An integrated week of local and international work in the Ministry of Social Solidarity

An integrated week of local and international work in the Ministry of Social Solidarity

Led by Dr. Maya MorsiMinistry of Social SolidarityDuring the past week, a series of events and meetings drew an expanded work map that included international cooperation, developing protection and economic empowerment systems, enhancing care for vulnerable groups, in addition to cultural and heritage initiatives on the sidelines of international participation.

This is what theThe Earth Guards Foundation sheds light on in the following lines, through a comprehensive review of the most prominent efforts of theMinistry of Social Solidarity in the past few days, which are national efforts that reflected an integrated vision that combines humanitarian work and development diplomacy, through… Empowering vulnerable groups, localizing small industries, and enhancing cultural identity within a framework of social justice and economic inclusion.

Relief cooperation with the International Organization for Migration

First, Dr. Maya Morsi, “Minister of Social Solidarity,” opened her week by meeting with Mr.Mohamed Abdel Kiir, “Chief Officer of the International Organization for Migration,” in the presence of the leadership of the Ministry and the Egyptian Red Crescent, where the discussion focused on strengthening ways of cooperation in immigration issues, the return and reintegration issue, and coordinating the introduction of relief and humanitarian aid to thesector. Gaza.

There, Dr. Maya Morsi indicated that aid convoys continued to cross every day on a regular basis, considering the Egyptian Red Crescent’s experience a national achievement, while Abdel Kiir affirmed his appreciation for Egypt’s regional efforts and the readiness of the International Organization for Migration to prepare joint standard operating procedures (SOPs) and accelerate the movement of aid with a focus on the priorities and needs of the next stages.

Integrating microfinance into the economic empowerment system

This was followed by a meeting with Dr.Hala Abu Al-Saad “President of the Egyptian Federation for Financing Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises”, during which she submitted the request for the Federation to join theStrategic Financial System for Economic Empowerment, the session of which was chaired by the Minister based on the decision of the Prime Minister.
The Minister explained that the system aims to provide financial services for protection and economic empowerment plans, create a unified database for beneficiaries, and unify outlets and efforts to facilitate access to services for groups most in need in an electronic and organized manner.

Delivering children to foster families

The Ministry continued the path of transformation towards family care, as the Minister followed up on the work of the General Administration of Institutional and Family Care, and witnessed the procedures for handing over 14 children to foster families in the governorates of: Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Kafr El-Sheikh, Sohag, Luxor, Suez, and Damietta. This is after completing the legal and administrative procedures.

Concerning this, the Minister explained that the foster care alternative family system aims to provide integrated care for children without care, and that the Ministry has handed over – since July 2024 – 497 boys and girls to foster foster families, bringing the total number of those sponsored within foster families to 12,159 boys and girls.

Honoring the elderly

Then, Dr. Maya Morsi – coinciding with the International Day of Older Persons – honored members of the General Administration for Elderly Care; In recognition of the administration’s excellence during October, the top honorees were:

• Dr. Wael Abdel Aziz, “Head of the Central Care Administration.”
• Mr. Mahmoud Shaaban, “Director General of the General Administration for Elderly Care.”

Physical therapy for the elderly

In a related context, the Minister of Social Solidarity opened the physical therapy unit at the El Hana Home for the Care of the Elderly in the ward of the Mohandiseen Ta’arof Association, and met with the residents of the home, where she confirmed the provision of all services and decent care for them, directing the organization of cultural visits for the elderly toThe Grand Egyptian Museum; In order to enhance the human dimension.

Localization of prosthetic limbs

Regarding the file of persons with disabilities, the Minister met with a delegation from the German companyOtobock; In order to continue equipping the assembly and alignment centers within the project to localize the prosthetic limb industry, efforts were presented to equip 6 initial centers in several governorates, with preparations to begin training technical personnel in early November, as part of a plan to provide prosthetic devices, support the independence of people with disabilities, and integrate them into society.

Children with Disabilities Complex

The Minister also inauguratedThe Comprehensive Disability Services Complex in Giza, affiliated with the National Foundation for Family and Community Development, which includes an institution for the care of juveniles with disabilities, a comprehensive assessment center, an inclusive nursery, and a rehabilitation office. At this opening, Dr. Maya Morsi reviewed the services provided within the Juvenile Care Institution for People with Disabilities.

This was before the Minister of Social Solidarity followed a presentation presented by children with disabilities from the care institutions affiliated with the National Foundation for Family and Community Development and the people of the Asmarat neighborhood, where she praised what she saw as the distinctive capabilities of the boys and girls.

National Training Academy

The Minister also met with Dr.Sulafa Juwaili “Executive Director of the National Training Academy”; To discuss the “Advanced Leadership Skills” program for the Ministry’s leaders in its second edition, which is based on several axes, including:

• Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Change Management
• Decision Making

Britain and support for solidarity and dignity

Dr. Maya Morsi received the British Ambassador to Cairo “Mark Bryson Richardson”, where the two sides reviewed the working mechanisms of the “Solidarity and Dignity” program and the system for exiting from it towards economic empowerment, and touched on efforts to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, with the ambassador praising Egypt’s role in managing humanitarian crises and supporting the evacuation of medical cases in cooperation with partners. International.

Financial Control

Also, Dr. Maya Morsi, “Minister of Social Solidarity,” participated in the opening ofThe 25th International Conference of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, which was held in Sharm El-Sheikh under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and in the presence of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, “Prime Minister,” and a number of ministers and heads of regulatory bodies around the world, with the participation of about 195 regulatory bodies from various countries.

The conference is considered the most prominent global gathering in the field of publicfinancial oversight, as it discusses priority issues to guide the work of higher bodies during the coming years. The Sharm El-Sheikh course is of special importance. It is held in light of global economic transformations and mounting financial challenges, while Egypt officially assumed the presidency of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions for a period of three years, marking a new phase of international supervisory cooperation.

Craft workshops

On the other hand, the Minister of Social Solidarity and the Governor of South Sinai inspectedthe heritage village in Sharm El Sheikhto determine its readiness in preparation for its official opening, as it includes four main areas with integrated services and infrastructure, includingthe craft workshops area, which includes 10 manufacturing workshops. Bedouin artifacts, copperware, pottery, palm leaves, and embroidered fabrics; With the aim of preserving traditional crafts and training new generations in them.

The village also includes administrative offices, a mosque, a lecture hall, stores, and service facilities for visitors, in addition to theOpen Activities Areawhich contains an outdoor theatre, a Bedouin restaurant, gardens, and artistic murals expressing the Sinai culture, as well as an area“Dyarna exhibitions“, which allow displaying artistic and heritage products inspired by the Sinai environment to visitors and tourists.

Arab Drug Prevention Plan

One of the activities of the Ministry of Social Solidarity this week was the launch of mechanisms for implementing theArab Plan for the Prevention and Reduction of Drug Risks, in cooperation with the League of Arab States and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in the presence of representatives of 14 Arab countries. There, the Minister of Social Solidarity confirmed that the document represents a guiding framework for reducing the demand for drugs and enhancing treatment, rehabilitation and community integration services.

At the end of this week full of national efforts and local and international events, it is clear that the Ministry of Social Solidarity is moving confidently towards consolidating the concept of sustainable social justice, and this is through a vision that balances economic development and human empowerment. Because the movements that included immigration files, financing small projects, alternative care, and the rights of persons with disabilities; It reflects the Ministry’s transformation from a service provider to an active partner in formulating integrated social policies.

From this standpoint,The Earth Guards Foundation believes that what was achieved during this week reflects a practical model of how to integrate social protection into the comprehensive development system, and link it to culture, identity, and productive community work, in a way that establishes a more humane society, in which justice, empowerment, and dignity are main pillars. For a sustainable future.