Geographic Area: Fayoum, Minia, Beni Sueif, Aswan, Assiut, Sohag

Area of Development: Social and human development

Sector: Rural development / Poverty alleviation

Executive body: DGCS 

Institutional counterpart: Ministry of Agriculture

Other funding parties: Egyptian government 

Beneficiaries: Disadvantaged rural communities, small farmers  

Period of implementation: 2003 - 2005 

Amount and nature of the funds: 3,995,000 € grant through the debt swap

Type of intervention: Technical assistance, capacity building, training

Objective:

Promoting rural development of the population in the reclaimed areas of Upper Egypt

Description of the project:

The project intends to promote the socioeconomic development of the disadvantaged rural communities in the new reclaimed areas. The project aims at strengthening the role of agricultural cooperatives, improving the quality of the offered services and giving particular attention to the use of water resources and soil.