Geographic Area:

Governorate of Ismailiya

Area of Development:

Social and human development

Sector:

Poverty Alleviation

Executive body:

DGCS

Institutional counterpart:

Governorate of Ismailiya - UNDP

Other funding parties:

Egyptian government

Beneficiaries:

The communities of El-Hallous and El-Bahtini

Period of implementation:

2003 - 2005

Amount and nature of the funds:

2,883,000 € grant through the debt swap

Type of intervention:

Technical assistance, training, capacity building, construction of civil works

Objective:

Promoting the urban and social development of peripheral areas

Description of the project:

The project intends to improve the living conditions of the communities of the two districts. In this scope, the works of construction and urban development will be accompanied with social activities aiming at increasing the local participation in the decision-making processes. The project will promote social development creating sustainable social services and giving particular interest to the development of environmental awareness.