'A Decent Life' Map: 20 Governorates, 18 Million Beneficiaries

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi launched officially launched the second phase of "A Decent Life" initiative on December 28, 2020, to develop the neediest villages in the Egyptian countryside and Upper Egypt. 

Sisi is personally following up on the initiative’s implementation step by step.

Dozens of villages were marginalized for years and decades. The second phase of the initiative targets 18 million citizens, following the success of the first phase launched in 2019. 

The second phase pays attention to the people of remote governorates, who have suffered for years and decades from poor infrastructure and the lack of services. 

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A Decent Life in 20 governorates

The initiative includes the development of villages and towns in 20 governorates nationwide. These governorates are: Assiut, Sohag, Minya, Qena, Aswan, Luxor, New Valley, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Sharkia, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Menoufia, Gharbia, Alexandria, Ismailia, Damietta, Giza, Beheira and Kafr El Sheikh.

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143 Rural Settlements in the First Stage

The first phase of A Decent Life initiative targeted 143 rural communities in 11 out of the 20 governorates, as follows:

Aswan: 11 rural communities.

Assiut: 60 rural communities.

Luxor: 3 rural communities.

Beheira: 8 rural communities.

Dakahlia: One rural community.

Minya: 6 rural communities.

New Valley: 7 rural communities.

Sohag: 29 rural communities.

Qena: 12 rural communities.

Matrouh: 5 rural communities.

Qalyubia: One rural community.

1443 Rural Communities in the Second Phase

The second phase of A Decent Life initiative includes 1443 rural communities including villages, and suburbs in 51 centers in 20 governorates. 

The total number of investments allocated for the phase is 150 billion pounds. The total number of beneficiaries of the phase is 18 million beneficiaries, and 50% of these centers are in Upper Egypt governorates with a total of 31 centers in Upper Egypt and the rest of the centers in other governorates, as follows:

Assiut: 7 centers.

Sohag: 7 centers.

Minya: 5 centers.

Qena: 4 centers.

Aswan: 2 centers.

Luxor: 2 centers.

Fayoum: 2 centers.

Beni Suef: 2 centers.

The total investments allocated to the second phase amounted to 150 billion pounds, and the total number of beneficiaries of the phase is 18 million people.