countries in which they work. Being the oldest nation-wide international assistance organization in the United States gives us certain advantages. NEF has the history and experience, which in turn has opened up our understanding and attracted highly-qualified staff, as well as a constantly growing group of affiliates and contacts. NEF operates with a strong network of seasoned partners and the confidence and trust of local authorities. Our Cairo-based regional field office and Center for Development Services are highly regarded in the Middle East in particular; that we are the largest publisher of development materials in Arabic ranks but one of our credentials. NEF’s organizational structure encourages effective assessment of local opportunities, development and management of relationships, design of appropriate interventions, and continuous monitoring and evaluation of problems and progress. We value creative strategies and a strong business approach. We encourage local corporate and private sector partnerships and funding arrangements. Further, NEF assures the sustainability of our programs and activities through institution building with multiple, local, non-governmental organizations as well as public and private
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