2009 Annual Report - NGO Development Center

2009
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Annual Report
2009 in Brief
NGO Development Center
Highlights of Main Achievements
• NDC disbursed 14 USD million through its combined
programs to improve the socioeconomic
conditions of the poor and vulnerable
and develop the NGO sector.
• NDC created 165,000 man-days through
the AFD Job Creation Project by funding 51
NGOs across WBGS.
• NDC setup or upgraded medical services
provided by 7 NGO hospitals in the West Bank
and Gaza by adding new units and medical
equipment to help provide specialized services
for patients.
• NDC successfully gathered 520 NGOs from
the West Bank and Gaza to sign the Palestinian
NGOs Code of Conduct.
• NDC launched the “resource kit” to help
NGOs better apply the principles of the
Code in their daily operations, and provided
tailored training and coaching to 65 NGOs
on good governance, accountability and
transparency.
• NDC completed 107 projects in the West Bank
and 40 projects in Gaza in various sectors.
• NDC supported the core programs of 24
NGOs working in the human rights sector
and supported 16 initiatives by these NGOs
in response to arising urgent and emergency
situations.
• NDC completed a research project on
“Tracking External Donor Funding to Palestinian
Non-Governmental Organizations in the
West Bank and Gaza 1999-2008”.
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