Coaching 4 Development

Coaching for Development is a not-for-profit project, created in 2009 by an international team of young people within the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the oldest international association of project management (PM) professionals, with 50 national member associations from Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Our mission is to empower society within the developing countries with modern cross-cultural knowledge in the field of project management, by means of developing competencies and creating networking opportunities

Our vision is a world where projects in developing countries have unlimited opportunities for growth, success and co-creation of value for their societies

We plan to fulfill our goals though sharing information, training project team members on site and expanding networks of practitioners. This platform benefits the participants as well as project managers willing to volunteer.

This new initiative of IPMA Young Crew sets the stage for project managers from around the world to join, contribute and learn. We take the advantage of synergy with its focus on people and the understanding of the holistic picture of Project Management, as shown in its body of knowledge, the ICB v3. It is currently led by a group of volunteers under the age of 35, although the qualification of coaches is expected to exceed this frame, allowing any project manager in the world to participate.

A Case for Action

We live in a world that is constantly increasing in complexity and interconnectedness. We benefit from rapidly growing technologies and claim to achieve new levels of progress. However, we are still very far from a balanced and sustainable world order. Millions of people in this world are suffering from poverty, malnutrition, diseases, war, etc.

In the context of this immense social and cultural complexity, engaged individuals commit themselves to the fight for a better tomorrow. In their countries they launch projects aimed at improving the lives of their fellow citizens and reaching out to the issues not sufficiently
tackled by their governments. These projects operate in extremely difficult settings, often lacking support and acceptance. We, as the young generation of professionals and project managers, want to take the responsibility of helping social projects in developing countries to achieve their goals and realize their full potential.

Please support us!

To make Coaching for Development real, we need your support. We are thankful for any help you can offer us. Be that a small donation, a sponsorship offer or just spreading the word about our project, we welcome your collaboration! We would be especially grateful for donations, since financial help will bring us closer to covering the expenses of going to Nepal.

To make your donation, please use the following bank details:

Bankname: ABN AMRO
Account name: International Project Management Association
Account number: 62.32.90.995
Project code (IMPORTANT: please include this code in your transfer purpose, this will ensure that Coaching for Development project will receive your donation): C4D
IBAN: NL 13 ABNA 0623 2909 95
Swift: ABNANL2A
Address: P.O. Box 1167, NL 3860 BD NIJKERK, Netherlands

Do you want to hear more? Do not hesitate to visit www.coaching4development.org, or get in contact with us by mailing to info@coaching4development.org.

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