Rady: Decent Life Initiative Targets 4800 Villages Nationwide

Bassam Rady, the official Presidency spokesman, said Tuesday that Egypt has been witnessing unprecedented comprehensive development efforts based on a well-controlled strategy developed by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

In statements to TV Presenter Nashat El Dehi on TEN satellite channel, Rady revealed that Sisi is following up on the development projects himself so as to ensure completing them.

“Egypt’s ongoing achievements are going to be taught in history in the future,” he added.

He pointed out that "Haya Kareema (English: A Decent Life)" initiative is a great and very ambitious one, as it addresses all Egyptian villages through several stages.

“Egypt has approximately 4,800 villages,” he manifested.

Rady noted that the presidential initiative was launched about a year ago, and 380 villages have been included so far, as their efficiency has been upgraded and developed.

“There are 4,400 villages remaining. The first phase of the initiative will start a few days later in January, and will deal with between 1,300 and 1,500 villages,” he disclosed.

“The initiative will embrace all villages in Egypt within 3 years through 3 stages,” Rady said.

The spokesman stressed that the cost of developing Egyptian villages is 500 billion pounds, noting: “The initiative aims to raise the standard of living in all aspects of life, living and social in these villages, and the services provided by the state to the villages are pided into structural services, basic services and public services. "

The Decent Life Initiative, launched by Sisi on January 2, 2019, aims to provide a decent life for the most vulnerable groups nationwide over 2019. It further contributes to enhancing the quality of daily public services provided to citizens, with an eye to inhabitants of rural areas.

The initiative also provides health care, medical services, surgeries and prosthetic devices to these groups. Moreover, it aims to develop Egypt’s poorest villages, according to the poverty map, provides job opportunities and supports orphan girls to get married.