A decent and sustainable life for every Egyptian
A decent and sustainable life for every Egyptian
A decent lifestyle and a decent minimum standard of living for every human being were Egypt’s primary concern. Since the President of the Republic placed the responsibility of this country on his shoulders, the government has spared no effort to enhance Egyptian life in an optimal manner, and to achieve its national agenda “Egypt Vision 2030”.
For these endeavors to bear fruit, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi launched – on January 2, 2019 – the “Decent Life” initiative; In order to be an official platform that brings together Egypt’s youth and minds to work together to localize Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and shed light on the most important societal issues; That is, the issue of providing a minimum level of decent life for residents of the most needy communities – especially the governorates of Upper Egypt, which account for 68% of the allocations for the first phase of the initiative – out of a desire to eliminate poverty and all its manifestations.
Year after year, “A Decent Life” has become a national initiative that enriches Egyptian work and brings together all sectors of society, until it has become the largest development project in the world in terms of the number of beneficiaries, who number 18 million citizens in about 1,500 villages. In view of the initiative’s role in achieving the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it was registered on the United Nations platforms as “Goal Achievement Accelerators” and “Best Practices.”
Decent Life Initiative Report
Today – after more than five years – the achievements of the “Decent Life” initiative have become present, and are witnessed by far and wide, and the Egyptian citizen feels its impact in his daily life at all levels. In confirmation of these sustainable steps and radical transformations in Egyptian life, the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation issued a report on the executive position of the first phase of the initiative until the end of November 2024.
Regarding this report, Dr. Rania Al-Mashat – Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation – confirmed that the implementation rate of the first phase projects reached 85.5%, with financial availability reaching 295.5 billion pounds; Therefore, these realistic numbers confirm the extent of the state’s commitment to achieving the goals of this initiative, and the degree of its belief in the goals of “Egypt Vision 2030.”
The report also indicated that the number of completed projects reached 16,812 projects, with the completion of the development of 100 villages at a total cost of 21 billion pounds. These projects undoubtedly helped improve the “basic services availability rate” indicator by about 69 percentage points.
Education is a main goal
In the field of education, “Hayat Karima” contributed to the establishment and development of 15,000 classrooms and the maintenance of 1,300 schools, which helped reduce class density by 3 percentage points and eradicate the illiteracy of 510,000 citizens, so that all of this was a contributing factor to improving the quality of education in the beneficiary areas. These are national goals whose future impact will be positive, especially with the global movement in this important sector, as many countries are working to improve education outcomes in line with the global market that is developing day after day.
InfrastructureDevelopment Bridge
In the water and sanitation sector, the construction of 21 sewage treatment plants and 937 sewage projects were completed. Which led to an increase in the number of subscribers to the sanitation service by 45%. It is targeted to raise the sanitation coverage rate to 90% in the villages of the first stage. Based on the Egyptian government’s commitment – which is a firm commitment – to improving the infrastructure in the Egyptian countryside, which is considered the most important bridge of development.
Natural Gas and Communications
With regard to natural gas, the report indicated in clear language that the initiative – the Decent Life Initiative – worked to deliver natural gas to about 506 villages; This increased the number of subscribers by 299%, and connected 766 villages to the fiber optic network. All of these services are an important basis in the life of the Egyptian citizen. Therefore, the initiative made these basic services an important focus of its axes, to achieve a decent life for all citizens.
Small projects
Within the framework of financial inclusion, 65.6 billion pounds were provided by financial institutions to more than 2.9 million beneficiaries, with the establishment of 137 bank branches and the provision of 1,254 ATMs, in addition to the “Decent Life” initiative’s interest in supporting small and medium enterprises and financing them with soft financing. Improving the Egyptian economy and preparing its market towards greater competitiveness.
In conclusion, Earth Guards appreciates all these Egyptian efforts, which help achieve the goals of sustainable development and implement the axes of “Egypt Vision 2030.”Earth Guards also confirms that the “Decent Life” initiative is not just a development project, but rather a comprehensive and multidimensional vision, aiming to build the Egyptian human being with integrity and justice.
