Eight feluccas have sailed down the Nile , stopping in 8 towns from the 26^th of October (United Nations Day celebrations in Aswan) to the 8^th of December 2006 (UN Volunteer Day in Cairo). Each felucca represented one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and had the corresponding “arabised” MDG symbol on the sail.

The feluccas aimed to raise awareness of successful development projects involving volunteers and inspire local communities of the Nile Basin to start their own projects to realize the MDGs. In addition, various cultural and sporting activities have taken place in each chosen stop point and tangible benefits have been left at the service of the local population.

Sailing the Nile represents a partnership that brings the United Nations, governments, civil society, business, media, sports groups, academia and other communities together to empower the people of Egypt to reach the MDGs through volunteer efforts

More and extended information on the project at Sailing the Nile for the MDGs webpage

View the Route of the Feluccas from Aswan to Cairo

View the feluccas setting off from Aswan: VIDEO of Launch of the Project in Aswan