Aswan: Under Aswan’s midday sun a group of young women and men gathered on the pier before entering one of the eight MDG feluccas. On each felucca discussions and questions were raised about a particular MDG and the young participants looked at their role in achieving Egypt’s development objectives. Read

Cairo, Egypt: The Hope Village Society, an Egyptian organization dedicated to working with street children and a partner of UNICEF, is running a programme to train homeless children as mentors for even more vulnerable children on the streets in a suburb of Cairo.  Not only is this programme assisting vulnerable youth, it is also raising awareness regarding the plight of street children to address the problem. Read

في مصر, من الممكن أن تدفع التقلبات الصغيرة في أسعار الغذاء بجزء كبير من السكان تحت خط الفقر. يهدف مشروع الأسواق الشعبية للاستهلاك المحلي (PMLC) إلى إنشاء سوق شعبي بأسعار رخيصة مما سيقوي الصلات بين المنتجين الزراعيين الصغار و المستهلكين من المواطنين. Read

The Popular Markets for Local Consumption project is a unique initiative which targets low-income families selling fruits and vegetables weekly. Read