The Institute OF Cultural Affairs

Middle East & North Africa (ICA-MENA / Egypt)

Other supportive functions of the ICA include:

Finance and Administration
The ICA has a financial system that is fully automated and capable of handling multiple donors supporting various activities, in addition to fulfilling the International Accounting Principles. ICA has appointed KPMG, one of the top six international auditing firms, as its external auditor.

The Institute has also set up a system to facilitate handling all logistics, procurement procedures and personnel and other administrative tasks.

Human Resource Development Center (HRDC)
The ICA HRDC in Bayad El Arab has been renovated, furnished and equipped to serve as an upgraded, modern training center. It hosts various events organized by ICA as well as other organizations. It accommodates annually around 100 training events, seminars and workshops with an average of 800 participants.

The Center now boasts the first village Computer Learning Lab "21st Century Club". The Center also hosts a resource-library with a Green Corner, and a Montessori teaching/training room with a variety of planned activities for both adults and children. The Center caters to the entire governorate of Beni Suef and the surrounding governorates.

Media & Publications
ICA published a bilingual development magazine "Ru'ya", which provides a much needed forum for discussion and exchange of ideas within the development community. Sixteen issues of different themes have been published so far with a circulation of over 4,000 in the region and beyond.

The ICA also produces an annual report on all its activities, which includes the financial auditors' reports produced by KPMG. It also publishes progress & financial reports and evaluations of all ICA's major programs. Audio-visual documentaries of some of the programs are likewise produced periodically.

ICA develops proposals and budgets from concept papers that are received from the implementing sectors and the communities that they serve. A complete monitoring system for program implementation has been developed which ensures both accurate delivery of activities and accurate reporting systems. ICA also cherishes and maintains a responsible and engaging relationship with its different partners.