At a total funding of $7 million from the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID), CHF International Lebanon (CHF) is
implementing the 3 years- TAMKIN program (2008 - 2011), which aims at
transforming the peri-urban and rural municipalities in Lebanon into effective
agents for leading local socio-economic development through democratic
engagement with the private sector and citizenry.
CHF/TAMKIN program
is implemented in partnership with the Rene Moawad Foundation (RMF), J.E. Austin
Associates, Inc. (JAA), and, the Business Incubation Association in Tripoli (BIAT).
CHF/TAMKIN program
will be targeting 34 municipalities in Northern Lebanon,
specifically in the Cazas of Akkar (7), Dinnieh (20), and Zghorta (7). At first,
CHF and its partners will work with 15 municipalities that meet specific pre-set
criteria (i.e., availability of human and physical resources, readiness for
participation, etc.); and then with the rest of the 19 municipalities
consecutively during the life of the program.
TAMKIN comprises various activities that underlie
three main objectives:
1. Improved capacity of municipalities to design and implement socio-economic development programming
2. Broadened stakeholder participation and cooperation in local
socio-economic development
3. Increased economic growth through effective and sustainable
public-private partnerships
