MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation - at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was founded in late 1957, and is responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of the State of Israel’s development cooperation programs. MASHAV concentrates on human and institutional capacity building by sharing Israel’s own development experience and expertise, imparting know-how and transferring innovative technologies and tested methodologies adaptable to a developing country’s needs.
ABOUT MCTC |
The Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center (MCTC) was established in 1961 to assist in the training of women engaged in community work in the newly emerging states in Africa and Asia.
Since the establishment of MCTC, about 18,700 participants from over 150 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania and the Caribbean have attended almost 630 capacity building programs and workshops, and 27 International Conferences for Women Leaders, conducted in Israel.
MCTC focuses on three areas of study: Community Development, Early Childhood Education and Organization and Management of Microenterprises, all with gender as a cross-cutting issue. In each training program there are up to 30 women and men from 10 to 27 countries. Usually two workshops are conducted concurrently in different languages (English, French, Spanish, Russian or Arabic). The Center is located on Mount Carmel in Haifa. The building consists of living accommodation, classrooms, recreation and dining facilities. A library specializing in education, social sciences and humanities, and a computer laboratory with internet access serve the participants. MCTC enjoys the active cooperation of a number of international organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and development authorities. |
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MASHAV’s approach is to ensure social, economic and environmental sustainable development, joining the international community's efforts to implement the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. In the event of natural disasters, MASHAV also provides humanitarian assistance and participates in reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts.
YABT and MCTC/MASHAV |
Incorporated in 1999 as a non-profit corporation in Washington, DC, the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) draws on more than seventeen years of pioneer OAS experience designing and developing innovative entrepreneur and micro-enterprise programs targeted to young people, including youth development, mentoring, training, and finance. The YABT operates out of the OAS Headquarters in Washington, aiming to reduce the critical poverty that affects millions of people in the Americas, especially the young. |
Since the beginning of the cooperation between YABT/MCTC/MASHAV over a decade ago, hundreds of workshops conducted by MCTC instructors and multiplied by YABT trainers have brought this fruitful collaboration to as many as 23,000 beneficiaries all over Latin America and the Caribbean, through YABT chapters, run by young people in 29 different countries. |
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