Geographic Area: Governorate of Cairo

Area of Development: Control and sustainable management of environmental heritage

Sector: Environmental sustainability  

Executive body: DGCS 

Institutional counterpart: National Council for Childhood and Motherhood

Other funding parties: -

Beneficiaries: Students and youth

Period of implementation: 2003 - 2005

Amount and nature of the funds: 653,000 € grant through the debt swap

Type of intervention: Training, public awareness, capacity building

Objective: Spreading the culture of environmental respect among youth

Description of the project:

The project involves a campaign of environmental awareness among the students of primary and secondary schools. Principal themes are: a sound use of resources and respect for the environment. The program gives particular weight to health questions related to the environment and aims at inspiring correct behaviors. The project features in a wider context of environmental awareness programme undertaken by the Governorate in the aim of collecting waste and cleaning the area.