The ASIST Regional Programme in Africa

An ILO-executed regional programme Advisory Support, Information Services and Training (ASIST) was established in 1990 to support labour-based infrastructure development initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa. This programme now offers services to projects and programmes in over 15 sub-Saharan countries in complementary areas like local level planning tools, road construction and maintenance, rural and urban infrastructure, irrigation, soil and water management, drainage, sanitation and waste management.

ASIST Africa is now based in Harare and Nairobi. The programme reports directly to the African Regional Office in Abidjan and to the Employment-Intensive Investment Branch EMP/INVEST in Geneva, and collaborates closely with the ILO's Multi-Disciplinary Advisory Teams (MDTs) in East and Southern Africa. ASIST provides advisory support, information services and training to projects, consultants, policy makers, donors, training institutions, universities and others involved in the promotion and application of labour-based technology. The programme is a link between country level activities, sub-regional backstopping and the EIIP Branch at ILO Headquarters.

In 1998, a similar programme for the Asian and Pacific region was launched. Establishment of two other (sub) regional support programmes has been initiated in West Africa ("ACTIF") as well as in Latin America.

For further information please contact:

Harare
E-mail: asist@ilo.org
Telephone: +263-4-369 824/8
Facsimile: +263-4-369 829

Postal Address:
PO Box 210
Harare
Zimbabwe

Nairobi
E-mail: asist@itdg.or.ke
Telephone: +254-2-713 028 or 719 313 or 719 413
Facsimile: +254-2-710 083

Postal Address:
PO Box 39493
Nairobi
Kenya