Etmaen
Etmaen
The Etmaen convoys work to develop Upper Egypt and the villages that fall below the poverty line.
Contributing to the President's Haya Karima initiative, Etmaen improves infrastructure and homes in poor villages: water and sanitation connections, rebuilding deteriorated houses, building wooden and corrugated-iron roofs, in-kind and food supplies, awareness seminars and children's theatre.
Achievements: 30 septic tanks built and sanitation connected with the city councils of Aswan and Sohag; 40 deteriorated homes demolished and rebuilt.
Aswan — Kima district (Sin El-Gabal, El-Hakroub, Khor Awada, El-Mahmoudia, El-Malaab): 106 corrugated-iron roofs with tarpaulin installed.
Sohag — Saqultah district (El-Rayabna, Bani Wasel, Siflaq, El-Galawiya, El-Katkata): 122 wooden roofs installed with tarpaulin and a concrete layer, plus in-kind assistance of appliances and beds for 80 families.
Development side: pupils volunteered on the project, the experience was carried to the Technology Schools in Saqultah, and more than 300 volunteers were hosted and guided through field case research.
The Mawadda programme: 100 young women and men prepared for marriage with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, alongside awareness and theatre work for children in Saqultah and Bani Wasel with Thoth Egypt, and awareness theatre for the women of Saqultah on child marriage.
- Duration: 2020 — 2022
- Geographic scope: Aswan — Sohag
- Total project value: EGP 1,850,000
- Beneficiaries: 5,000 beneficiaries
