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Extensions and Affiliates:
The Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center
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Training course on Early Childhood Development and Parental Involvement, Israel
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Forty years ago, the Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training
Center (MCTC) was founded in Haifa by MASHAV to address the issue of
women in development. Since its establishment, it has devoted most of
its resources to the training of women from developing countries and
transitional societies. All MCTC's training programs work toward
gender equality and poverty eradication through socio-economic
development. Its courses and workshops, at home and abroad,
concentrate on three main fields of expertise: community
organization/development of services, organization and management of
micro-enterprises and early childhood education. In addition to the
year-round courses and workshops, a week long symposium or seminar
for women leaders is held biennially on a theme of development of
particular concern to women. MCTC's underlying philosophy stresses
the importance of "development from ground up" and the recognition of
women's contribution to their countries' development.
Since 1961, more than 9,000 professionals from 141 countries have
attended programs at MCTC and thousands more have participated in
on-the-spot courses in the cooperating countries. Emphasis is placed
on building of support networks among participants, and in many cases
former MCTC trainees go on to coordinate and co-teach courses and
workshops in their home countries. Activities carried out in Israel
also include tailor-made Study Tours and Workshops given on
request.
MCTC cooperates with a number of governmental and non-governmental
organizations, international aid agencies (OAS, IDB, GIFRID, WBI),
international women's organizations (Soroptimist International,
Women's Mediterranean Forum, International Council of Women) and
United Nations specialized agencies such as ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF and
UNDP.
Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center
Director: Mazal Renford
P.O. Box 6111
Haifa 31060
E-mail: mctc@mctc.co.il
Tel: 972-4-8375904
Fax: 972-4-8375913
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