Etudes par pays volume 2, PDF, 346 p., 1,4 Mo - Femise

11873_02 Study D2: Poverty, Informal Sector, Health and Labour
- The Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE), which
began its work with young women in the garbage collectors community
in Muqattam (Cairo), by organizing literacy classes. At a subsequent
stage the APE added health awareness, leadership training, sex education
and early childhood education to its services.
- The Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), is one of
the few organizations in Egypt aims at enhancing poor women’s access
to the legal system. CEWLA is located in Bulak El-Dakrur (Cairo), and
offers help in issuing the identity card, obtaining of a birth or divorce
certificates, as well as easing access to state social assistance for destitute
women. The organization concerns with other legal issues includes
representation in courts, it also organizes literacy classes to raise
women’s awareness of their legal rights.
- The Association of the Lawful Religious for those who behave according
to the book and Muhammadan Sunna 10 , was established 12 years ago and
it’s the largest network of Islamic Organizations that are currently
working in Egypt. The association owns hospitals, health clinics and
libraries; it adopts strict discipline and a clear division of labor. The
Orphan Sponsorship Program is the association’s most important
program, whose main objective is to care for the orphaned Muslim child
from birth until adulthood in order to direct him to the right Islamic path
and values.
- CARITAS, El-Saeed Association and the Childhood and Development
Association (CDA). The first two associations have the same objectives
and follows similar procedures as well, as they aim at eradicating women
illiteracy, increasing health awareness and alleviating poverty through
provision of micro-loans to households. The CDA has wider activities
than the previous two NGO’s, as it is involved in implementing a Multi-
Purpose Development Program with SFD targeting poor rural women
aims at upgrading their status and enhancing their participation in
economic activities.
- Ford Project for Small Firms’ Loans, Ford has given two grants for two
Egyptian banks in order to offer bank loans for existing small firms in
urban areas, with concentration on women.
10 Al Jam`iyyah al-shar`iyyah lil`amilin bil-kitab wal-sunnah ai-Mohamadiyyah.
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