Egypt to implement rehabilitation strategy targeted at former slum dwellers

CAIRO – 26 December 2022: Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabaj chaired Monday the meeting of the committee formed by the prime minister to rehabilitate former slum dwellers, who were granted alternative housing units.

The number of slums nationwide has been 351, and they are classified into four categories in terms of the extent of danger and the mechanisms of intervention. The committee will accordingly design a rehabilitation strategy that will take into account the demographics and characteristics of targeted citizens.

The main goals of the project are social protection, societal development, economic empowerment, and raising awareness. That is in addition to the mobilization of volunteers who are community members so they would take part in promoting certain values and facilitating access to the services to be offered through the strategy.

The first phase will consist of four alternative-housing neighborhoods that are Cairo's Maan, Mahrousa, 15th of May, and Khayala. And, the focus will be on concepts pertinent to health, education, family planning, environment, cleanliness, domestic violence, drug use, addiction, employability, citizenship, sense of belonging, and social responsibility.