Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday launched a national initiative to provide a decent life for the most needy social groups during the new year. He also called on state institutions and agencies, in coordination with civil society organizations, to unite their efforts and coordinate together to mobilize the efforts of the nation’s youth, men and women to launch the initiative directly under his auspices. Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly called on civil society organizations and NGOs to attend a meeting at the ministry’s headquarters on Thursday to coordinate civil society efforts in response to the president’s initiative. Informed sources said that the initiative targets the most needy groups, including providing health care, medical services, and the development of most needy villages according to the poverty map, as well as the disbursement of prosthetic limbs and providing jobs in small and medium projects in villages. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Source: Egypt Independent January 03, 2019 10:41 UTC