Italian Cooperation

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• Italian Cooperation
• Jerusalem

Italian Cooperation activities in the Palestinian
Territories
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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Italian Cooperation Program
• Support to Palestinian People
• 2000 2005
• Objectives and Methodologies

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Sources of Funds Italian MoFA (DGCS, DGMM)
• Decentralized Cooperation and NGOs
• Projects are funded through the following
  channels
• Bilateral - Direct implementation
• - Italian Credit Line
• - Emergency interventions
• - NGOs projects
• - Decentralized cooperation
• Multi-bilateral - Implementation through UN
  Agencies / World Bank
• Multilateral - Voluntary contributions and
  Trust funds to
• UN Agencies and World Bank
• 4. Direct contributions -Funds directed to the
  PNA

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Financing Channel Emergency 2000 2005
16.400.000 Euro
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Channel Emergency Multi-bilateralSectors
Multiple
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Contribution to WFP operations
  Food Aid
• Contribute to OCHA for Humanitarian
  Coordination
• Joint activities with UNICEF Children
  psychosocial support
• Joint activities with WHO Health Operative
  Room
• Amount 1.750.000 Euro
• Location all oPt
• Duration three years (Dec-04)
• Counterpart MoH MoEHE
• Status of implementation completed

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Channel Emergency Multi-bilateral and
Decentralized Sectors Handicraft Job Creation
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Contribution to Bethlehem
  Handicraft Industry
• Amount 500.000 Euro (MAE) 170.000 Euro
  (Decentralized)
• Location Bethlehem
• Duration 2 years (June 03-05)
• Counterpart Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce /
  Terra Santa College /
• Silesians Vocational training School.
• Multi-bilateral trust fund to the UNDP. The aim
  of the project is to revitalize the handicraft
  industry in Bethlehem district and establish an
  exhibition hall for industrial product of
  Bethlehem.
• Status of implementation the project has
  achieved its objectives. The exhibition hall is
  opened at the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce
  building.

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Channel Emergency Multi-bilateral Sectors
Food Aid / Sustain of local economy
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Purchase of olive oil for
  distribution as Food Parcel component
• Amount 400.000 Euro
• Location West Bank
• Duration six months (Dec-05)
• Counterpart Ministry of Agriculture
• After the first year of Intifada, the closures
  imposed in the West Bank started to affect the
  olive oil producers, who couldnt sell their
  product anymore.
• Early 2002, the Italian Cooperation acquired 20
  tons of olive oil from the producers of West Bani
  Zeid Municipality area, and distributed it as
  part of 7.000 Food Aid parcels in Bethlehem and
  Jenin districts.
• Following this pilot activity, it had been
  possible to convince WFP and UNRWA to include
  this activity in their operations and contribute
  to an extraordinary rebound of the sector.
• Last month, WFP communicates that olive oil
  market went back to normality
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Emergency Bilateral in kindSectors
Food Aid / Emergency Health Kit
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Supply of 8.000 tons of rice
• Supply of 26 Emergency Health Kits
• Amount 4.340.000 Euro
• Location all oPt
• Duration two years (Dec-03)
• Counterpart MoSA - MoH
• Status of implementation completed

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Channel Emergency Direct ImplementationSectors
Multiple
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title 75 initiatives directly
  implemented
• Amount 8.650.000 Euro
• Location all oPt
• Duration 2001 2006
• Counterpart PNA institutions and local NGOs

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Health Strengthening Public
Hospitals
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Ramallah Hospital
• Realization of three new Operating Rooms and
• Construction of a new Sterilization Unit
• Amount 500.000 Euro
• Location Ramallah
• Duration four months (Dec-05)
• Counterpart Ministry of Health
• The project will supply the equipment and
  execute the works for the realization of a new
  Sterilization Unit (connected to the main
  building) and three new Operating Rooms for
  general surgery, day hospital and caesarian
  interventions.
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Health Strengthening Public
Hospitals
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Supply of equipments to Al Nasser
  Hospital
• Amount 100.000 Euro
• Location Khan Yunis
• Duration four months (Dec-05)
• Counterpart Ministry of Health
• The project will supply the following
  equipments
• General X-Ray
• Four dialysis machines
• Infant ventilator
• Status of implementation starting up

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Health Capacity Building
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Strengthening of the Primary
  Health Emergency
• Systems capacity through the constitution of
  the
• Palestinian Resuscitation Council (PRC),
  training and coordination of the dedicated
  health workers
• Amount 96.000 Euro
• Location WB and GS
• Duration six months
• Counterpart MoH, PRCS , PMRS , HWC, UNRWA
• The project, implemented by the Italian Ngo
  DISVI, will promote the coordination of health
  emergency training activities through the
  acquisition of common guidelines, agreed upon and
  internationally recognised
• Status of implementation ongoing
• Problems to be resolved approval of all
  stakeholders

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Health Reinforce local facilities
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Institution of a first aid center
  in Biddu micro-region
• Institution of a first aid center in Husan
  micro-region
• Amount 200.000 Euro (108.00092.000)
• Location eleven villages west Jerusalem
  district
• six villages west Bethlehem district
• Duration six months (Feb-06)
• Counterpart PRCS Biddu Local Councils
• Health Work Committees (HWC) Local councils
• The projects participates to the general
  objective of supporting and strengthening the
  social cohesion in the areas afflicted by the
  wall.
• Creation of a First Aid Center within Biddu and
  Husan clinics furnished and equipped by Italian
  Cooperation a consortium of Local Councils
  provides part of the running costs awareness
  campaigns to promote the use of local health
  facilities and improve the personal health care.
• Status of implementation Biddu achieved
  Husan starting up
• Problems to be solved local political
  situation after last elections

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Social and Humanitarian
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Reinforcement of social and
  health fabric Biddu micro-region
• Reinforcement of social and health fabric
  Biddu micro-region
• Amount 65.000 Euro
• Location eleven villages west Jerusalem
  district
• Duration six months (Feb-06)
• Counterpart Local Councils
• The projects, implemented by the Italian Ngo
  UCODEP, participates to the general objective of
  supporting and strengthening the social cohesion
  in the areas afflicted by the wall. and
  empowerment of women
• Status of implementation Biddu ongoing
  Husan starting up

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Social and Humanitarian
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Support to the agricultures
  affected by the wall
• Amount 205.000 Euro
• Location Qalqilya and Tulkarem districts
• Duration three months (Dec-05)
• Counterpart local council of five villages
• This project, implemented by the Italian Ngo GVC
  in association with UAWC, aims at supporting and
  empowering farmers whose work and life have been
  affected by the wall.
• Supply of raw material for green houses supply
  of seeds and seedlings land reclamation and
  terracing (150 dunums) building of 55 cisterns
  training on agricultural techniques and
  management.
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Social and Humanitarian
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Sustain to the local NGOs
  participating in the protection and
• support of the most vulnerable people
• Amount 390.000 Euro
• Location Jerusalem, Lazarie, Bethlehem and
  Hebron district
• Duration one year (Dec-05)
• Counterpart local NGOs
• 1. Supply of raw material for prosthesis
  construction and economic sustain of some
  patients in difficulties (social cases)
• 2. Double the capacity of Al Sadiq Center for the
  rehabilitation of drug addicted
• 3. Supply of IT equipment to Ephta Center for
  deaf children
• 4. Support to the PRCSs home assistance for
  disabled Areas Hebron WALL
• 5. Psycho-social support to the children affected
  by the wall (south Hebron area)
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Social and Humanitarian
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Emergency activities in response
  to the acute humanitarian
• crisis following the heavy IDFs incursions in
  Rafah and Zeitun
• in may 2003
• Amount 128.000 Euro
• Location Gaza strip
• Duration three months (Sep-04)
• Counterpart MoH and local NGOs
• 1. supply of 3.000 blood-bags to the MoH
• 2. supply of phenyl-free milk to the MoH
• 3. summer camps for the children of Rafah
  (implemented by CRIC)
• 4. supply of 170 food parcels to homeless
  families in Zeitun (CRIC)
• Status of implementation completed

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UNRWAVoluntary Contributions
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
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Channel multilateralSectors Humanitarian
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Voluntary Contributions to UNRWA
• Amount 38.800.000 Euro
• Location all oPt and Host Countries
• Duration 2000 - 2005
• Counterpart UNRWA
• Italy, with its voluntary contributions to the
  General Fund of the Agency, participates to the
  welfare of Palestinian Refugee Population
• In the years 2002-2004, Italy has been the 6th
  bilateral contributor to the General Budget of
  the Agency.
• Status of implementation completed

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Health sector
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
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Sector Health
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
ITALIAN AID TO THE HEALTH SECTOR PAST AND PRESENT

• AS HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENT AID
• THROUGH THE MOH AND THE CIVIL SOCIETY
• FOCUSED ON
• SERVICES
• THEMATIC ISSUES
• INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING
• AID COORDINATION

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Sector Health
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
FUTURE PROGRAMMING POLICY

• IN LINE WITH ROMES CONFERENCE AGENDA
• DEVELOPED WITHIN THE HSWG AGENDA
• ASSOCIATED TO OTHER DONORS PARTNERS AGENDA
• AGREED IN A FRAME OF SECTOR REFORM
• AID PERFORMANCE ORIENTED
• ADMINISTERED IN INNOVATIVE WAYS

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Sector Health
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
FUTURE INVESTMENT IN HEALTH
AID COORDINATION/HARMONIZATION HEALTH
REFORM POLICY BASED REGIONAL PROJECT INSTITUTION
BUILDING NATIONAL HEALTH ECONOMIC PLANNING
CAPACITY NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES NGOS HUMANITAR
IAN AID
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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel BilateralSector Health

• Project title Shepphership for Health
• Amount 812.000 Euro
• Location WBG- MOH
• Duration 2003-2005
• Counterpart MoH
• The main purpose of this project is to improve
  the Health System performance by raising the
  capacity of the the MOH to plan and develop a
  Health Policy. Enhancing the capacity for aid
  coordination in the Health Sector.
• Components
• Research PCBS Studies ( HHES)
• Institutional Building Technical Assistant to
  the HSRz / ICD development
• HSWG Activities
• Status of implementation Ongoing
• Problems to be resolved 1. Lack of clear
  strategies and policies which result in
  difficulties in identifying the needs and
  priorities. 2. Lack of common vision among the
  different decision makers of the MOH

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel Multi-bilateralSector Health

• Project title Strengthening Coordination among
  donors
• Amount 400.000 USD through the World Bank TF
• Location MOH- International Cooperation -Gaza
• Duration 2004-2005
• Counterpart MOH-International Cooperation- Gaza
• Strengthening the capacity of the general
  Directorate of the international cooperation of
  the MOH in order to enable them to improve the
  coordination among the donors
• Components Provision of Equipment and
  Materials.
• Capacity Building
  Training
• Development of the Health
  Project database /website/reporting
• Status of implementation Completed

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel BilateralSector Health

• Project title Community Mental Health Project
• Amount 611.000 Euro 117.000 (EMERGENCY)
• Location Tulkarem, Rafah, Qalqilya
• Duration 2003-2005
• Counterpart MOH
• To develop community based Mental Health Centers
  in Rafah, Qalqilia and Tulkarem so as to change
  from the hospital based mental centers to an
  integrated system of Mental Health composed of
  community base mental health centers.
• Involvement of civil society in tacking care of
  the chronic psychiatric patients
• Components Provision of Equipments and
  Materials
• Capacity Building
  Training
• Infrastructure
• Status of implementation Ongoing
• Problems to be resolved Delay in getting the
  contract signed by the PA

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel BilateralSector Health Reinforce
local facilities

• Project title Establishment of a Central Public
  Health Laboratory
• Amount 3.000.000 Euro
• Location WBG ( Gaza Ramallah)
• Duration 2000-2005
• Counterpart MoH
• Establishment of a central public health
  Laboratory with the main purpose to raise the
  capacity of the MOH to identify, control, monitor
  and prevent the diseases that affect human health
  and to monitor the environmental factors that
  have a direct effect on the human health
• Components Provision of Equipment
• Capacity Building
  Training
• Status of implementation Completed
• Problems to be resolved Delay in getting the
  equipment due to the
• Procurement procedures.

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel Wings of Dove - BilateralSector
Health

• Project title A Wing for Healing (Ala per
  Guarire)
• Amount 1.750.000 Euro
• Location WB and G districts
• Duration 2003-2005
• Counterpart MoH
• The project composed of 4 main components
• Capacity building which included long term
  specializations ( 5 years) of doctors and short
  term training courses (Hospitals
  managementsetc.)
• Telemedicine for 6 hospitals Shifa hospital,
  European hospital, Beit-Jala Hospital, Ramallah
  hospital, Jenin Hospital, Rafidiah hospital
• Humanitarian component Sending patients with
  cardiac and other serious health problems to
  Italy to be operated
• Provision of medical equipment
• Status of implementation Ongoing
• Problems to be resolved Delay in getting the
  proposed specifications
• approved by the PA

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel Multi-bilateralSector Health

• Project title Development of the Northern wing
  of the Princess Alia Hospital
• Amount 7.000.000 USD Through UNDP
• Location Princess Alia Hospital- Hebron
• Duration 2000-2005
• Counterpart MoH
• The main purpose is to improve the quality of
  the secondary health care services delivered by
  the MOH Princess Alia hospital in Hebron
• Components Infrastructure
• Provision of equipment
• Capacity Building
  Training
• Status of implementation Ongoing

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel Multi-bilateralSector Health

• Project title Development of a National
  Onco-Hematology Center in
• Beit-Jala Governmental Hospital
• Amount 2.175.000 USD through UNDP
• Location Beit-Jala- WB
• Duration 2002-2005
• Counterpart MoH
• The main purpose of this project is to
  strengthen the Onco-hematology services within
  the opt so as to support the National Control and
  Preventive plan for cancer in Palestine.
• Components Provision of Equipment
• Capacity Building
  Training
• Fellowships
• Status of implementation Ongoing
• Problems to be solved 1. Lack of a National
  Control and preventive Plan for Cancer
• 2. Human Resources Allocation

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel Multi-bilateralSector Health

• Project title In Khan Yunis
• Amount 1.000.000 USD
• Location Khan Yunis
• Duration 2002-2004
• Counterpart MoH
• The initiative, administrated by the Word Bank
  and implemented by PECDAR, was an intervention
  benefiting the Public Hospital Al Nasser of Khan
  Yunis that the Palestinian MoH requested to
  rehabilitate in the services provided to children
  and women with up dated equipments. The purpose
  of the grant was also to rehabilitate the old
  building and the construction of the first floor
  of an adjacent new building connected to the
  Hospital
• Status of implementation completed

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel Italian Government FundSector Health

• Project title Treatment of Thalassemic
  Patients
• Amount 20.000.000 Euro (total fund for 4
  Countries of the Mediterranean Area
  Palestinian Territories, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq)
  
• Location Palestinian Territories
• Duration starting date 2003
• Counterpart MoH and IME (Hematology
  Mediterranean Institute)
• An agreement between the Italian Government,
  the MoH and a Local NGO committed with
  thalassemic patients was undersigned, within a
  wide initiative which involves also others
  Countries of the Mediterranean Area. The
  initiative entails sending to Italy thalassemic
  children for bone marrow transplant at the IME
  Center in Rome, and training activities within
  Palestinian local health institutions and
  centers, to enable local health staff to deal
  with the follow up of the patients.
• Status of implementation Ongoing recently
  (Sept. 2005), 10 more children and their families
  left the Country to receive medical care in
  Italy.

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Environment
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Channel Wings of Dove Sectors Environment /
Infrastructure / Job Creation
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Recycling Rubbles
• Amount 2.650.000 Euro
• Location Khan Younis
• Duration 30 months (Dic-07)
• Counterpart MoPWH, MoLG, MoE
• 1. Through this project, entrusted to UNIDO, the
  Italian Cooperation is financing the crushing of
  the rubbles for the environmental rehabilitation
  of the Gaza Strip from the CDW
• 2. Creation of a private company in West Bank to
  produce new building raw materials for
  construction purposes.
• Status of implementation starting up
• Problems to be resolved reviewing legislation
  and standards in order to allow the use of the
  recycled material for construction purposes

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Channel MultilateralSectors Environment /
Infrastructure / Job Creation
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Solid Waste Management for Anabta
  and Surrounding Villages
• Amount 1,363,636 Euro 9,455.36 Euro
• Location Tulkarem district
• Duration June 2005 July 2007
• Counterpart Ministry of Environment
• Through the World bank. Aims to achieve better
  environmental living conditions for the citizens
  of Anabta and the surrounding villages located in
  Tulkarem District it aims also at enhancing
  human and institutional capacity in managing
  existing and new resources, building a new
  sanitary land field, closure and rehabilitation
  of an existing dumpsite, improvement of solid
  waste collection system and strengthening the
  Environment Authority general monitoring and
  supervising capacity over the sector.
• Status of implementation Agreement between
  Italy and WB signed

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sectors Environment / Infrastructures / Job
Creation
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Recycling Rubbles
• Amount 500.000 Euro
• Location Rafah
• Duration two years (Dec-06)
• Counterpart Rafah Municipality
• This is the pilot project through which the
  Italian Cooperation is developing the methodology
  to be applied for the environmental
  rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip from
  Construction and Demolition Wastes (CDW)
• Status of implementation ongoing
• Problems to be resolved reviewing legislation
  and standards in order to allow the use of
  the recycled material for
• construction purposes

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Education sector
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
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Channel Bilateral Sector Education /
Scholarships
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Location West Bank and Gaza Strip
• Fields Technical fields such as health,
  engineering, architecture,
• agriculture etc.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs finance yearly
  provides a number of scholarships for
  Palestinians. These Scholarships are granted for
  post-graduated studies towards masters, PhD and
  other specialization courses.
• Procedure As agreed with the Palestinian MOP ,
  the scholarships announcements are sent to the
  MOP and then forwarded to the MEHE which
  disseminates them to the concerned Institutions.
  In turn, our Office send the received
  applications to the Italian MoFA for the
  selection process.
• Number of Scholarships 54 (Of the total number
  of scholarships available, at the moment 13 have
  been assigned for specializing courses 3 for
  Masters 7 for PHD. Further selection processes
  have to be held in the next months.
• Problems to be solved The most obvious
  difficulty with the MEHE delay in receiving the
  application within the deadline.
• Another problem is that some candidates give up
  the scholarship, after that all complicated
  procedures are completed.

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Channel Multi-bilateral Sector Education
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project Title Support to Palestinian Education
  System
• Amount 7,009,505 EURO ( Trust Fund )
• Location West Bank and Gaza
• Duration 2 years ( MOU signed on 3rd March
  2005)
• Counterpart Ministry of Education - UNDP
• This project aims at increasing the enrolment
  capacity and improve quality of education
  through constructing 6 schools in the WB and
  Gaza, Rehabilitation of 10 schools, enhancing the
  teaching and learning capacities for more than
  100 schools through providing ( science lab
  equipment, teaching aids, computer networks,
  audio visual aids and furniture), while improving
  teachers performance through training and
  involvement of local and Italian technical
  assistance.
• Status of implementation Ongoing

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Channel Multi-bilateral Sector Multiple
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Program of University Cooperation
• Amount 379.213 USD
• Duration Academic year 2005-2006
• Counterpart UNESCO
• Implemented by UNESCO and funded by the Italian
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the initiative
  entails a Master in Social Sciences and
  Humanitarian Affairs for graduated students from
  Israeli and Palestinian Universities.
• In particular the beneficiaries will be 20
  graduated students from 4 Palestinian
  Universities (Al Quds University, Bethlehem
  University, Hebron University and Hebron
  Polytechnic)
• 20 graduated students from 4 Israelis
  Universities (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel
  Aviv University, Technion University of Haifa,
  Beersheba University) and students from La
  Sapienza University in Rome.
• The Master study is held in Rome at La Sapienza,
  starting from October 2005
• Status of implementation Project under
  implementation

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Psychosocial relief
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
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Channel Multi-bilateral Sector
Psycho-social
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project Title Psychological Relief for
  Traumatized Palestinian Children
• Amount 1,800.000 USD (Trust Fund through UNDP)
• Location West Bank Gaza
• Duration Started in April 2002
• Counterpart UNDP- Local Authorities and NGOs
• This project aimed at providing immediate
  professional intervention and assistance, provide
  entertainment facilities, job creation and
  enhancement of community awareness and
  participation.
• Status of implementation ongoing - In the final
  implementation stages
• will end by September 2005

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Gender
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel Bilateral Sector Gender

• Project title Tamkeen II
• Phase I Establishment of Tawasol Women
  Resource Centers
• Amount 700,00 Euro (Phase I 120,000 Euro)
• through the UNDP Special Trust Fund to MOWA)
• Location National, with special focus on
  Bethlehem District
• Duration 18 months (Phase I 6 months)
• Counterpart Ministry of Womens Affairs (MOWA)
• Tamkeen aims at empowering Palestinian Women
  socially, economically and politically by
  implementing special activities through the MOWA
  especially through the establishment of Tawasol
  Women Resource Centers that will be established
  in the West Bank (Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, and
  Jenin), East Jerusalem and Gaza (Khan Yunis and
  Gaza City)
• Status of Implementation Although funds are
  delayed and expected to arrive at the end of
  September 2005, Phase I has already started in
  June 2005 (with some pending activities) that are
  due to resume upon the receipt of the funds. The
  focus of Phase I is on the establishment of the
  two Tawasol Centers in Bethlehem and in Hebron
  and the carrying out of feasibility studies
  related to their establishment.

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
Channel Multi-bilateral Sector Gender

• Project title Counseling Centre for Women in
  Difficult Circumstances
• Amount 2.5 million USD
• Italian Government through the World Bank
  Trust Fund - PNGO II Project Welfare
  Association Consortium (WAC)
• Location National, with special focus on
  Bethlehem District
• Duration 24 months
• Counterpart MoSA - MoWA
• Implementing Agency Palestinian and Italian
  NGOs partnership
• Womens Center for Legal Aid and Counseling
• Differenza Donna
• The project aims at establishing a specialized
  anti-violence center in Bethlehem that aims at
  providing support, therapy, advocacy, empowerment
  and vocational training services to Palestinian
  females subject to domestic violence and to
  increase prevention programs aimed at reducing
  the incidence of violence against Palestinian
  girls and women.

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Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Status of implementation
• Construction of the anti-violence Center in
  Bethlehem is ongoing and will be completed,
  furnished and equipped at the end of 2005
• Project activities ongoing
• Community awareness, sensitization and media
  campaign
• Draft Internal regulations, procedures Referral
  system available and under discussion with the
  MOSA and various key stakeholders
• Draft laws related to the improvement of the
  Palestinian legal system in favor of women and
  children developed by the Palestinian NGO WCLAC
• Continuous dialogue and networking with major
  project stakeholders strong and ongoing
• Challenges/Problems
• 1. Difficulty in resolving some conflicting
  visions with MOSA especially on strategic
  decisions related to the future governance and
  management of the CCWDC in Bethlehem
• 2. Establishment of the Board of Trustees
  delayed due to abovementioned problem

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Gender
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Support to Palestinian Womens
  NGOs that aim at empowering
• and protecting poor Palestinian women
  (socially, economically) who have been
  seriously affected by the current circumstances
• Amount 125.000 Euros
• Location West Bank and Jerusalem
• Duration Twelve months
• Counterpart Local NGOs
• 1. Empowering Women Through Enhancing Computer
  and Internet Skills (Deir Jreer- Deir Jreer
  Womens Association for Development)
• 2. Support embroidery skills development of
  Palestinian Women (Ramallah- Palestinian Working
  Women Support for Development (PWWSD))
• 3. Women Group Therapy and Income Generation
  Program (Bethlehem- Guidance Training Center)
• 4. Support and development to the education
  program unit activities for women and children
  (Ramallah/Hebron)
• 5. TOT in enterprise development training
  (Jerusalem)
• 6. Empowering women with political prisoners in
  the family (Jerusalem)
• 7. Enhance Quality and Increase Quantity of food
  production (Bethlehem)
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Institutional SupportandCapacity Building
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
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Channel Wings of Dove Sector
Institutional Support
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Sustain to the Presidential and
  Local Elections
• Amount 1.000.000 Euro
• Location all oPt
• Duration twelve months (Dic-05)
• Counterpart PNA
• This project aims at sustaining the
  democratization process of the Palestinian
  National Authority within the Reform Plan and the
  Road Map.
• The Italian Cooperation Office in Jerusalem
  transferred this fund to the Central Election
  Committee, for Presidential Election (0.5 million
  Euro), and to the Higher Committee for Local
  Elections (0.5 million Euro). Through this
  initiative, the staff responsible for the
  counting of votes has received training.
  Technical instruments for the electoral process
  were also provided.
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Wings of Dove- BilateralSector
Institutional Support
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Palestinian Municipalities
  Support Program PMSP
• Amount 25.000.000 million
• Location West Bank and Gaza Strip -
  Governorates of Jerusalem, Hebron,
• Bethlehem, Khan Yunis and East Jerusalem
• Duration Nov.2004-Nov 2007
• Counterpart MoLG and APLA
• The program targets JSCPD, APLA, MoLG, LGUs,
  NGOs and civil associations in East Jerusalem,
  the inhabitants of the areas in which it will be
  implemented.
• Main objectives
• 1. Capacity building and strengthening the
  planning and management abilities of the local
  authorities (LGUs) 2. Re-activation of basic
  services provided by LGUs 3. promoting
  partnerships between Palestinian and Italian
  local authorities 4. improving leaving
  conditions of communities affected by the
  separation wall reducing unemployment
  supporting youth and women 5.
  participating in the Reform Action plan for Local
  governments adopted by the MoLG.

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• Status of implementation
• Conclusion of the CBNA phase. The program has
  entered the Phase One implementation stage a web
  site with all the information on the PMSP has
  been developed 1 project and 5 micro-projects
  have been approved by the SC the Khan Yunis
  JSCPD set up can be considered a positive result
  of this phase, as well as the partnership between
  JSCPD North Jerusalem and Tuscany Region an
  apposite advisory board to evaluate projects in
  East Jerusalem has been instituted several
  Italian local authorities are getting in touch
  with Palestinian local authorities to enter in
  partnership some 30 Application Forms have been
  submitted to the PCU for evaluation Coordination
  activities with other donors in progress.
• Problems to be solved
• Up today, the Program suffers from the lack of
  experts (HR) coming from Italy to support the
  implementation of CB phase and from delays in
  consolidating partnership with the Palestinian
  Local Authorities Resistance by Palestinian
  LGUs with respect to Capacity Building projects
  is also threatening the correct Programs
  implementation. Lack of a legislative framework
  with respect of JSCPD, their institutional role,
  etc.

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Channel Wings of Dove - BilateralSector
Institutional Training
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title UnAla per Formare - A Wing for
  Training
• Amount 1.500.000 Euro
• Location West Bank and Gaza
• Duration March 2004-March 2005
• Counterpart ILO International Labor
  Organization
• The program aims at strengthening and promoting
  the national social dialogue mechanisms to
  resolve important economic and social issues,
  encourage good governance and boost economic
  progress through training courses on these
  issues Promoting consensus building and
  democratic involvement by the main stakeholders
  in the world of work Supporting the growth of
  social and human capital and the development of
  business community in Palestine. The idea is to
  coordinate and integrate this program with the
  PMSP looking forwards the training of new leader
  (elected mayors, counselors), especially Gaza
  leaders, administrative and technical staff
  within the Palestinian Ministries and Local
  Authorities (mainly JSCPD)
• Status of implementation Two training courses
  have already taken place on Concerted Planning
  for Local Development and Promotion of Social
  Dialogue agreements are coming to terms to plan
  specific courses to be held in ILO headquarters
  in Turin, for Gaza newly elected leaders as well
  as project managers/technical staff.

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Channel MultilateralSector Institutional
Support
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project Title Aid Management and Coordination
  Unit
• Amount 300.000 ( Trust Fund )
• Location West Bank and Gaza
• Duration 24 months ( starting date February
  2004)
• Counterpart Ministry of Planning UNDP
• The project aims at building a national
  capacity across the Palestinian Authority to
  manage and coordinate aid programs in an
  effective transparent manner through establishing
  a donor assistance database which will promote
  resource mobilization ( external and internal)
  and rational resource allocation and
  accountability of ministers and donors.
• Status of implementation Ongoing

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Institutional Support
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Reinforce the operative capability
  of Judiciary Sector
• Amount 700.000 Euro
• Location West Bank
• Duration two years (Dic-05)
• Counterpart MoP, MoJ, HJC, Prosecutor office
• The project will supply office equipments, IT,
  furniture and other items for the operative
  reinforcement of the sector.
• We operate in synergy with the program Support
  to the Judiciary sector financed by the EC (7
  millions euro) and with the Netherlands
  Cooperation contribution (750.000 euro)
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Emergency Direct Implementation
Sector Institutional Support
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Reinforce the operative capability
  of the MoFA
• Amount 250.000 Euro
• Location Ramallah and Gaza city
• Duration six months (Dic-05)
• Counterpart MoP, MoJ, HJC, Prosecutor office
• The project will supply equipments, furniture
  and other items for the operative reinforcement
  of the two buildings of the Ministry of Foreign
  Affairs
• Supplying IT, office equipments and furniture.
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Support to the EconomyPrivate sector
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
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Channel BilateralSector Electricity
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project Title Electric Sector Investment
  Management Project (ESIMP)
• Amount Euro 33.569.698,44 (as a soft loan)
• Location West Bank
• Duration Starting date July 00
• Counterpart Ministry of Finance - Energy Dep.
• ESIMP programme aims to strengthen, reorganise
  and update the electrical system in southern West
  Bank through both the establishment of new
  Companies (SELCo and HEPCo) and the reinforcement
  of the existing one JDECo
• To this end the Programme expected results are
• To upgrade the transmission lines of the three
  electric companies
• To provide secure and safe electricity to
  consumers
• To ensure the sustainability of the three
  companies
• To increase the profitability of the three
  companies

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Status Implementation of the Procurement Plan
of the 3 Companies
Problems to be solved Delay and (in some cases)
re-tendering. The problems are mainly due to some
misleading interpretations concerning the
different management aspects of the tender
procedures in compliance with the Italian Soft
Loan requirements.
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Channel BilateralSector Private Sector
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project Title Private Sector Development
  Programme to Support Small and Medium
  Enterprises (SMEs)
• Amount 25.000.000 Euro (soft loan) 800.000
  Euro for T.A. (grant)
• Location West Bank and Gaza
• Duration Start in 2005
• Counterpart Ministry of Finance
• The overall Objective of the Programme is to
  contribute to the economic growth of Palestine
  through the setting up of a Credit Line
  facility, as a soft loan. The Soft loan aims to
  enhance the private sector so to strengthen SMEs
  by facilitating their access to the Credit.
• To this end, the Credit Line expected results
  are
• To improve the capacities of the SMEs
• To reduce unemployment by creating new jobs in
  the market
• To generate economic growth in the Palestinian
  economy
• To increase export

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• Status of implementation
• The starting up of the Credit Line Programme
  is dependent upon the fulfilment of prior
  essential actions
• Agreement
• endorsement of the Programme Agreement
• endorsement of the Financial Convention
• Governing bodies
• establishment of the Credit Line Steering
  Committee (CLSC)
• establishment of the Programme Management Unit
  (PMU)
• Ongoing activities
• Preparation by PMU of the Tender Documents for
  the Selection of the Auditing Company
• Preparation by PMU of operational documents
  related to the Credit Line management, such as
  On-Lending Agreement, Project Sub-Loan Agreement,
  Subsidiary Loan Agreement, Eligibility criteria
  for Private Palestinians Banks (PPBs) and Small
  and Medium Enterprises (SMEs, indicative
  guidelines for the PPBs Operational Manual).
• The documents to be approved in principle by the
  CLSC and to be submitted by the MoF to the UTL
  office. UTL will forward the documents to the
  MAE/DGCS in Rome for the no objection for the
  implementation of the documents and the starting
  up of the Credit Line.

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• Auditing company
• - Audit records, accounts and financial
  statements
• - Recommendation for selection of Palestinian
  Private Banks eligible to participate in the
  Programme
• Assistance with Project approvals verification
  and certification
• Technical Assistance company
• - To restore confidence in economy of Palestinian
  entrepreneurs facilitating their knowledge of
  export market, access to markets and related TA
  Training, and facilitating their access to
  pre-financing services by means of
• - Information campaign
• - Basic services to the entrepreneurs
• - Qualification services
• - Pre-financial services

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Channel Multi-bilateralSector Employment
Generation
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Peace Trust Fund Employment
  Generation for Social Development
• Amount 9.000.000 Euro
• Location WB GS
• Duration 3 years
• Counterpart PECDAR / WAC
• Trust Fund to the Word Bank under the umbrella
  of the Palestinian Economic assistance and
  Cooperation Expansion (PEACE) Facility. The
  project aims at helping the relief of economic
  and social hardships such as unemployment and
  poverty create short term jobs through labor
  intensive programs improve conditions in the
  fields of health, education, water and
  agriculture support local NGOs and strengthen
  coordination among donors in the Health Sector.

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• Physical outputs and impact
• 1- PECDAR component, damage repair and small size
  projects, US 6.7 million. A total of 106
  projects were completed, of which 64 were
  implemented in the West Bank and 42 in Gaza.
• The distribution of projects by sector was as
  follows
• Education 45 projects, 29 in the West Bank
  and 16 in Gaza (34 of funds)
• Agriculture 32 projects, 26 in the West Bank
  and 6 in Gaza (38 of funds)
• Health 7 projects, 1 in West Bank
  and 6 in Gaza (10 of funds)
• Roads 14 projects, 3 in the West Bank
  and 11 in Gaza (11 of funds)
• Community Centers 4 projects,3 in the West
  Bank and 1 in Gaza (2 of funds)
• Water 2 projects in the West Bank ( 4
  of funds)
• Waste Water 2 projects in Gaza ( 1 of
  funds)
• 2- NGO component implemented by WAC- US 1.5
  million- 24 NGO projects were implemented by
  charitable societies (10 in Gaza, 13 in West Bank
  and one in East Jerusalem). This component
  included training programs, rehabilitation of
  houses for the poor and agricultural farms,
  construction of community centers, cultural
  centers, kinder gardens, women and child centers
  and hospital rehabilitation operated by NGOs.
• 3- Technical assistance to strengthen donor
  coordination for the Ministry of Health-Amount
  committed US 394,291. This component was
  implemented by the ISS and involved the
  establishment of a comprehensive data base and
  archiving system to help the MOH plan future
  project and record past achievements. The MOH was
  also provided with furniture, electronic, medical
  equipment and internet services including
  equipment.
• Status of implementation project completed

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Channel Multi-bilateralSector Multiple
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Emergency Services Support
  Project ESSP 1
• Amount 5.000.000 USD (trust fund W.B.)
• Location West Bank and Gaza Strip
• Duration April 2003 December 2004
• Counterpart PNA Institutions
• To support emergency needs, mitigate the
  deterioration of basic MOH and MOLG ministerial
  and municipal services resulting for the conflict
  situation enable the central department of the
  Ministries and municipalities to meet their non
  salary operating costs.
• Status of implementation project completed

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Agriculture and Water
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem
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Channel Multi-bilateralSector Agriculture
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Agricultural Revitalization
  Programme
• Emergency pilot project financed by
  Italian Trust Fund for food security to FAO
• Amount 1.500.000 USD
• Location Districts of Bethlehem, Hebron, Gaza
  and Tulkarem
• Duration 2 years
• Counterpart Ministry of Agriculture
• Medium term investment Programme, aiming at
  improving rural livelihoods and in particular
  improving food security, fight poverty, create
  rural employment and raise incomes through
  maintaining agriculture alive and revitalizing
  it. Develop, test and evaluate field
  interventions to assess their technical, social,
  financial and environmental impacts.
• Three main activities as support to small
  ruminants, horticulture, marketing, capacity
  building have been planned
• a- Support to small ruminants
• 1- Animal sheds rehabilitation including
  construction of dipping pools for sheep and goats
• 2- Distribution of improved varieties of rams
  to increase milk and meat productivity

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• b- Support to horticulture
• 1- Reconstruction of destroyed greenhouses
  caused by the separation wall
• 2- Rehabilitation of damaged greenhouses
• 3- Rehabilitating of orchards drip
  irrigation systems and irrigation pools
• c- Marketing of Agriculture products through
  technical assistance for marketing consultants
• d- Capacity building
• Italian NGOs role
• Strengthening local grassroots' organizations in
  agriculture and rural sectors (60.000 USD)
• Animal shed rehabilitation and dipping pools
  establishment (75.000 USD)
• Establishment of an investment fund for
  agricultural marketing (75.000 USD)
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Multi-bilateralSector Agriculture
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Bedouin Development Project
• Amount 1.400.000 USD (trust fund UNDP/PAPP)
• Location WB GS
• Duration Nov-01 / Dec-05
• Counterpart Ministry of Agriculture
• This project aims at improving and ameliorating
  the living conditions of 30.000 Bedouins living
  in West Bank, enabling them to manage their
  resources and marketing their products (cheese
  and sheep) improving the health and productivity
  of their herds.
• Main objectives 1- Establish a Bedouin
  corporation to manage their resources mainly to
  ensure a stable supply of feed at a fair price
  for the herds of the Bedouins and to market the
  Bedouin products mainly milk, cheese and sheep.
• 2- Establish two mobile veterinary clinics
  to provide services to the herds of the Bedouins.
• Status of implementation This program is being
  implemented by the UNDP in coordination with the
  MOA. A steering committee was established to
  monitor implementation. The Italian Cooperation
  is represented in the Committee as observer. A
  project manager was appointed by UNDP to oversee
  implementation.

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• The achievements as of this date include
• 1 - Establishment of the Palestinian
  Bedouin Corporation, a shareholding company owned
  and operated by the Bedouins. The company was
  registered with the Ministry of National Economy.
  It has a capital of USD 400,000, consisting of
  400,000 shares at USD 1 per share. A total of 115
  Bedouins have subscribed and paid up for a total
  of 280,000 shares.
• The company has already procured 3500 tons
  of barley and sold them to the Bedouins at
  competitive prices and on easy credit terms. A
  revolving fund for procurement of barley was set
  up.
• A marketing study has been prepared to
  assist the company in marketing the products of
  the Bedouins.
• A capacity building three day workshop for
  the board of the company was held in August in
  Jericho. The purpose of the workshop was to build
  the capacities of the11 board members in
  administration and management of their company.
  Training sessions were conducted by experienced
  university professors and financial experts.
• 2 - Two mobile veterinary clinics were
  procured and furnished with a small laboratory,
  and drugs. They are operated by the veterinary
  staff of the MOA and paid for by the
• project. These mobile clinics visit
  the sites of the Bedouin communities and provide
  medical services to the herds of the Bedouins at
  reasonable prices.
• 3 - improved varieties of rams were
  distributed to the Bedouins to increase the
  productivity of milk and meat of their herds

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Channel BilateralSector Agriculture
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Quality Olive Oil production in
  the West Bank
• Amount 1.113.500 Euro
• Location West Bank
• Duration June 05 July 08
• Counterpart MoA
• This project, is executed by the Italian
  Institute Istituto Agronomico DOltremare and
  implemented by the Palestinian MoA and local
  NGOs.
• The project aims at
• 1- To develop a well-established production
  line for olive oil
• 2- To target the production cycle,
  processing and commercial phases
• 3- To train owners and managers of olive
  oil presses
• 4- To upgrade quality of olive oil by
  instituting testing procedures.
• Beneficiaries are the Palestinian olive
  growers and owners of olive presses mainly in the
  West Bank.
• Status of implementation The project was
  approved by the Directorate General of
  Development Cooperation of the Ministry of
  Foreign Affairs. Administrative Agreement signed
  between Italy and IAO. Funds transferred to the
  IAO in June of this year. Start up of project is
  expected in the next few months in time for the
  olive harvest in October.

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Channel Multi-bilateralSector Agriculture
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Land Reclamation Program for
  Hebron district
• Amount 2.199.000 Euro
• Location Hebron District
• Duration June 05 - July 07
• Counterpart MoA
• This project, executed by UNDP-PAPP, aims at
  generating employment among the most deprived
  Palestinian farmers (23.000) in southern Hebron
  district.
• The specific objective of the project are
• 1- To generate employment among the small
  landowners
• 2- To increase production and income of
  farmers and consequently improve their social and
  living conditions.
• 3- To reclaim some 2000 dunums of land and
  plant them with productive fruit trees
• 4- To prepare a study on land reclamation
  strategy for the West Bank in coordination with
  Palestinian NGOs.
• Status of implementation The project document
  was approved by the Directorate General of
  Development Cooperation, Italian Ministry of
  Foreign Affairs. Expected transfer of funds to
  UNDP in 2006

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Channel Multi-bilateralSector Agriculture
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title 1) Agricultural census
• Amount 1.500.000 USD
• Counterpart Ministry of Agriculture
• Implementing Agency Palestinian Central Bureau
  of Statistics (PCBS) and ISTAT (Italian
  Institute of Statistics)
• Objectives of project To produce detailed
  statistics on agricultural production and
  inputs by agriculture census.
• Projects title 2) Creation of a Phyto-sanitary
  service
• Amount 1.500.000 USD
• Duration 2 years
• Counterpart MOA
• Implementing Agency UNDP/PAPP
• Objective of Project To strengthen and develop
  agriculture in Palestine with special
  reference to phytosanitary measures related to
  quantitative and qualitative improvement of
  olive, citrus, grapevine, stone fruits and
  vegetable production
• Location In West Bank and Gaza
• Status of implementation Both Projects
  committed to MOP in 2001. Project Documents
  for both projects completed. Not yet approved
  by the Steering Committee in Rome.

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Channel Multi-bilateralSector Water
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title Rehabilitation of Hebron Water
  Network Phase II
• Amount 1,150,000 Euro
• Location Hebron city
• Duration May 99 December 06
• Counterpart Municipality of Hebron PWA
• UNDP trust fund. The aim is to increase the
  efficiency of management and distribution of
  potable water for the citizens of the city of
  Hebron.
• The objectives of the project are two fold
• 1- Upgrade the drinking water distribution
  system in Hebron
• 2- Reduce costs by saving on water losses.
• Status of implementation Phase 1 of project
  completed by the construction of large reservoir
  for the City and replacing pipelines in the water
  system.
• Phase 2 under implementation Preparing a soft
  ware program for
• detecting water losses in the pipeline
  networks. Project documents completed.
  Implementation delayed due to the difficult
  security situation in Hebron which has prevented
  a complete survey of the pipeline system.

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NGOs Coordination
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Channel Bilateral Sector Multiple
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• Project title NGOs Coordination
• Location Italian Cooperation Office Jerusalem
  WB and GS
• Duration 1 year
• Coordinating 21 projects implemented by 18
  Italians NGOs for a total contribution by the
  Italian Government of 10.000.000 Euro in the last
  five years.
• Sectors involved agriculture,
• artistic,
• environment,
• health,
• education,
• vocational training
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Bilateral Sector Agriculture
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• NGO ACS
• Project title Rural development. Integrated
  Project based on women empowerment  and on
  local and institutional organization processes
• Amount 654,397.40 Euro
• Location WB and GS
• Duration 3 years
• Counterpart Palestinian Agricultural Relief
  Committee (PARC)
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Bilateral Sector Health
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• NGO AISPO
• Project title Strengthening of the Bethlehem
  Arab Society operative capacity realization
  of a rehabilitation medical center
• Amount 2,356,893.41 Euro
• Location Bethlehem Governorate
• Duration 3 years
• Counterpart Bethlehem Arab Society for
  Rehabilitation (BASR)
• Status of implementation on going

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Channel Bilateral Sector Vocational training
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• NGO CESTAS
• Project title Training and development of
  artistic handicraft activities at the  Hebron
  Ceramic School
• Amount 776,396.89 Euro
• Location Hebron
• Duration 2 years
• Counterpart Hebron Ceramic School and Hebron
  Municipality
• Status of implementation completed

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Channel Bilateral Sector Socio-economic
Italian Cooperation Jerusalem

• NGO CESVI
• Project title Strengthening and development  of
  micro enterprises in north West Bank
• Amount 861,409.60 Euro
• Location Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilia e Tulkarem
• Duration 3 years
• Counterpart Bisan Center for research and
  Development
• Status of implementation ongoing

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Channel Bilateral Sector Social
Italian Cooperation J