According to Al Ahram, the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity has created a database in which it recorded 25 million low-income Egyptians. The aim of the database, which was created in collaboration with the private sector and NGOs, was to reduce the economic burdens of those belonging to that economic class. The news reported by the Minister of Social Solidarity, Ghada Wali, on Sunday at the Narrative PR forum. The ministry stated that information technology is provided to provide different types of financial support to low-income families although it was not made clear the exact nature of the assistance. Wali also stated that a new law prepared by the ministry to protect and economically assist citizens with special needs was approved by parliament. On the Ministry’s agenda was also to build housing units. The Narrative PR forum is an international publication forum organized under the aegis of the Egyptian Prime Minister. The Ministry of Social Solidarity launched an an aggressive two-year project called ”2 Kefaya (Two [children] is enough)” at the end of May in order to get curb the number of children in Egypt, particularly in the most populated…
Egyptian Government Database of 25 mln Poor Egyptians Aimed at Reducing Economic Burden
October 28, 2018
