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Geographic Area:
Sohag – Upper Egypt
Sector:
Education
Other Funding
Parties:
DGCS – Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Applicant:
NGO -
MAIS
Executive Body:
NGO - MAIS
Beneficiaries:
500
children for the literacy courses and 1250 children for the IT courses.
Period of
implementation:
2004/2006
Amount and nature
of the funds:
245,440 € grant through the
Debt for Development Swap programme.
Type of
intervention:
Training, capacity building.
Objective:
Increasing job opportunities
Description of the project:
The project is part
of the "Program of Poverty Alleviation and Community Development and
improvement of women and pre-scholar children conditions in the Sohag
Governorate" implemented by the Italian NGO MAIS.
In particular
this project, in partnership with the Egyptian NGO "Women Health
Improvement Association" and with 10 Community Development Associations
(CDAs) of Sohag, provides literacy, vocational training and basic IT
courses, for children (from 8 to 18 years old).
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