As part of its strategy to push for the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid the COVID-19 crisis, Egypt and Italy signed an agreement worth 42 million EGP for the Social Welfare Project in Luxor within the framework of the debt swap program in cooperation with the United Nations World Food Program. In light of warnings by the UN that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause global food shortages, the project aims to protect food security and eradicate poverty through a full and integrated package that targets the most needy families. It includes supporting families and primary school pupils in community schools, taking into account gender equality by focusing particularly on women, youth and girls that constitute 60 percent of these schools, through providing meals, vocational training, life skills training, and loan recycling. The project will also promote quality education and decent work by developing technology and infrastructure in schools, and transforming 139 community schools schools into centers that provide integrated services in technology and capacity building – all of which support families to resist social and economic shocks and increase job opportunities. “The United Nations World Food…
Protecting Food Security Amidst COVID-19: Egypt Promotes Social Welfare in Luxor
April 16, 2020
