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RURAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

National project for the development of Egyptian villages that deserve

care

Duration of the project:
From Year 2018 - To Year 2022

Project Description
The project is the development of Egyptian villages economically,
socially and urban, which represent 57% of the population of the Arab
Republic of Egypt through a series of programs, including the following
activities.
 Improving sanitation services

 Improving electricity services
 Upgrading health services
 Improve the quality of education

 Improving social services and public services
 Improving the environmental situation and dealing with solid waste
 Strengthen road networks to connect villages to each other
 Upgrading youth and sports services
 Literacy for the age group 15 to 35 years

 Raising the efficiency of veterinary units
 Raising the economic level of the citizens of these villages

The project is to be implemented in time stages. The first phase includes

the implementation of the project with 78 villages in 26 governorates

with 3 villages in each governorate. The priorities for implementing the

infrastructure projects are drinking water, sanitation, paving roads and

electricity.

Rural development and digital era (rural development model)
UNDP in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and

Information Technology created the Egypt ICT Trust Fund as a
mechanism to foster socio-economic development through the

promotion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and
digital literacy.

 8,800 women in rural areas taught to read and write through ICT
solutions

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