AGFUND MISSION

The Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND) is a regional developmental institution, established in 198 0 upon the initiative of HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz, and with the support of the Leaders of the Arab Gulf States that constitute its membership and contribute to its budget. AGFUND is concerned with the support of sustainable human development efforts, targeting the neediest groups in the developing countries, particularly women and children, in cooperation with the organizations and institutions active in this field.

AGFUND OBJECTIVES

First : Contribute to the support and funding of programmes and projects in the sector of health, especially for motherhood and childhood, through:

1. Projects aiming at raising health awareness.
2. Primary health care projects.
3. Environmental health projects.

Second : Contribute to the support and funding of educational programmes and projects targeting women and children, particularly the disadvantaged groups, through:

1. Basic education.
2. Preparing of educational curricula.
3. Establishing and equipping of educational institutions
4. Establishing and equipping of vocational training centers.
5. Research and studies in the domain of education development.
6. Projects for open universities and distance learning.

Third : Participate in the establishment, promotion and development of institutional capacity building of organizations active in the fields of sustainable human development, especially those devoted to women and children, through :

1. Establishing of organizations concerned with sustainable human development.
2. Developing the structures and systems of organizations active in the domain of sustainable human development.
3. Developing the performance of workers in developmental institutions, with emphasis on training of trainers.
4. Organizing conferences, seminars and workshops intended to serve human development issues.
5. Establishing databases and communications centers.

Fourth : Contribute to the support and funding of developmental projects of special nature, through :

1. Emergency relief assistance for the victims of wars, armed conflicts and natural disasters.
2. Small projects aimed at income generating for less privileged groups.
3. Banks for the poor and micro-credit services.
4. Studies and research aimed at achieving sustainable human development.
5. Information programmes on sustainable human development issues, which fall within the strategic objectives of AGFUND.