Human security through inclusive socio-economic development in Upper Egypt

The post-revolution transition in Egypt witnessed a short-term sudden economic downturn that exacerbated both poverty and unemployment, particularly in Upper Egyptian governorates. The project strengthens the economic security of vulnerable communities in five mother villages and selected satellite villages in Minyathrough creation of more and better employment opportunities and increased employability of the local labor force,while contributing to mitigate threats to environmental, personal, community and food security.The project capitalizes on the combined resources of several UN agencies and will work through local government, civil society partners and community structures to serve at least 18,000 beneficiaries to become more economically active and self-sufficient, and to support target communities to become more inclusive and gender responsive as they play an active role in the creation of sustainable employment opportunities; in addition, at least 10,000 people in target communities are expected to benefit from neighborhood upgrading projects in disadvantaged areas. The project capitalizes on the combined resources of the UN agencies and works through local government, civil society partners and community structures to: 1. implement at least 20 locally conceived priority interventions to counter threats to human security, mainly in the area of economic security; 2. enhance employability of at least 5,000 men and women through skills enhancement and matching with private sector needs; 3. implementat labor-intensive neighborhood upgrading projects in disadvantaged areas; 4. introduce innovative high-productivity, environmentally friendly agricultural techniques to the benefit of at least 3,300 small farmers, delivered through a value chain upgrading approach to foster market access on behalf of micro and small agricultural enterprises; 5. transfer productive assets combined with technical assistance to at least 3,000 vulnerable women for income-generating activities; 6. improve access to financial services for at least 8,000 vulnerable women; 7. train at least 2,000 vulnerable mothers on health and nutrition issues; 8. train and organize local youth through a youth volunteer service to engage them in the implementation and scaling up of quick-impact activities.

Project symbol

EGY/12/03/HSF

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Cairo

Start date

01/09/2013

End date

30/09/2017

Total allocation

804212

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

802935

Development Partners

United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security

Country/Countries

Egypt

Outcomes

Promoting sustainable enterprises