Empowering families is a national strategy to promote social justice in Egypt

At a global moment in which economic certainty is declining and social safety nets are eroding, empowering families becomes an important humanitarian step. This is because sustainable development and its goals have become a real test of the ability of countries to rearrange their social priorities, as eliminating poverty is no longer a matter of subsidies, and decent work is no longer a postponed option.

In the context of these global transformations in social protection policies, Egypt is moving towards redefining social support as an investment in people, as the Ministry of Social Solidarity, led by Dr. Maya Morsi, is reformulating the relationship between the state and the most vulnerable groups. This is what we highlight in the following lines.

World Bank Mission

This trend, which is based on redefining social support as an investment in people, clearly emerged during the meeting of Dr. Maya Morsi, “Minister of Social Solidarity,” with the semi-annual follow-up delegation of the World Bank mission, at the conclusion of a visit devoted to evaluating the course of the “Solidarity and Dignity” program a full decade after its launch.

The meeting, which was preceded by an expanded technical dialogue and workshops with the ministry’s sectors, was not limited to reviewing the digital indicators. It also focused on examining the next phase of the program’s life in light of the rapid social changes and the more flexible and sustainable protection policies it imposes.

In this context, Dr. Maya Morsi, Minister of Social Solidarity, confirmed that the program has entered a fundamental transitional phase, in which it moves from focusing on cash support to enhancing efforts to enable families to work and produce, thus achieving the axes of the national agenda, “Egypt Vision 2030.”

Early Childhood Care

Hence, attention toearly childhood care serviceswas one of the keys to women’s economic empowerment, which was explained by Dr. Maya Morsi, “Minister of Social Solidarity,” in her meeting with the semi-annual follow-up delegation of the World Bank mission; She stressed that expanding the establishment of nurseries within schools and granting flexible licenses to operate them increases women’s participation rates in the labor market, and that this is part of efforts to empower families.

This path is reinforced by the issuance of the new Social Security Law No. 12 of 2025, which transformed social assistance into a legal right based on precise targeting and an explicit link between social protection and economic empowerment, thus enhancing efforts to move from reliance on cash support to actual production, and thus giving social policies a long-term institutional dimension.

Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs

At the regional level, Dr. Maya Morsi, “Minister of Social Solidarity,” participated in the 45th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs, whose activities were held in the Sultanate of Oman, where the Minister of Social Solidarity affirmed that the human dimension is a fundamental pillar of Egyptian social policy, when the Council praised the pivotal role of the Egyptian Red Crescent in delivering aid to the Palestinian people within the framework of a coordinated Arab response to crises. Humanity.

Here, Dr. Maya Morsi, “Minister of Social Solidarity,” confirmed that this humanitarian role is an extension of a well-established Egyptian historical position, as Egypt has transformed since the outbreak of the crisis in Gaza into a regional logistical center for managing and coordinating humanitarian aid, with a special focus during the recent period on winter supplies to confront the harsh humanitarian conditions within the Strip.

These national efforts, led by Dr. Maya Morsi, “Minister of Social Solidarity,” reflect an integrated vision for social protection, a vision that links the concept of empowering families and social justice, where the human being is at the heart of development policies, as the goal and the means at the same time. When social policies are formulated with an eye preoccupied with results rather than procedures, they are transformed from management tools into paths of change, and from temporary interventions into long-term visions that redefine the relationship between the state and society on the basis of dignity and opportunity.

In light of the above efforts led by Dr. Maya Morsi in the Ministry of Social Solidarity, it shows us how Egypt’s experience inEmpowering families is bringing about a profound transformation in the concept of social protection within a comprehensive vision that makes the human being the ultimate goal.

Therefore,The Earth Guards Foundation believes that this national trend confirms that social protection is a real investment in human capital; Because it contributes to enhancing the quality of life of the most vulnerable groups, and increases their ability to withstand global challenges socially and economically.