ElMahrousa PDS from Egypt seeking to join a consortium, we’re expert in Socioeconomic Assessment, policy ,water,food,farming

Participatory Development Solutions – ElMahrousa PDS” is a limited liability company established in 2011 registered and based in Egypt.
ElMahrousa PDS is currently a partner in two PRIMA awarded projects “SURE NEXUS” and “REACT4MED”
Our Organization is concerned with sustainable and inclusive development solutions for community social and Economic Empowerment and sustainable development solutions in water, food security, health and energy and the protection of environment in line with SDG 2030 goals. We strive to a sustainable development in each intervention we undertake, meanwhile focusing on the local community-driven development and the advancement of living conditions in local and poor vulnerable communities.
ElMahrousa PDS is working in the field of Research, Training & Education, and Project Management & Evaluation. We have accumulated experience in socioeconomic developments, impacts and evaluation; project dissemination, capacity building, entrepreneurship, development of policy solutions and innovative solutions in the agribusiness value chains and water management We have strong local outreach in Egypt as our projects cover almost 70 % of the Egyptian governorates and we have strong partnership network in the MENA region particularly in Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.
ElMahrousa PDS have accumulated experience in socioeconomic developments, impacts and evaluation; project dissemination, capacity building, business modeling and marketing, and development of policy solutions

We are experts in the field of communication, knowledge transfers and capacity building. We understand ourselves as transfer organizations, translating complex issues to decision makers on various levels. We are highly committed to environmental protection. Finally, we have lots of Management and Mediation skills and have experience in managing EU projects.
We can participate in the project in;
•Fostering local stakeholders’ cooperation in the identification of technical, policy and socioeconomic barriers.
•Socioeconomic Impact Assessment (SEIA) to the research and project deliverables and conduct the dissemination and awareness.
•development of policy solutions to environmental and societal challenges through arranging meeting with Civil society organization, experts and policy makers to come up with joint policy recommendations.
•tailor-made programs to enhance employability skills and also entrepreneurship programs.
•Project management, Evaluating and monitoring
•Training and Capacity building activities.
•Foster new business models and marketing plan
•project results dissemination
Experience in the scientific intervention:
1- Water management
A. Use rainwater effectively through storage techniques (such as external catchments or roof top collection) increase the availability of water in the drier seasons.
B. Make effective use of soil water reserves.
C. Take measures to avoid run off.
D. Avoid wasting water through evaporation.
E. Reduce water losses through drainage.
F. Plan an irrigation system by making the most of the water supply is to only irrigate when necessary.

2- Food value chain
A. We deal with the potential of products derived food additives for application in the food industry with an integrated solution with low cost and reduced environmental impact capable of providing alternatives for an industry that relies heavily upon the chemical synthesis compounds, through the production of some functional foods
B. Introduce alternative processing of food chains’ primary product that poorly valorized: for animal feed, technical applications and fertilizer production.

3- Farming system
A. Improving alternative organic practices in farming and horticulture cultivation, in order to improve soil fertility and reduce GHG emissions
B. Increasing sustainable use of innovation and technology in organic and conventional planting of intercropping with hemp, forage grass, fenugreek, clover, vetch, spontaneous grassing, legume-enriched spontaneous grassing and green manure
C. Enhancing biological control of pests and ecosystem services to low pesticide input
D. Increasing ecosystem diversity, sustainability and resilience to climatic changes
E. Increasing farmers' income through the reduction of chemical.

Reduce GHG emissions, Reduce water losses, alternative organic practices, ecosystem diversity
intercropping, biological control, dissemination business modeling Marketing Training Capacity Building Policy Evaluation Socioeconomic Assessment