The presidential initiative "A Decent Life" comes within the framework of implementing the Egyptian state's vision for sustainable development launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in February 2016.
11 million citizens in Upper Egypt will benefit from the plan in 873 villages.
Decent Life aims to embody the social dimension of the 2030 vision and to integrate with the economic and environmental dimensions that the state takes into account greatly during the current stage.
This initiative is the first of its kind in the history of Egypt, aiming to improve the standard of living for about 60 percent of the citizens living in the Egyptian countryside. The cost of the second phase of the national project for the development of the Egyptian countryside, "A Decent Life", will exceed 600 billion pounds within three years.
Upper Egypt acquires 96.8 percent of the total appropriations implemented in the initiative. The Ministry of Planning reviewed before the House of Representatives the features of the investment plan directed to Upper Egypt during the fiscal year 2021/2022.
Here is the most important information about that plan allocated for Upper Egypt
The initiative aims to cover 660 villages in Upper Egypt during the next fiscal year. 97.3 percent of the investments were allocated for sanitation projects, 67.6 percent of the added drinking water networks and 90.2 percent of health units were allocated.
It's noteworthy that 84.4 percent of them were placed in favor of developing classrooms and schools, and 85.2 percent of paving and raising the efficiency of roads.
The initiative announced on Tuesday, May 4, opening the door for public donations in an official statement. The decision was made to give the Egyptians the chance to contribute to improving the lives of at least fifty percent of the Egyptian population.
There are various ways for sending donations through the official website (https://donation.hayakarima.com/) to make it easier and safer for donators, in addition to giving the chance for people abroad to participate. Also, Egypt residents can send short messages through (9509) to denote with only EGP five.
On March 10, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development said in a report that 255 medical convoys were organized during the first phase of the “Decent Life” initiative which targets governorates that need health services.
Three villages were provided with additional educational services. 3000 illiterates received necessary lessons, eight nurseries were founded and new 942 classrooms were built.
With regard to the rate of sanitation in a number of the targeted villages, the rate of sanitation has improved by about 64 percentage points, and 46 sanitation projects have been established.
It is noteworthy that the United Nations General Secretariat agreed to adopt and include the Egyptian presidential initiative “A Decent Life” within the organization’s “Partnerships for the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals” platform.
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development submitted a request to the International organization to register the presidential initiative.
A Decent Life fulfills the platform’s smart criteria as it is targeted, measurable, achievable, based on available resources, and time-bound.
The Decent Life Foundation announced the opening of volunteering for fieldwork to provide support and assistance to thousands of families in poor villages in various governorates. The Foundation invited volunteers from various fields, experiences and skills to participate in changing the lives of many Egyptian families, by registering on the foundation’s official website. https://www.hayakarima.com/api/register.
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