This is a Directory of SFED specialists, with a catalogue of services they can provide.

 

Specialist role in general Financial Services External linking and networking North Key Issues Some examples of our services Key Documents Capacity development   International Markets: Cotton Key Partners Programatic Aproach with Organisations in the North Key Documents or Websites Private Sector cooperation Key Documents  Services related to Private Sector Cooperation International Markets: Forest Products External linking and networking North Key Issues Some examples of our services Key Documents

 

Specialist role in general

Specialists' roles within the ICCO en KerkInActie programme are:

• Advisory services and coaching regarding key issues
• Advisory services and coaching on how to use the administrative tools, what to monitor in projects and programmes, 
• Collecting, processing and disseminating information, knowledge and know how
• Referral to regional or international advisors, researchers or consultants, networks etc.
• Analysis of trends on Northern markets, global issues
• Intermediary between North and South, between NGOs and the Business sector for products and  services
• Advice on learning, knowledge processes, advocacy and lobby issues

 

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Financial Services

Main partner in the ICCO Alliance is Oikocredit

 

FS1: Microfinance, Mr. Ben Nijkamp

 (tel *31-306927953) e-mail: [ben.nijkamp[at]iccoenkerkinactie.nl]

 

FS2: Loans, Guarantees and Participation, Mrs. Lisette van Benthum,

(tel: *3130-6927802) 

 

 

External linking and networking North

MicroNed: Netherlands platform Microfinance, co-ordinates efforts of the four largest funding agencies http://www.micro-ned.nl/ Please look here for a list of colleagues of the Dutch partners in Microned (April 09).

ICCO is a member of the Netherlands Platform Microfinance. Zie http://www.microfinance.nl/

ICCO is a member of the European Platform Microfinance Zie http://www.microfinance-platform.eu/

 

Key Issues

Capacity building of Microfinance Institutions, training of Microfinance staff (Ben Nijkamp)

Social Performance Monitoring, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Grants and loans to Microfinance Institutions (Ben Nijkamp)

 

Business plan development and financial projections (Lisette van Benthum)

Assessing businessplan and financial projections in view of obtaining an ICCO-Guarantee for a loan (Lisette van Benthum)

 

Some examples of our services

 

 

Powerpoint presentation "Financial Instruments"

 

 

 

Key Documents

Internal Documents:Policy notes on financing instruments

 

Seed capital (version Nov 2007): seed_capital_policy_framework_version_11-11.doc 

Equity (version Nov 2007): Equity_Participations_version_nov_2007.doc  

Draft guidelines Guarantees to local banks, (Jan 2008): guarantee_on_local_bankloan,_draft_jan_2008.doc

 

Recommended Reading

Linking microfinance to social services

 

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Capacity development  

Read here:Programme Specialist Capacity Development

 

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International Markets: Cotton

Cotton specialist: Marian van Weert

Contact details:

M: 0031 6 22520167

E: marian.van.weert@icco.nl

W: http://www.icco.nl/delivery/icco/en/doc.phtml?p=cotton

 

 

Services related to the Cotton program

 

Key Partners

For the promotion of

- Fairtrade Cotton in the Netherlands: http://www.maxhavelaar.nl/

- Organic Cotton globally: http://www.organicexchange.org/

- Sustainable Cotton globally: http://www.bettercotton.org/

- Better Social Working Conditions in the supply chain:http://www.fairwear.nl/index.php?t=2

 

Programatic Aproach with Organisations in the North

- Solidaridad: http://www.solidaridad.nl/professionals/who-we-are

- Sustainable Trade Initiave: http://www.dutchsustainabletrade.com/page/Information_in_English

- Helvetas: http://www.helvetas.org/wEnglish/index.asp

 

Key Documents or Websites

Cotton Program Plan in Dutch

Cotton Program Plan in English

Fibl guide to Organic Farming https://www.fibl-shop.org/english/shop/article/1388-cotton-guide.html (€ 6.00)

Organic Exchange Farm Development Program Info: http://www.organicexchange.org/Farm/farm_center.php

Online Organic Cotton Community: http://www.organiccotton.org/

 

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Private Sector cooperation

Programme Specialist: Nelleke van der Vleuten

T: +31 (0)30-8801801 (direct)

           (0)6-5023 8878 (mobile)

           (0)30-6927827 (secretariat)

E-mail: nelleke.van.der.vleuten[at]icco.nl  Website: www.icco.nl/bedrijven  

 

Key Documents 

ICCO Position paper on Private Sector Cooperation

Code of Conduct

Company scan (adaptation of Code of Conduct) Dynamics (in near future)

General Flyer Private Sector Cooperation â€˜Profit for Development’ (EN/NL/SP/FR/Port) ICCO website 

A  â€˜Rough Guide’ to Partnerships in Global Commodity Chains (ECSAD/ICCO)

Partnerships, power and equity in global commodity chains, Position paper on cooperation between companies and ngos in stimulating sustainable development (ICCO/ECSAD)

Contract Farming Checklist 

Booklet The Base of the Pyramid as a development strategy 

Share People  http://www.sharepeople.nl/en

 

 

Services related to Private Sector Cooperation

1. Advice, guidance and capacity building towards

a. PME & capacity building (why and how to….) and other basic requirements (see above) of the sub

     programme Private Sector cooperation

b. thematic areas:

i. partnerships with the private sector (why, when, how, which areas) in value chains (a.o. contract farming); in so-called inclusive business or Base of the Pyramid (BOP) strategies; and/or towards (other) MDGs;

ii. corporate social responsibility and the difference from philanthropy and corporate citizenship;

iii. strategies for fund raising with the private sector and how to strategically link this to the work of the NGO;

2. Advice & brokering for sharing knowledge & experience with managers of the Dutch private sector.

For addressing management issues, business orientation in the work of partner organisations and other challenges for fair and sustainable development - through SharePeople;

3. Advice & brokering

for improving value chains and processes for SFED and ABS- with the help of market based innovations (products, services) - with private sector and knowledge institutions;

4. Facilitate the co-creation of innovations

(esp. for so-called inclusive business or Base of the Pyramid (BOP) strategies) between (Northern) private sector and (southern) NGOs / producers & low income groups;

5. Advice & brokering how to influence and work with companies

so that their CSR policy & practices are more in alignment with our views on poverty alleviation & the rights based approach;

 

 

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International Markets: Forest Products

 

Specialist international markets forest products: Mr. Harrie Schreppers (tel. ++31 (0)30-8801825; email harrie.schreppers@iccoenkerkinactie.nl)

 

External linking and networking North

- ICCO is partner in the Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) for timber and other forest products (The Amazon Alternative): http://www.dutchsustainabletrade.com

- ICCO supports (and is member of) FSC International: http://www.fsc.org

 

Key Issues

- Generating income for small holders and forest communities under social acceptable and ecological sound circumstances.

- Economic organization and capacity building (scaling up, marketing, exchange of successful models)

- Multifunctionality of the forest for economic results for forest communities (income from sales of timber, NTFPs and environmental services).

- Creating and enlarging support from the (civil) society by way of lobby and advocacy (see below)

 

Some examples of our services

- Supporting smallholder forestry businesses in becoming reliable, sustainable and successful organisations that benefit the communities

- Looking for (international) market opportunities for small producers (for Timber and Non-Timber products).

- Support in exchange of knowledge and experiences of small producers and group certificate holders worldwide.

- (Support in) lobby and advocacy on land use rights, trade, laws, Fair Trade/FSC dual certification, illegal timber, REDD, procurement policy).

- Stimulation of increased access to finance and support of development of Financial Services for the forestry sector (in cooperation with Financial Services)

 

 

Key Documents

- ICCO’s Strategic position on Forest Products 2006-2010 (internal ICCO document, at the moment only available in Dutch).