Geographic Area: Old Cairo

Area of Development:  Social and Human Development

Sector: Working Children

Executive body: NGO – MAIS

Local counterpart: ASSDA (Abu El Soud)

Other Funding parties: -

Beneficiaries: Slum families' children in the area of Old Cairo

Period of implementation: 2005 - 2007

Amount and nature of the funds: EGP 1,999,900  grant through the Debt Swap Programme

Type of intervention: Capacity building, training.

Objective: Improving quality of life for working children and their families in the tanneries area of Old Cairo.

Description of the project: The project, implemented by the Italian NGO MAIS, in partnership with the Egyptian NGO, ASSDA (Abu El Soud), aims to increase job opportunities to provide better opportunities for slums families'