company profile june 2015

Company

Profile

June

2015

2015

TAKWEEN is a company registered under the Ministry

of Trade & Industry, department of Commercial

Registration, Cairo Governorate. It is a share holding

company that falls under law 159 from year 1981, with

three board members and four associates. The

company is registered on 28/07/2009 for a period of

25 years ending in 27/07/2034

Company

Cofounders

Kareem Ibrahim

Nevine Akl

Sherine Zaghow

Mahmoud Qutb

Main Office

25 Road 6, Maadi – Flat 5, 1st Floor – Cairo, Egypt

Tel: (+202) 2358 5553 | Cell: +2 010 2288 3489

takween-eg.com

Contents

� General Overview

� Organization Chart

� Our Team Experience

� List of Projects

� Selected Projects From Our Portfolio

General Overview

What We Do

TAKWEEN specialises in the

development of integrated

packages in urban

development services and

solutions to support and

complement efforts of tackling

urban challenges.

We provide our services to

clients in environmentally,

culturally and socially

responsive architectural and

urban design solutions. The

disciplinary services we offer

range from carrying out

research & documentation,

implementation, programme

development and capacity

building/training development.

The projects we are keen to

participate in fall under urban

planning, rehabilitation, urban

development & upgrading, and

heritage conservation &

management.

Throughout all, TAKWEEN

embraces a participatory

approach, which is interpreted

over activities, like workshops,

focus groups, discussion

sessions and meetings that we

do with stakeholders and

community. We always aspire,

through these activities, to

explore different viewpoints

and underlying potentials. They

are tools, among many we

adopt in TAKWEEN, to be

acquainted with community

needs and to share alternatives

and come up with decisions.

Who We Are

TAKWEEN is an urban development company established in 2009

in EGYPT by a team with extensive experience, in response to a

foreseen growing demand for innovative urban solutions in a world

where it is predicted that by 2030, 80% of the world’s inhabitants

will be living in urban centres.

Whom We Work With

We work with local and

international entities. That

includes governmental

agencies, NGOs, donors,

universities or any other active

bodies in the field of urban

development or integrated

community development.

TAKWEEN have worked over

the past years with prominent

international organisations,

including United Nations

organisations: UNESCO - World

Heritage Centre, UNCHR and

UN Women; Eurabian

organisations: Agence

Française de Développement

(AFD), Norwegian Peacebuilding

Resource Centre (NOREF); and

form America, we are working

closely with the American

University (Washington D.C.) in

one of our ongoing projects.

Besides, we collaborated with

other international entities;

Relief International is an

example, as well as national

entities such as the involved

ministries & agencies and

active NGOs in the contexts.

Where We Reach

Although TAKWEEN seems to be rooted in Cairo or Greater Cairo,

our activities in fact are widely spread in other Egyptian

governments; Damietta, Port-Said, Luxor, Beni Sweif. Not only are

we ready but also aspire to go where our expertise is needed.

1. Built Environment Development

� Public Space & Utilities

Upgrading: refurbishing public

spaces (streets, gathering

nodes and squares) into places

for social integration and

human creativity through active

community participation and

intelligent technical design to

initiatives through planning and

implementation of integrated

conservation interventions;

� Environment: involving local

communities and CSOs in solid

waste management and urban

greenery management.

improve hygienic

conditions and

support positive

economic

opportunities;

� Conservation

Management:

injecting life in

historic areas

through integration

of highest

conservation

standards together

with sensitive design

and effective

socioeconomic

� Urban Planning: adopting

Participatory Action Planning

rather than top-down

conventional urban planning

approaches, blueprints or

readymade solutions through

an incremental and dynamic

process that caters

for human

inventiveness to

achieve long-term

goals;

� Affordable

Housing: focusing

on Housing as a

verb, not a noun

through provision of

integrated,

appropriate and

affordable housing

processes and

solutions that cater

for different social and economic

groups while achieving

sustainability and

security of tenure;

� Public Buildings: providing

spaces for highly needed

community services and

functions through design and

construction of new buildings

or rehabilitation and adaptive-

reuse of traditional buildings

for public purposes;

The first

component of

the thematic

areas deals with:

urban planning,

housing, public

space and

utilities

upgrading, public

buildings,

conservation

management,

and environment

in both new

development and

existing areas

What Are the Thematic Areas?

In TAKWEEN, we focus our work under three thematic areas of

interventions and offering multi-disciplinary services. The disciplinary

services are offered within each of the areas of intervention and

range from carrying out research & documentation, implementation,

programme development and capacity building/training development.

2. Social Development

capacity building and

mobilisation of these civil

society organizations to take on

critical roles in the

development of their

communities through

governance & social protection

which in turn will improve the

lives of those they serve;

� Education and Literacy:

as basic right to learning and

acquiring a wide range of

knowledge and skills, ultimately

leading to individual growth,

community and national

development. The Education

projects in TAKWEEN will focus

on access, quality, retention,

and community participation;

� Community

Development:

organization and

mobilisation of

communities, awareness

and capacity building to

take on implementation,

participation and

ownership of projects;

� Civil Society

Organisations:

� Health: producing and

disseminating information,

capacity building and

mobilization of different

segments of the society from

health providers (including

physicians and nurses), civil

society and community

organization and individuals on

basic health issues enabling

terms of identifying needs and

being a liaison between the

community and

government/private health

provider.

them to make

informed

decision about

their health.

The secondary

focus of health

area is in

regards to

ensuring there

is adequate

access to

quality health

facilities, in

This component

deals with 4

areas: access to

education and

literacy, basic

health services,

community

development

and civil society

organisations

This thematic area focuses on economic empowerment through

technical vocational training and traditional crafts development

according to relevant professions and community traditions.

Additionally, all of the economic interventions are directly linked

with the other 2 thematic areas in that at the end of day all the

activities we propose and implement, aim at contributing and

creating economic opportunities.

3. Economic Development

« TAKWEEN is to be a leading community

development service provider in the Middle East that

offers hands on technical expertise for built

environment, social and economic development

interventions. We are committed to setting the stage

for innovative, knowledgeable, reliable and

sustainable urban solutions supporting efforts to/in

promoting vibrant integrated communities. »

Our Mission

Our Objectives

1. Promote the importance of vibrant integrated communities

for sustainable cities:

� Increase awareness on the importance of integrated

community development among clients, partners and

practitioners;

� Implement successful pilot initiatives adopting an innovative

comprehensive approach;

� Increase the number of organisations adopting integrated

community development approaches;

2. Devise innovative holistic approaches towards integrated

urban development that respond to the challenges faced by

urbanisation:

� Documentation of the Best Practices in the field of integrated

community development;

� Analysis and evaluation of Best Practices to construct

knowledge and hands-on experience and solutions.

3. Become a leading/competent organisation in the field of

integrated urban development, contributing to the building of

dynamic/vibrant sustainable cities:

� Setup transparent internal and external policies and

procedures;

� Identify, hire and maintain competent and skilled staff and

consultants;

� Develop technical quality standards and manuals;

� Develop monitoring, evaluation and audit mechanisms.

Our Services

What We Offer You

� A comprehensive integrated approach to development including

social, economic and built environment components to coming

up with urban solutions.

� We offer our clients an open-minded and participatory approach

that is based on specialised professional knowledge and

adaptability.

� To achieve our objectives, we provide solutions at different levels

of intervention, working on both the micro and macro levels.

� We apply our innovative solutions to both public and private

development activities, including project design and organisation,

restructuring, implementation, planning, evaluation and technical

assistance in implementation.

� With the client and counterpart, dialogue and close cooperation

are deemed essential in ensuring relevant, cost-effective and

sustainable results. Through a thorough understanding of the

underlying context, we effectively assist our clients in achieving

their public policy and developmental objectives. In all our

endeavours, we abide by our principle that proactive participation

in the spirit of professionalism is the key to success.

� Heritage management

� Urban & heritage

conservation

� Adaptive re-use

� Architectural

documentation

� Urban planning

� Architectural design

� Sustainable building

technologies

� Affordable housing

� Participatory needs

assessment

� Project design

(planning)

� Project evaluation

(technical)

� Baseline & impact

assessment

� Social & economic

program development

� Training & capacity

building

� Research

� Donor dialogue

� Networking

We Believe in..

� Social Entrepreneurship

Where business and citizens’ worlds meet (quality-efficiency-

accountability) and (integrity-environmental consciousness-

positive social impact).

� Integration at all levels

Vertical (communities-CSOs-Government); horizontal

(multidisciplinary-networking); processes (planning-design-

implementation); socioeconomic. (Inclusion of different classes)

We Also Believe That..

� Change is about a ‘Process’ not a ‘Product’

A ‘Process’ that is incremental, dynamic, reversible and catering

for human inventiveness.

� No Zero in development

Capitalising on community assets, community participation

and capacity building.

� No ‘Sustainability’ without ‘Institutional Change’

Social, economic and environmental sustainability can only be

achieved through institutional change and good governance.

The Values We Are Dedicated to

Organisation Chart

Board of Directors

Chairperson

Mahmoud Qutb

Programs Director

Nevine Akl

Design Development

Principal

Kareem Ibrahim

Communication Unit

Communication Officer

Youssef Halim

Graphic Designer

Studies & Researches Unit

Acadimic Researchers

Dina Khalil, Martha Gendy

Projects Implementation

Principal

Mona Manoun

Technical Office

Site Engineers & Architects

Ismail Munir, Noha Refaat, Lamia Ayman

Construction Sites Unit

Financial & Administrative Manager + HR

Hossam Al-Zomor

The Expert Cofounders

Urban DevelopmentSocial Development

Project Implementation

Multidisciplinary Consultants

TAKWEEN Organisation Chart

TAKWEEN team comprises of 4 founding

partners in addition to 12 full-time employees.

The company activities are divided between

two major components: a Design

Development Component responsible for

research and program design; and an

Implementation Component responsible for

the actual realisation of conservation and

urban upgrading projects. A TAKWEEN partner

heads each of these programs. Each of whom

is responsible for the management of the

different projects in his/her component.

Our Team Experience

The accumulated experience, which TAKWEEN brings to the table, is

based on our team members’ background and past related

involvements in certain fields.

TAKWEEN team have more than a decade of extensive hands-on

experience in design & implementation of conservation and

rehabilitation projects in historic contexts such as Historic Cairo,

Luxor and Esna in Egypt, in addition to Timbuktu (Mali) and Zanzibar

(Tanzania).

TAKWEEN team have worked over the past decade with prominent

international organisations such as the Aga Khan Trust for Culture

(AKTC) and UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC).

The team has worked on AKTC's al-Darb al-Ahmar Revitalization

Project, the Hassan Fathy's New Gourna Village Safeguarding Project

(WHC), the Esna Historic City Center Revitalization Plan (ISDF), in

addition to several consultancy missions for WHC within the

framework of the Urban Rehabilitation of Historic Cairo Project

spearheaded by UNESCO WHC and MOA.

In response to our clients’ needs, TAKWEEN draws upon the full

resources of its team to provide integrated and intelligent service.

Education

� M.Sc. in Architectural

Studies from Cairo

University (2010)

� B.Sc. in Architectural

Engineering from

Tanta University (2001)

Expertise | Skills

� Heritage Management

& Conservation

� Urban Development

� Architectural & Urban

Documentation

� Design

� Urban Planning

Affiliations

� Egyptian Earth

Construction

Association (Board

Member 2007 – 2009)

� Delta Association for

Responsive

Architecture

(Cofounder 2001 -

2003)

� Egyptian Syndicate of

Engineers (since 2001)

Mahmoud Qutb Associate Architect | Chairperson

Mahmoud Qutb is an architect with a 15-year of experience of design

development and management through conservation and new development

projects in historic and contemporary contexts. His track record and

organizational skills are proven by practice within international and local

associations. Mahmoud holds an MSc in Architectural Studies from Cairo

University (2010). He is also a co-founder of TAKWEEN

Professional Experience

TADAMUN: The Cairo Urban

Solidarity Initiative

American University, Washington D.C.

| ongoing | www.tadamun.info

Measurement of Al-Azhar Park

Impact on the Catchment Area

Aga Khan Trust for Culture – Dina

Shehayeb Consult | 2015 | Cairo

Valorisation & Adaptive Reuse Plan

for Bab al-Azab Area in the Citadel

UNESCO – World Heritage Centre |

2014 | Historic Cairo

Projects Identification Study

For urban renewal and development in

the southern Mediterranean region.

UrbaConsulting – France | 2013

Prefeasibility Study for AFD project

in Egypt

Assistance for the identification of an

urban development project or program

AFD | 2011

Study on Housing Rehabilitation in

Historic Cairo

Within the framework of Safeguarding of

Cultural Heritage in Egypt, Urban

Regeneration Project for Historic Cairo

UNESCO – WHC | 2011

Safeguarding of Hassan Fathy’s

New Gourna Village

UNESCO – WHC | 2010, 2011 | Luxor

Upgrading Plan for Esna Old City

Centre, Luxor

Informal Settlements Development

Facility - Cabinet of Ministers | 2010

Architectural Character

Development for Authentic

Bedouin Settlements of South

Sinai

Technical translation into Arabic for:

“Appropriate Building Patterns for Saint

Catherine”

European Union (EU) - Egyptian Earth

Construction Association | 2010

Shehab Mazhar Architects

Assistant Design Manager | 2010 –13

Documentation of Zanzibar

Maritime Museum

AKTC | 2009 | Zanzibar, TANZANIA

Collaboration in preparing

technical manuals

About design standards & building

techniques for a housing rehabilitation

project.

Better Life Association | 2006 |

Minya, EGYPT

Documentation of Ramses Wissa

Wassef Arts Centre

The building won Aga Khan Award for

Architecture in 1983

2003 | Harraniyya, Giza

Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Revitalization

Project

Aga Khan Cultural Services – Egypt |

2002 – 2009 | Historic Cairo

Research project for utilizing palm

midribs in small-scale industries

American University in Cairo – Social

Research Center | 2001 - 2003 |

Village of Shabshir, Nile Delta

Education

� M.Sc. in Social Sciences

(Anthropology) from

University Van

Amsterdam,

Amsterdam,

Netherlands (1998)

� B.Sc. in Political

Science from American

University in Cairo

(1995)

Expertise | Skills

� Civil Society

� Urban & Rural

Development

� Education & Literacy

� Gender

Sherine Zaghow Social Development Expert | Deputy Chairperson

Sherine Zaghow has been working in the field of social and economic

development for more than 15 years. She has worked extensively with a number

of international organizations in the field both locally and internationally. She

has provided extensive leadership in designing and developing programmes in

education, gender, and civil society, rural and urban development technical

packages. Sherine continues to serve the development community in Egypt with

her expertise through consultancies to projects working in the both Cairo and

the governorates. In her capacity as deputy chairperson, she works with the

team to develop programs to focus on urban development.


Study on Socioeconomic Aspects in

Historic Cairo




UNESCO – World Heritage Centre |

2011| Historic Cairo

Built Environment Assessment

Study for Luxor Street

Nebny Foundation | 2012 |

Manshiyyit Nasser - Cairo

Plan International - Egypt

Consultant | Gender Mainstreaming

Programme Development | 2011

GILO, USAID Project

Gender Consultant for Girls Education

Initiative | 2010


Centre, Luxor

Informal Settlements Development

Facility - Cabinet of Ministers | 2010

Aga Khan Development Network,

Egypt

Social and Economic Coordinator for

the Community Development

Company | Al-Darb Al-Ahmar

Revitalization Project | 2006 – 2008

International Rescue Committee

(IRC)

Childhood Education & Protection

Coordinator for Emergency Response

Team | 2006 | COLOMBIA & JORDAN

Education Reform Programme

(ERP), Egypt

Technical Advisor for Girls Scholarship

Programme | 2005

Aga Khan Development Network

(AKF)

Area Offices Manager, Logistics

Manager, Monitoring & Evaluation

Manager | 2003 – 2005 | Badakshan,

AFGHANISTAN

ACTED

Area Coordinator | Baghlan province

Area Coordinator | Panjsher Valley

2001 – 2003 | AFGHANISTAN

Children’s Aid Direct

Community Spaces Project Officer |

2000 – 2001 | Prishtina, Kosovo

Save the Children, Egypt

Adolescent Project Coordinator |

2000

Balkan Sunflowers

Regional Coordinator (volunteer) |

1999 – 2000 | Gjakova, Kosovo

NOA International Press Agency

Assisted on a documentary made for

Euro News on the Development of Egypt

1999 | Madrid, SPAIN

ARCADIS Euroconsult

Gender consultant | The Fayoum

Water Management Project | 1998 |

Fayoum, EGYPT

Education

� M.Sc. in Architectural

Studies from Cairo

University (2010)


Engineering from

Tanta University (2001)

Expertise | Skills


& Conservation



Documentation

� Architectural Design &

Interior Design

� Urban Planning

Affiliations

� Egyptian Earth

Construction

Association (Board

Member 2007 – 2009)

� Delta Association for

Responsive

Architecture

(Cofounder 2001 -

2003)


Engineers (since 2001)

Nevine Akl Programs Director | TAKWEEN Cofounder

Nevine George Akl is an Architect and Programs Director with 12 years of

experience. Nevine holds a Masters of Architecture degree from Cairo

University, Faculty of Engineering. She is a co-founder of TAKWEEN Integrated

Community Development. She has worked for international development

organizations and architectural firms. She has proven a track record working

with governmental agencies and NGOs in development and implementation

over a range of issues including planning, architecture, low-cost housing, public

works and infrastructure, urban and public spaces design, cultural tourism and

community and socioeconomic development.






Meet & Play Area in Masaken

Othman (‘Geniena’)

UNHCR | 2014 | 6th of October City,

EGYPT

Safe Cities Project, Urban

Development Component

UN Women | 2014 | Al-Haggana,

Manshiyyit Nasser & Imbaba – Cairo

Valorisation & Adaptive Reuse Plan


UNESCO - WHC | 2014| Historic Cairo

Research Study on Promotion of

Participatory Urban Governance in

Egypt

(NOREF) Norwegian Peacebuilding

Resource Centre | 2013

Study on Urban Frozen Assets in

Historic Cairo

UNESCO - WHC | 2012


Historic Cairo




UNESCO - WHC | 2011

Assistance for the identification of

an urban development project or

program in Egypt

AFD | 2012, 2014


New Gourna Village

UNESCO - WHC | 2010, 2011 | Luxor


Centre

ISDF - Cabinet of Ministers | 2010 |

Luxor, EGYPT

Documentation of a historic

mosque in Timbuktu

Aga Khan Trust for Culture | 2009 |

Timbuktu, MALI

Collaboration in preparing

technical manuals



project

Better Life Association | 2006| Minya


Project


1997 – 2010 | Historic Cairo

Research project for utilizing palm

midribs in small-scale industries

AUC - SRC | 2001 - 2003 | Shabshir

Village, Nile Delta

Education

� Ph.D. Candidate,

Urban Planning,

Städtebau Institut -

University of Stuttgart,

Germany (2016)


Engineering from Cairo

University (1995)

Expertise | Skills


& Conservation



Documentation

� Architectural Design &

Interior Design

� Urban Planning

Affiliations

� Egyptian Earth

Construction

Association (Cofounder

& Chairman 1999 –

2001)


Engineers

Kareem Ibrahim Design Development Principal | TAKWEEN Cofounder

Kareem Ibrahim is an architect and a planner graduated from Cairo University in

1995. In 1997, he worked on the UNDP’s Historic Cairo Rehabilitation Project. He

has also worked for Aga Khan Cultural Services – Egypt between 1997 and 2010

as the Built Environment Coordinator of the Darb al-Ahmar Revitalization

Project, one of Cairo’s most ambitious urban revitalization programs. In 2009, he

co-founded Takween Integrated Community Development and has been

working on a range of issues including sustainable architecture, participatory

planning, affordable housing, public infrastructure, and urban revitalization

throughout Egypt with a number of local and international organizations.






Support for the launch and

management of a tender for an

AFD project in Egypt

Needs assessment & activity design study

for the project "Supporting Employment

& Improving Living Conditions in Poor

Neighborhoods in Egypt"

AFD | ongoing

Meet & Play Area in Masaken

Othman (‘Geniena’)

UNHCR | 2014 | 6th of October City,

EGYPT

Safe Cities Project, Urban

Development Component

UN Women | 2014 | Al-Haggana,

Manshiyyit Nasser & Imbaba – Cairo

Valorization & Adaptive Reuse Plan


UNESCO - WHC | 2014| Historic Cairo

Study on Urban Frozen Assets in

Historic Cairo

UNESCO - WHC | 2012


New Gourna Village

UNESCO - WHC | 2010, 2011 | Luxor


Historic Cairo




UNESCO - WHC | 2011

Assistance for the identification of

an urban development project or

program in Egypt

AFD | 2012, 2014


Centre

ISDF - Cabinet of Ministers | 2010 |

Luxor, EGYPT

Preparing technical manuals



project

Better Life Association | 2006 |

Minya, EGYPT


Project


1997 - 2010

Rehabilitation of Historic Cairo

Project

(UNDP) United Nations Development

Programme | 1997

List of Projects

* Contracts awarded directly to members of TAKWEEN

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Technical Services Provided Project Description Client Duration Site Project

� � � Planting community gardens in partnership with

residents: filler areas between housing units, rooftops,

balconies and windows cultivation, and choose a piece of

land in collaboration with the city as a pilot project.

The Swiss

Embassy in Cairo

May, 2015

May, 2016

Cairo Pilot Public Space and Environmental

Upgrading in Izbet Khairallah - Cairo

� The project aims to gather and analyse information and

raise awareness about the existing inequalities of the

distribution of public resources among different urban

areas and investigate the structural conditions of

governance institutions that reinforce these inequities in

Egypt.

American

University

(Washington

D.C.)

March, 2015

December, 2015

Cairo Bridging the Gap: Spatial Inequalities in Urban

Egypt

� A series of workshops, open to specialists and faculty

students, to construct outdoor play elements for the

children. These workshops are organised to be part of

the process of implementing the project of ‘Geneina’; a

new public space developed for children of Masaken

Othman.

German

Cooperation

November, 2014

January, 2015

6th of

October

‘Geneina’ in Action: Workshops organised to

produce ‘Geneina’s children play elements

� As AFD launched its project “Supporting Employment and

Improving Living Conditions in Poor Neighborhoods in

Egypt”, TAKWEEN is to support for the management of

the tender for the required needs assessment and to

provide technical evaluation to the participants.

(AFD) Agence

Française de

Développement

September, 2014

December, 2015

Cairo Support for the Launch and Management of

the Tender for the Needs Assessment and

Activity Design Study for the AFD Project in

Cairo

� � � Workshops to use recycled tires in the design and

construction of permanent outdoor play elements for

children.

Darb 1718 May

June, 2014

Fustat Produce Permanent Play Elements in Kum

Ghurab

� A study locating public open spaces that can be

upgraded in order to host activities and events held by

Darb 1718 foundation. The study included demographic

data and a cursory urban survey.

Darb 1718 April

May, 2014

Fustat Fustat Neighbourhood Profile

� � � - Physical & socioeconomic assessment

- Participatory design

- Implementation

A quick impact project to upgrade a public open space in

6th of October City in participation with Syrian refugees

and local community members.

UNHCR March

December, 2014

6th of

October

'Meet & Play' Area in Masaken Othman:

“Geneina”

� Research on the promotion of participatory urban

governance in Egypt through the facilitation of

constructive engagement on urban issues during political

transitions.

(NOREF)

Norwegian

Peacebuilding

Resource Centre

September

December, 2013

Cairo Research Study on Promotion of Participatory

Urban Governance in Egypt

� � Participatory design:

- Needs assessment/ problem identification & prioritizing

- Strategies, options, trade-offs

- Planning for implementation

- Identification of small scale interventions & provide

support to the implementation

Enable local stakeholders in `Izbit al-Haggana, Manshiyyit

Nasser, and Imbaba to consolidate a planning vision for

particular public spaces and mobilise public, private and

community resources in creating safer public spaces for

women.

UN Women August, 2013

May, 2014

Greater

Cairo

* Safe Cities Project, Urban Development

Component - `Izbit al-Haggana, Manshiyyit

Nasser and Imbaba

� - Collect material: maps, photos, studies, projects

- Conduct surveys of existing urban fabric

- Prepare possible conservation & adaptive reuse scenarios

A pre-feasibility and assessment study for the adaptive

reuse of an 80,000 sqm. underutilised urban area inside

the Citadel.

UNESCO - World

Heritage Centre

August, 2013

March, 2014

Historic

Cairo

* Valorisation and Adaptive Reuse Plan for

Bab al-Azab Area - The Citadel, Historic Cairo


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� TADAMUN strives to work with all stakeholders as it

builds alliances and coalitions to encourage change and

introduces realistic alternatives and solutions for existing

urban problems.

American

University

(Washington

D.C.)

July, 2013

March, 2015

Cairo TADAMUN: The Cairo Urban Solidarity

Initiative (Phase II)

� - Review for the project documents & updated USAID

guidelines

- Development of data collection tools

- Data collection, interviews & focus groups

- Data Entry, analysis & evaluation

Final evaluation of RI Youth Empowerment Project carried

out in different regions in Egypt: Greater Cairo, Dakahlia,

Alexandria, Ismailia, Luxor and Minya.

Relief

International

(Funded by

USAID)

June

July, 2013

6

Regions

Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) Final

Evaluation

� - Identification & description of Egyptian urban context & a

number of urban projects

- Assessment and shortlist for the selected projects

Identify a pipeline of integrated urban development

projects in Egypt for the Urban Projects Finance Initiative

promoted by the Union for the Mediterranean (UpM) tot

to be financed by the AFD, EIB and EU.

UrbaConsulting

(France)

February

June, 2013

* Projects Identification Study for Urban

Renewal and Development in the Southern

Mediterranean Region

� - Define the selection criteria

- Development of field surveys forms & other tools & base

maps to Investigate social, economic, physical or legal/

institutional reasons of dilapidation

- Conduct plot-by-plot survey

- Produce thematic maps

- Outline possible redevelopment & regeneration models

Study on the economic viability of revitalization of

underutilised and 'frozen' urban areas in Historic Cairo

through integrated redevelopment plans.

UNESCO - World

Heritage Centre

June

December, 2012

Historic

Cairo

* Study on Urban 'Frozen Assets' in Historic

Cairo

� - Literature review & investigating similar international

examples

- Identify successful initiatives and efforts

- Inception of public debate

- Dissemination of best practices, success models &

seminar findings

The Project aims at engagement of different stakeholders

in order to achieve sustainable improvements in the built

environment of Greater Cairo’s underserved

neighbourhoods. The Project concentrates on

underserved urban areas in Greater Cairo to strengthen

affordable housing, enhance public services, and create

more public open community spaces.

American

University

(Washington

D.C.)

April, 2012

June, 2013

Greater

Cairo

TADAMUN: The Cairo Urban Solidarity

Initiative (Phase I)

� � - Site supervision

- Implementation of façade finishes works applying lime

mortar for 13 exteriors in 8 buildings.

Painting and plastering works for the exteriors of

residential buildings along one street as part of the

development activities held by NEBNY foundation in

Luxor Street. The project phase I included 8 houses.

NEBNY

Foundation

January

April, 2012

Cairo Facade Renovations in Luxor Street -

Mamshiyyit Nasser

� - Develop the survey forms & tools

- Conduct plot-by-plot survey

- Characterisation of public spaces

- Define selection criteria & types of intervention

- Locating the houses candidate for intervention

- Residents needs assessment

- Investigate residents’ affordability

- Investigate opportunity for local labour capacity building

Given its strategic location and local community,

Manshiyyit Nasser provides a great opportunity for the

development of a sustainable model that could be

replicated. As Nebny focuses its work in the area, the aim

of this study is to assist in emerging comprehensive

development proposals and projects.

NEBNY

Foundation

January

February, 2012

Cairo Built Environment Assessment Study for

Luxor Street - Manshiyyit Nasser


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� � - Promotion for the initiative in local community

- Interviewing residents

- Needs assessment & design alternatives

- Implementation of façade finishes applying lime mortar for

4 buildings

An initiative that tackles one dimension of the city’s built

environment. The assumption is that by painting the city

and changing the general outlook of where one lives,

once can positively affect the well-being of its residents.

In a time when it is critical everyone plays a positive role

in building future, TAKWEEN piloted ‘Paint Cairo’ in Ezbet

Khairallah.

TAKWEEN

(Self-funded

Initiative)

October

November, 2011

Cairo ‘Paint Cairo’ Initiative - Izbet Khairallah, Cairo

� - Provide an initial characterisation of different housing

types & conditions

- Outline institutional, legislative & financial aspects

- Outline research methods to identify & evaluate existing

construction, maintenance & rehabilitation practices

- Interview different stakeholders & evaluate housing

interventions

- Identify critical issues

- The 'social' characteristics of HC & general quality of life,

social services & social justice

Specialized study focusing on housing rehabilitation and

socioeconomic aspects and social trends in Historic Cairo

in the framework of Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in

Egypt, in close consultation with WHC and the

responsible national authorities, and on the basis of the

approved project document "Urban Regeneration Project

for Historic Cairo.”

UNESCO - World

Heritage Centre

September

December, 2011

Historic

Cairo

* Study on Housing Rehabilitation and

Socioeconomic Aspects in Historic Cairo

� Conduct the pre-feasibility study, including:

- Interview stakeholders

- Site visits

- Analyse development situation

- Discuss options with parties involved

- Identify capacity building needs

- Formulate preliminary assessment & preliminary

identification of risks to feasibility and benefits

AFD decided to support public programmes aiming at

upgrading of informal settlements to cover areas of

infrastructure, public services, integrated development

and capacity building. Consequently, AFD requested

support to identify a project or program in the field of

urban development in Egypt that AFD would be likely to

fund and conduct the prefeasibility study related to this

operation.

(AFD) Agence

Française de

Développement

August

October, 2011

Cairo Assistance for the identification of a project

or program in the field of urban development

in Egypt (Prefeasibility Study)

� - Produce proposed land use and conservation zoning

plans

- Create 3D model of the Village

- Outline the related planning & building regulations &

guidelines

The safeguarding of New Gourna is about more than just

preserving its original design and fabric but also about

promotion, communication and education. The

Safeguarding Project aimed at making the Village a field

of experience and the “brand location” for the

International Centre for Sustainable Architecture (ICSA)

UNESCO - World

Heritage Centre

February

March, 2011

Luxor * Safeguarding of Hassan Fathy’s New Gourna

Village (Phase II)

� - Field surveys & data gathering

- Locate formal & informal markets

- Categorising markets according to given ISDF categories

- Data entry & establishing a GIS database

ISDF aims to develop informal markets in the framework

of a strategy to list and identify priorities for dealing with

the informal markets. The process of identifying and

collecting data about informal markets in Egypt’s

governorates and municipalities has been recognised as

a task of the first priority in order to determine ISDF’s

strategy that will shape intervention policies.

ISDF - Cabinet of

Ministers

November, 2010

February, 2011

November, 2011

February, 2012

Damietta

Port-Said

* Informal Markets Survey and Enlisting in

Damietta and Port-Said

� � - Capacity building of local craftsmen for the application of

sustainable building materials.

- Painting & plastering finishes with lime for 240 residential

buildings + the Village service centre

Project ‘RO’YA’ aims at alleviating the poverty level of local

residents of Ezbet Yakoub - Beni Sweif governorate. EFG

Hermes Foundation provided a grant of L.E. 25 million

over two years to complete the project.

Together

Foundation

(Funded by EFG

Hermes)

September

October, 2010

Beni

Sweif

Facade Renovations in Ezbet El-Sheikh

Ya`koub


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� - Creating base map

- Carrying out a plot-by-plot survey

- Producing a set of GIS maps summarising the survey

findings

- Recommendations as part of the master plan

Following concerns on the serious state of degradation of

the village, UNESCO initiated a project for the

safeguarding of this important site. The first project

activities consist of documentation and the physical and

the socio-economical surveys

UNESCO - World

Heritage Centre

July

October, 2010

Luxor * Safeguarding of Hassan Fathy’s New Gourna

Village

� - Physical surveys (692 households - around 1,000

structures - 107,235 sqm)

- Socioeconomic assessments

- Developing detailed intervention & action plans

A comprehensive urban development plan aiming at the

revitalisation of Esna Old City Centre and the

preservation of its historic fabric commissioned.

ISDF - Cabinet of

Ministers

February

May, 2010

Luxor * Unsafe Areas Development Project: Physical,

Social and Economic Upgrading Plan of Esna

Old City Centre

Selected Projects from Our Portfolio

‘Geneina’: Upgrading of Public Open Space 6th of October City, Giza

Duration March

December, 2014

Status Completed

Client UNHCR

Services � Physical & socio-economic

assessment

� Participatory design

� Implementation

A quick impact project to

upgrade a public open space in

6th of October City in

participation with Syrian

refugees and community

members, included a series of

workshops, funded by German

Cooperation and open to

specialists and faculty students,

to construct outdoor play

elements for the children, based

on recycled materials (reused

tires). These workshops were

organized to be integrated into

the implementation.

Safe Cities Project, Urban Development Component

Proposal for upgrading a primary school & its street `Izbit al-Haggana, Cairo

Duration August, 2013

May, 2014

Status Completed

Client UN Women

Services � Participatory design:

� Needs assessment/ problem

identification & prioritizing

� Strategies, options, trade-offs

� Planning for implementation

� Identification of small scale

interventions & provide

support to the

implementation

Enable local stakeholders in

`Izbit al-Haggana, Manshiyyit

Nasser, and Imbaba to

consolidate a planning vision for

particular public spaces and

mobilise public, private and

community resources in creating

safer public spaces for women.

(Continued) Safe Cities Project, Urban Development Component

Proposal of a community garden in Al-Herafiyyin Manshiyyit Nasser, Cairo


Proposal for upgrading Al-Munira street tunnel Imbaba, Giza


Proposal for upgrading Al-Mahatta street Imbaba, Giza

Valorisation & Adaptive Reuse Plan for Bab al-Azab The Citadel, Historic Cairo

Duration August, 2013

March, 2014

Status Completed

Client UNESCO -

World Heritage Center

Services � Collect material: maps,

photos, studies, projects

� Conduct surveys of existing

urban fabric

� Prepare possible conservation

& adaptive reuse scenarios

A pre-feasibility and assessment

study for the adaptive reuse of

an 80,000 sqm. underutilised

urban area inside the Citadel.

TADAMUN: The Cairo Urban Solidarity Initiative www.tadamun.info

Duration July, 2013

March, 2015 (PHASE II)

April, 2012

June, 2013 (PHASE I)

Status Phase II: Ongoing

Phase I: Completed

Client American University

(Washington D.C.)

Services � Literature review &

investigating similar

international examples

� Identify successful initiatives

and efforts

� Inception of public debate

� Dissemination of best

practices, success models &

seminar findings

TADAMUN aims at the

engagement of different

stakeholders to achieve

sustainable improvements in the

built environment of Greater

Cairo’s underserved

neighborhoods for

strengthening affordable

housing, enhancing public

services & creating more public

open community spaces.

TADAMUN strives to work with all

stakeholders as it builds alliances

& coalitions to encourage

change and introduces realistic

alternatives & solutions for

existing urban problems.

Built Environment Assessment for Luxor Street &

Facade Renovations Manshiyyit Nasser, Cairo

Duration January

April, 2012

Status Completed

Client NEBNY Foundation

Services � Develop the survey forms &

tools

� Conduct plot-by-plot survey

� Characterization of public

spaces

� Locating the houses

candidate for intervention

� Residents needs assessment

� Investigate residents’

affordability

� Site supervision

� Apply lime mortar in façade

finishes works for 13 exteriors

in 8 buildings

As Nebny focuses its work in

Manshiyyit Nasser, the aim of

this study is to assist in emerging

comprehensive development

proposals and projects for the

area.

Painting and plastering works for

the exteriors of residential

buildings along one street as

part of the development

activities held by NEBNY

foundation in Luxor Street. The

project phase I included 8

houses.

‘Paint Cairo’ Initiative Izbet Khairallah, Cairo

Duration October

November, 2011

Status Completed

Client N/A

(Self-funded Initiative)

Services � Promotion for the Initiative in

local community

� Interviewing residents

� Needs assessment & design

alternatives

� Implementation of façade

finishes applying lime mortar

for 4 buildings

An initiative that tackles one

dimension of the city’s built

environment. The

assumption is that by

painting the city and

changing the general outlook

of where one lives, once can

positively affect the well-

being of its residents. In a

time when it is critical

everyone plays a positive role

in building future, TAKWEEN

piloted ‘Paint Cairo’ in Ezbet

Kheirallah.

Safeguarding of Hassan Fathy’s New Gourna Village Luxor

Duration July

October, 2010

Status Completed

Client UNESCO -

World Heritage Center

Services � Creating base map

� Carrying out a plot-by-plot

survey

� Producing a set of GIS maps

summarizing the survey

findings

� Recommendations as part of

the master plan

Following concerns on the

serious state of degradation of

the village, UNESCO initiated a

project for the safeguarding of

this important site. The first

project activities consist of

documentation and the physical

& the socio-economical surveys.

The safeguarding of New Gourna

is about more than just

preserving its original design and

fabric but also about promotion,

communication and education.

The Safeguarding Project aimed

at making the Village a field of

experience and the “brand

location” for the International

Centre for Sustainable

Architecture (ICSA).

Upgrading Plan for Esna Historic City Centre Esna, Luxor

Duration February

May, 2010

Status Completed

Client ISDF -

Cabinet of Ministers

Services � Physical surveys

� Socio-economic assessments

� Developing detailed

intervention & action plans

A comprehensive urban

development plan aiming at the

revitalization of Esna historic city

centre and the preservation of

its historic fabric commissioned.

(692 households & around 1,000

structures in an area of 107,235

sqm)

Facade Renovations in Ezbet El-Sheikh Ya`koub Beni Sweif

Duration September

October, 2010

Status Completed

Client Together Foundation

(Funded by EFG Hermes)

Services � Capacity building of local

craftsmen for the application

of sustainable building

materials.

� Painting & plastering finishes

with lime for 240 residential

buildings + the Village service

centre

Project ‘RO’YA’ aims at

alleviating the poverty level of

local residents of Ezbet

Yakoub - Beni Sweif

governorate. EFG Hermes

Foundation provided a grant

of L.E. 25 million over two

years to complete the

project.

Commercial Type ................................................ Share Holding Company

Authorized Capital ................................................................ 1,200,000 EGP

Commercial Establishment Date .............................................28/07/2009

Commercial Registration Number ....................................................40349

Commercial Applicant Number .........................................................15813

Tax Record Number ................................................................ 320-537-064

Egyptian Union for Contractors Registration Number .................37382

Social Insurance Number ............................................................ 2367/089

Mail Address

25 Road 6, Maadi

Flat 5, 1st Floor

Cairo - EGYPT

Telephones

Tel: (+202) 2358 5553

Cell: +2 010 2288 3489

Fax: (+202) 2751 0046

Web

www.takween-eg.com

[email protected]

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