Egypt’s Ministry of Emigration and Expatriate Affairs announced on Monday, 13 September, that it had launched an online fundraising platform for collecting donations from Egyptian expatriates in the US and Canada for Haya Karima (Decent Life) project to develop lift over 50 million citizens in rural areas from poverty. Donations from the Egyptian community in the US or Canada can now be made online through the website (https://hayakarimausa.com), which can be donated directly online via credit cards or by mailing cheques using a postal service. This was made during a Zoom meeting with Laila Pence, co-founder of Pence Wealth Management, and among the top wealth advisors in the US, as well as with representatives of the Decent Life Foundation. What is Haya Karima? In July, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated the first phase of the ‘Decent Life’ (Haya Karima) initiative at the Cairo International Stadium. The initiative aims to provide decent housing, water and sanitation, medical and educational services, support small and medium businesses, and provide in-kind support periodically for struggling families. Al-Sisi added that the project aims to raise the standards of living of 58 million Egyptians in…
Egyptians Living Abroad in US, Canada Can Now Donate to ‘Decent Life’ Initiative
September 15, 2021
