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An ILO-executed regional programme of Advisory Support, Information Services
and Training (ASIST) was initiated in 1991 to support projects in labour-based
road construction and maintenance in SubSaharan Africa. The current phase of ASIST
is cofinanced by DFID (United Kingdom Department for International Development), Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency), NORAD (Norwegian Government), and DANIDA (Danish
International Development Assistance) and follows
earlier regional projects of support to labour-based road works. The programme
is, at present, funded up to early 2005. The development objective of ASIST is
to achieve widescale adoption of employment intensive approaches in national
transport and infrastructure policies and programmes. The intermediate objective
of ASIST is to achieve, in the programme's area of influence, an increased
use of cost-effective labour-based methods with fair working conditions.
French language training materials for EIIP programmes have been prepared as
a first step to establish the "ACTIF" (Appuis et Conseil aux Travaux
d'Infrastructure et Formation pour l 'Emploi et l'Entreprise en Afrique) programme in French speaking
Africa using DANIDA funding. The materials cover both technical and management subjects. Funding for
the full ACTIF programme is still being sought.
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