CNH and Oxfam partner on key social projects in Tunisia and South
Africa
CNH and Oxfam partner on key social projects in Tunisia
and South Africa
This collaboration will support training and
development in local communities.
Turin, July 25, 2024
CNH announces a new collaboration
with Oxfam to support two social projects
in Africa:
- The Sumud Project
in Tunisia is focused on micro, small, and medium sized farms.
- The Social Factory
Initiative in South Africa is dedicated to creating a new
model for plastic recycling and social inclusion.
Both projects are aligned with the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically SDGs 8 - Decent
work and economic growth, 10 - Reducing inequalities, 12 -
Responsible consumption and production, and 13 - Climate
action.
Sumud (the Arabic word for
‘resilience’) is a three-year initiative to promote sustainable and
inclusive economic growth in Tunisia, specifically in the
governorates of Sfax, Mahdia, Siliana, and Tozeur.
The project will help implement resilience and
development plans for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
as well as social enterprises, particularly those led by young
people, women, or people with disabilities in the agricultural,
tourism, and artisanal sectors. In the agricultural sector, it aims
to support some 1,000 people in the most vulnerable Tunisian
communities.
CNH and Oxfam Italy will provide financial,
technical, and training support to develop innovative
crisis-management strategies for these businesses. This initiative
is also supported by several public and private Italian bodies and
Tunisian associations: Fondazione AVSI, Regione Toscana, SHANTI,
and APAD (Association for Sustainable Agriculture) and is
co-financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.
As a member of the Advisory Committee, CNH will
actively participate in the project selection phase of agricultural
enterprises and will subsequently provide its expertise and
technology, as well as training and coaching programs to support
participants- development and promote the socio-economic
integration of young people and women.
Small and medium-sized enterprises in the
agriculture, tourism, and handicraft sectors have been particularly
hard hit by the ongoing political and economic crisis in
Tunisia.
"The participation in the SUMUD project
represents our commitment to building a more inclusive and
prosperous future for everyone," said Carlo Alberto
Sisto, President, EMEA at CNH. "Putting our expertise,
technology, and training capabilities at the service of the most
vulnerable communities sees us sustainably advance the noble work
of farmers to develop innovative strategies that strengthen their
resilience."
"Every day, in every country around the
world, women face discrimination and inequalities and constitute
the majority of people living in poverty," added
Roberto Barbieri, General Director of Oxfam
Italy. "We believe that there’s no economic, social,
and environmental justice without gender justice. This is why
through our programs we work to ensure that women and girls are
able to defend their rights and build a better future for
themselves. Thanks to CNH's contribution in our SUMUD project in
Tunisia we are aiming to positively change the lives of women
agricultural entrepreneurs and local communities."
Oxfam’s Social Factory project
is based in the South African city of Ekurhuleni where the
organization established a waste management program in 2009. The
project is focused on collaboration between partners to develop
skills and create new jobs in waste collection and to integrate
informal waste pickers into the municipal waste management system,
with a view to safeguarding both people and the environment.
Between 60,000 and 200,000 waste collectors in
South Africa - predominantly women - carry out their work under
challenging conditions with significant gender inequalities. The
Social Factory Project aims to help 1,200 people directly and
improve living conditions for over 300,000 people and
households.
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movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and
injustice. Across regions, from the global to the local, we work
with people in 80 countries to bring change that lasts.
Together, we save lives in humanitarian
emergencies, carry out sustainable development activities with
local communities, promote responsible lifestyles and business
models, lobbying for fairer rules, which fight inequality and
protect the poorest and most vulnerable.
Last year, we worked directly with 15.3
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