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OIC: The Key to Escape from Poverty”. The Committee also called upon the
Member States, who have not done so yet, to register to the COMCEC Poverty
Alleviation Working Group.
104. The Committee commended the efforts of Indonesia in partnership with
Malaysia and Turkey for the successful implementation of the project titled
“Developing local initiatives for poverty alleviation through community based
sustainable livelihood in OIC Member Countries” under the third project call
within the framework of the COMCEC Project Funding.
105. The Committee also commended the efforts of Albania, Gambia,
Indonesia and Suriname for the following projects to be implemented in 2017
under the fourth project call within the framework of the COMCEC Project
Funding:
 The Project titled “Creation of a Road Map for an Integrated Social
Service for Housing” will be implemented by Albania in partnership
with Turkey and Azerbaijan,
 The Project titled “Training on Entrepreneurship and Management of
Small Business for Women in The Gambia, Senegal and Sierra Leone”
will be implemented by Gambia in partnership with Sierra Leone and
Senegal,
 The Project titled “Strengthening Community-Based Sustainable
Livelihood for Activating Poor by Opening Marketing Channel through
E-Commerce” will be implemented by Indonesia in partnership with
Turkey and Malaysia,
 The Project titled “Professionalization of Childcare in Selected OIC
Countries” will be implemented by Suriname in partnership with Nigeria
and Guyana.
i) Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) and Special Program
for the Development of Africa (SPDA)
106. The Committee reiterated its request to the Member Countries which
have pledged to the ISFD to fulfill their commitments and those who have not
yet pledged to the ISFD to do so in order to enable the Fund to undertake more
development projects in the member countries. The Committee also requested
the Member Countries to consider making additional commitments on a
voluntary basis.
107. The Committee requested the ISFD to increase its efforts for resource
mobilization and advocacy from different resources including the private sector
in the Member States.