Nevine Gamea, Executive Director of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA), said that the agency works within the framework of an integrated system to improve the living standards of thousands of families in informal settlements. Gamea praised the continuous cooperation between MSMEDA and the Ministry of International Cooperation in concluding agreements with various donors and international agencies to implement development projects that serve the Egyptian society. Gamea affirmed the agency’s keenness on completing cooperation with development partners during the second phase of the urban upgrading program, given that the European Union and the French Development Agency are among the most important and largest funders and partners of the agency over the years. Darwish referred to the mandate of the European Union to the French Development Agency to implement a second phase of the program and enhance job opportunities under the management of the agency, to be implemented at the beginning of 2023. He stressed the aspiration to complete cooperation with the agency and partner agencies to provide a better life for citizens in these areas.
