Empowering women in Egypt 2025… from youth centers to labor markets towards sustainable development

Empowering women in Egypt 2025…from youth centers to labor markets towards sustainable development

Egypt today is reshaping its social and economic fabric, and moving steadily towards a more just and inclusive future. In this path, the issue of women’s empowerment does not remain the focus of the national vision, based on the fact that Egyptian women are half of society, the source of its strength, and a partner in making sustainable change.

Therefore, it was not surprising that multi-dimensional support was directed to her, such as vocational training, which opens the doors to competence, and support in the field of cultural heritage preservation, which consolidates her identity, in addition to the small projects that Egypt provides for her, providing her with a sustainable income.

Therefore,Earth Guardswill address these Egyptian efforts in the field of women’s empowerment, to reveal how small initiatives turn into major engines of development, and how women’s empowerment becomes a pillar for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from eradicating poverty to promotingdecent work and economic growth; So keep reading.

Women’s empowerment is the axis of development

Egypt’s Vision 2030 is based on human beings being the main focus of development, which places women at the heart of the advancement project, and this is through initiatives launched by the state in youth centers, where spaces designated for entertainment are transformed into platforms for training, creativity, and economic empowerment.

The experience of Aswan Governorate confirms this tireless endeavor, as it provided a living example of the success of initiativesEmpowering women economicallyand enhancing their role socially, as the Ministry of Youth and Sports worked to transform youth centers into arenas for comprehensive community service; It embraces women and opens the doors of work, creativity and economic participation to them. Which makes the experience of Aswani women a role model in integrating sustainability with economic and social empowerment.

Girls’ and Women’s Clubs

Among the most important empowerment axes adopted by the Egyptian state, the role of girls’ and women’s clubs in youth centers stands out, which represent a safe space for teaching skills, honing talents, and turning them into economic opportunities. These clubs are not only a recreational activity, but a national project that seeks to empower women – economically and socially – through a wide range of realistic initiatives.

For example, in the Badr Youth Center in Aswan, training workshops for handicrafts were implemented, including:

Macrame Art Workshop

The art of macramé is one of the traditional arts, which represents the authenticity of Egyptian society, and is done through knotting cotton or woolen threads to form paintings and decorations that decorate homes, until it has been linked in popular memory with the spirit of manual work that expresses the skill of Egyptian women and their insistence on transforming the simplest tools into valuable aesthetic pieces.

Workshop, Your Craft, Your Profession

Through “Your Craft, Your Profession,” the culture of self-reliance is promoted, artistic heritage is revived, and crafts are transformed into a means of earning a living. This initiative, launched by theMinistry of Youth and Sports, was a clear message that raises the value of manual and craft work, and provides new life opportunities for Egyptian women.

In addition to training and workshops, the Youth and Sports Directorate in Aswan organizes special exhibitions to display women’s products such as clothes, accessories, andhandicrafts. These exhibitions provide women with the opportunity to interact directly with consumers; This enhances her marketing skills and gives her confidence in leading her own project.

The benefit of these clubs is not limited to raising women’s economic empowerment rates only, it extends to the social aspect as well, as these clubs are concerned with educating women about their educational role with their children. These clubs will be a comprehensive plan that combines the economy and society, and reflects the essence of comprehensive sustainability.

Women and Heritage

One of the most prominent aspects that is evident in the experience of girls’ and women’s clubs in Aswan ispreserving cultural heritageand local identity through handicrafts; Because it is an economic means, a container for collective memory, and a language of expression for the identity of the entire society.

One of the most prominent examples of this is what was presented by the Girl’s Club at the Qastal Youth Center in Nasr Al-Nuba City, which is considered a pioneering example in supporting local identity and empowering women together. The club members participated in local and national exhibitions with their Nubian heritage products.

These heritage products are not only goods that can be bought and sold, but rather they are living cultural messages that convey the authenticity of Aswan and Nubia to various parts of Egypt. In every piece of macrame or handicraft, the story of generations is revealed that passed on the secret of the knot, the needle, and the color, making every handiwork a document that preserves memory and resists forgetting.

Local and international successes

True empowerment is measured by the ability of national initiatives to continue and develop, which is clearly evident in the experience of girls’ and women’s clubs in Aswan. In the last two years, these clubs have achieved tangible achievements. Including:

Youth Centers League

In Aswan, women’s and girls’ clubs affiliated withMinistry of Youth and Sports won first place in the qualifiers for the Egyptian Youth Centers Union League for Upper Egypt 2024/2025, beating major governorates, such as Assiut, Sohag, and Luxor.

Business guys

In addition, girls and women’s clubs in Aswan participated in the second edition ofthe “Business, Youth” exhibition, which was held in Cairo at the beginning of 2025. Through it, many Egyptian Aswan girls and women presented a vivid image of the ambitious Egyptian woman, capable of combining originality and innovation; To achieve economic growth.

Women achieve sustainable development

The importance of this path is evident in its consistency with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Goal No. (5) on gender equality, and Goal No. (8) on decent work and economic growth. Traditional crafts become a means of empowering women, and at the same time a tool for preserving cultural identity.

Empowering women in girls’ and women’s clubs in Aswanian youth centers is not only a local activity. It is an integrated national project that reflects Egypt’s commitment to empowering women and promoting sustainability, based on the fact that Egyptian women are an active partner in building a sustainable economy and a more just society.

Therefore,The Earth Guards Foundationin the previous lines addressed these national efforts, clarifying that investing in women is an investment in the future; When women own their tools, and their ideas are transformed into projects, and they become part of the national economic cycle; The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are achieved in a comprehensive manner.