Social Solidarity
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday has toured the third phase of the Asmarat housing project in Cairo, which aims at providing housing units for those who had inhabited unsafe slums.
The youths used a dog to intimidate the disabled child, apparently to make fun of or joke with him.
The initiative – dubbed Forsa (opportunity) and launched in 2019 – is aimed at funding small enterprises in the agricultural sector.
The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced that 100,000 families will join the monetary subsidies program Takaful & karama on Wednesday.
3.5 million families are so far included in the Takaful and Karama program.
In an annual meeting with journalists on Wednesday, Nesirky congratulated Egypt for Waly’s new position as director‑general of the UN Office at Vienna and wished her success.
Egypt’s Ghada Waly, the newly-appointed executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has appreciated President Sisi’s full support to women, including nominating her for ministerial posts, as she left her post as social soli
“I promised myself to be a land for the poor and women, a sky for those with disabilities toward different abilities and right that is, sure, they deserve,” Qabbaj earlier said, when it joined the solidarity ministry, State’s Al-Ahram reported.
Vice President of the World Bank Mahmoud Mohieldin congratulated Ghada Wali, the minister of social solidarity, as she was appointed as the executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
It is a by-product outcome of the program.
The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced Wednesday dispensing a death grant of LE20,000 to the family of a young man who was killed jumping off a train.
The initiative, dubbed "Hayah", comes as part of national efforts to expand the social protection umbrella for people with special needs.
The Administrative Court dismissed on Sept. 14 a lawsuit demanding the cancellation of the minister of social solidarity's decision issued in 2013, which dissolves the Muslim Brotherhood association.
The Ministry of Social Solidarity has reworded the draft law and sent it to the parliament last week.
The funding needed to implement micro and small projects for people who recovered from addiction is provided via hotline number 16023.
Egypt and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange expertise, legislation and studies meant to improve services offered to pensioners.
The exhibition, which was launched under President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s auspices, attracted 12 visitors so far, said Ghada Wali.
Deputy Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el Qabbag said on Tuesday that beneficiaries from Takaful and Karama social protection program have exceeded 2.2 million families.
A total of 1.6 million citizens are currently included in the Ministry of Solidarity’s databases of social security beneficiaries.
Similar laws are under study in France, Brazil, Kenya, and Egypt.