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ASIST Bulletin no. 11, July 2000 Editorial I doubt if anyone can have missed the fact that we are now in the year 2000. This has a special significance for ILO/ASIST. ASIST is now 10 years old. This being the case we thought it was a time for reflection on past undertakings and a look at present activities and even a glimpse into the future. In comparison to other bulletins, this edition has a heavy focus on the ASIST Programme itself, and the many partners which have been associated with ASIST over the years. From modest beginnings, David Stiedl as Director guided a steady expansion of the Programme. Its growth is testimony to the acceptance and expansion of labour-based methods, rural planning and urban up-grading, and the continued need for further expansion. In this editorial I would like to emphasise that what follows in the bulletin, by way of achievements of ASIST, have only been possible as a result of the efforts of many people. The dedication and calibre of many partners in Governments, the pool of international, regional and national experts upon which ASIST has been able to draw, the consultant and ILO teams in various country programmes, the Employment Intensive Investment Specialists within the ILO, and not least the continued support of the donors, has made progress possible. As in previous bulletins we are pleased to include articles from the ASIST-Asia Pacific Programme which is also expanding its influence rapidly. There are moves to have a more combined effort in the future in terms of a bulletin from ASIST-Africa, ASIST-Asia Pacific, the ILO offices in South America and Francophone Africa, as well as from the Employment-Intensive Investment Branch in Geneva. We will see what develops, but please if you have any ideas or thoughts on this we would be happy to hear from you. The next major event in the labour-based calendar is the Regional Seminar in Cairo hosted by SFD from the 15th to the 19th of October. We hope to see many of you there and look forward to a lively exchange of views. |
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