Tambo Camara, Regional Development Officer, and Valeria Iannitti, CIDA Intern, welcome you to the new PAFOD website!
Regional Development Office
The Regional Development Office is the body of PAFOD charged with the realization of the decisions made by the general assembly and the executive council. Its mandate is to provide the technical support necessary to help the organization achieve its aims.
Located in Nouakchott, Mauritania, the Regional Development Office is led by the Regional Development Officer, Tambo Camara, who was appointed such in September 2004. The office is also the recipient of a Canadian Intern funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Ms. Valeria Iannitti has joined Mr. Camara for a period of five months to assist in the establishment of the new office in Nouakchott.
Starting from the recommendations that emerged from the Capacity Building Sessions in Dar es Salaam, the Regional Development Office has been working on several communications and training initiatives, fundraising submissions, and awareness projects.
The first initiative was the launch of an African Regional Page in DPI Happenings. In this by-monthly publication, the reader has access to up-to-date information on the developments throughout PAFOD. This page brings you news about the implementation of African Decade, the UN Convention, local stories and sub regional developments. If you have any submissions for this page, please send all correspondence to tcamara@toptechnology.mr.
A second initiative has been the creation of this website. As Africa is a vast and diverse region, which PAFOD aims to unite, it must have one strong voice. The only way to achieve this dream is to ensure that everyone has access to all information regarding the organization and its developments. By creating a focal point for the collection and distribution of information, this website seeks to revolutionize PAFOD by strengthening communication within. Again, this website will only become a success when everyone contributes. Please send any submissions or comments to tcamara@toptechnology.mr.
The United Nations Development Programme has kindly agreed to collaborate with us by hosting this site. We are very grateful for this partnership as it has strengthened our ties with the UN and is a sign that we have begun to diversify our funding base.
The PAFOD Regional Development Office would also like to extend its gratitude to the ABILIS Foundation of Finland who has financed the start-up costs of this office.
To read our work plan and get an idea of our upcoming projects, please click the links below.
Capacity Building Funding Project