Publications

ASIST Bulletin no. 11, July 2000

The work of ASIST

The Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) of the ILO is a large scale technical co-operation programme promoting the use of local resource based technologies in infrastructure works in developing countries, and strengthening their capacity to apply such technologies, while creating employment with fair working conditions. ASIST is a programme of advisory support, information services and training, within the EIIP.

ASIST currently comprises two regional support programmes in Africa and Asia working within the framework of the EIIP. Their objective is to increase the use of cost-effective labour-based methods with fair working conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and thereby promote employment and income generation in the rural and urban areas.

Advisory Support

ASIST provides comprehensive policy, planning and technical advice. ASIST advises on project and programme design, co-ordination, monitoring, and review of urban and rural labour-based programmes, Access and Rural Employment (ARE) programmes and Integrated Rural Accessibility Planning (IRAP) programmes.

Information Services

ASIST actively gathers, synthesises and disseminates relevant published and unpublished information on and related to rural and urban labour-based technology and ARE. ASIST provides a Technical Enquiry Service to respond to specific requests for information. ASIST maintains a database of contact persons and institutions involved in the promotion and development of labour-based technology and ARE.

Training

ASIST provides support to national training institutions and universities in the development and provision of training in labour-based technology and rural accessibility planning. This involves support in the development of curricula, training programmes and material, as well as training techniques and methodology. ASIST also supports annual international training courses for engineers, senior technicians, contract supervisors and trainers, organised by the Ministry of Roads and Public Works (MoRPW), Kisii Training Centre, in Kenya.

ASIST Harare

Jane Tournée: Programme Director

Fatemeh Ali-Nejadfard: Senior Technical Adviser

Dejene Sahle: Senior Technical Adviser

Gamelihle Sibanda: Technical Adviser

Tomas Stenström: Technical Adviser

Jan Sakko: Technical Adviser

Ida Tsitsi Chimedza: Information Officer

Elias Madondo: Programme Officer

Phillipa Tsiga: Administrative Assistant

Luna Katiza: Senior Secretary

Mercy Nyamanhindi: Secretary

Michael Murapa: Driver

PO Box 210, Harare, Zimbabwe

Tel: +263-4-748344/7; Fax: +263-4-759427

Email: asist@ilo.org

ASIST Nairobi

David Mason: Senior Technical Adviser

Wilma van Esch: Senior Technical Adviser

Maria Winsvold: Technical Adviser

Angela Kabiru-Kang'ethe: Information Services Coordinator

Annabel Chite: Information Officer

Violet Kwanda: Administrative Assistant

Felister Gitau: Senior Secretary

Irene Njoroge: Document Clerk

Peter Ngoha: Driver

PO Box 60598, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +254-2-572555/572580

Fax: +254-2-566234

Email: iloasist@iloasist.or.ke

ASIST-Asia Pacific

Mike Shone: Chief Technical Adviser

Chris Donnges: Senior Development Planner

Paul Munters: Technical Adviser

Prayoonsri Likhitdechasakdi: Programme Assistant

Supaporn Runtasevee: Secretary

PO Box 2-349, Rajdamnern,

Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Tel: +66-2-288-2303; Fax: +66-2-267-1735

Email: asist-ap@ilo.org

ASIST Website:

http://www.ilo.org/asist