Cairo, May 28, 2017

Grassroots Assistance

Opening Ceremony of the Project for Furnishing a Shelter for Orphans and Street Children with Mental Disabilities in Borg El Arab Supported by Japan
     

On Thursday, May 25th 2017, Mr. Kenichiro Mukai, Minister of Embassy of Japan to Egypt attended an opening ceremony of the project for furnishing a shelter for orphans and street children with mental disabilities. The project was supported by the Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots and Human Security Projects ($90,907). The head of Ministry of Social Solidarity in Amerea directorate, Ms. Sanaa Gomoa, the head of local authority in Borg El Arab, Ms. Baheia Abdel Fattah also attended the ceremony.
The project established a shelter which provides disadvantaged children and street children with services such as education, rehabilitation and vocational training in order to support their integration into community. The project is enabling the future of those children in critical needs by providing a safe living environment.
During the ceremony, Mr. Mukai commended Zohour Al Haya Association of Charity for its long-standing contributions and efforts to facilitate social integration of people with disabilities. He also stressed the importance of strengthening a tie between Egypt and Japan exemplified by the remarkable educational collaboration experience of the establishment of Egypt-Japan University for Science and Technology (‘E-Just’) as well as the realization of the modernization and its extension of Borg El Arab International Airport. He expressed his determination to continue supporting organization’s collective efforts and wishes that this project would serve as a model case that might be replicated in other areas.
The Japanese Grant Assistance for Grassroots and Human Security Projects is the scheme, which provides support to Non-profit organizations and NGOs in order to improve Basic Human Needs, such as education, health, social care and environment. This scheme was launched in Egypt in 1994, and around 160 projects have been implemented to date, totaling about US$ 8 million.