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Echoing The Passive Voice: Women In The Informal Small Business Sector: Challenges And Solutions / التحديات التي تواجهها المرأة في القطاع غير الرسمي للمشروعات الصغيرة, Radwa Samy Abo Shady
Echoing The Passive Voice: Women In The Informal Small Business Sector: Challenges And Solutions / التحديات التي تواجهها المرأة في القطاع غير الرسمي للمشروعات الصغيرة, Radwa Samy Abo Shady
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This paper, first, examines the concept and the environment of the ‘informal sector’ and the formal regulatory environment of Egypt, and statistics. Second, it highlights the causes of the expansion of the informal sector in Egypt regarding women’s participation and their status in the sector, which are both tackled in regard to the workplace, wages, working hours and labor rights, such as social insurance. It then concludes with suggesting suitable regulatory policy to formalize the informal economy in Egypt and encourage female workers, as well as employers, to work formally.
The Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities In Early Childhood Education, Amina Tarraf, Ghadeer Ahmed Ali, Nadeen Baraka
The Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities In Early Childhood Education, Amina Tarraf, Ghadeer Ahmed Ali, Nadeen Baraka
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This paper addresses the issue of inclusion of Children with Disabilities (CWDs) in education, especially in early childhood education/programs. It outlines the challenges in this area, and issues a set of recommendations to address these challenges.
Children On The Move:The Egyptian Unaccompanied Migrant Children, Shaimaa Shokr, Usama Salama
Children On The Move:The Egyptian Unaccompanied Migrant Children, Shaimaa Shokr, Usama Salama
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This paper discusses the matter of Egyptian unaccompanied migrant children (UMC). It firstly provides insight into the manifestations of this problem in Egypt, major factors and reasons why the phenomenon of UMC occurs, and highlights the risks of the problem. Subsequently, the actual efforts for solving the problem are analyzed, elaborating on the Egyptian government’s curtailment policies. The paper concludes by providing recommendations on how the crisis of UMC could be resolved in the near future.
الأطفال المتنقلون: الأطفال المصريون المهاجرون غير المصحوبين بذويهم, Shaimaa Shokr, Usama Salama
الأطفال المتنقلون: الأطفال المصريون المهاجرون غير المصحوبين بذويهم, Shaimaa Shokr, Usama Salama
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This paper discusses the matter of Egyptian unaccompanied migrant children (UMC). It firstly provides insight into the manifestations of this problem in Egypt, major factors and reasons why the phenomenon of UMC occurs, and highlights the risks of the problem. Subsequently, the actual efforts for solving the problem are analyzed, elaborating on the Egyptian government’s curtailment policies. The paper concludes by providing recommendations on how the crisis of UMC could be resolved in the near future.
The Phenomena Of Academic Capitalism - Entrepreneurialism In Higher Education Institutions, Bola Adel Ibrahim
The Phenomena Of Academic Capitalism - Entrepreneurialism In Higher Education Institutions, Bola Adel Ibrahim
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The debate over the phenomena of academic capitalism has been brought to the fore since the late years of the previous century following the publication of some major books and ground-breaking research on the matter. This debate has ever since intensified especially when it was apparent that academic capitalism and entrepreneurialism in universities were already becoming the new reality and the only means of survival in the world of higher education. Although the academic capital accumulation activities and entrepreneurialism initiatives inside universities were modestly introduced starting from the late years of the previous century, they are now publically announced, and …
Curbing Child Marriage In Egypt, Reem Bassem, Rahma Emara, Sarah El Domy, Yasmine El Hagry
Curbing Child Marriage In Egypt, Reem Bassem, Rahma Emara, Sarah El Domy, Yasmine El Hagry
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Child marriage, formal or informal, is a union where at least one of the partners is below the age of 18 years. This human rights violation has complicated consequences on children and society. According to the Egypt Census of 2017, child marriage remains an issue. In Egypt, nearly 1 in every 20 girls (4%) between the ages of 15 to 17 years are either currently married or were married before. The same applies for 1 in every 10 (11%) adolescent girls 15-19 years, with large differentials between the rural and urban residence (CAPMAS, 2017. Egypt). The four proposed policy alternatives …
الحد من الزواج المبكر في مصر, Reem Bassem, Rahma Emara, Sarah El Domy, Yasmine El Hagry
الحد من الزواج المبكر في مصر, Reem Bassem, Rahma Emara, Sarah El Domy, Yasmine El Hagry
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Child marriage, formal or informal, is a union where at least one of the partners is below the age of 18 years. This human rights violation has complicated consequences on children and society. According to the Egypt Census of 2017, child marriage remains an issue. In Egypt, nearly 1 in every 20 girls (4%) between the ages of 15 to 17 years are either currently married or were married before. The same applies for 1 in every 10 (11%) adolescent girls 15-19 years, with large differentials between the rural and urban residence (CAPMAS, 2017. Egypt). The four proposed policy alternatives …
Enhancing The Marketing Strategy For “Productive Families” In Egypt /من أجل تحسين استراتيجية التسويق "للأسر المنتجة" في مصر, Ibrahim Hassan, Khaled Elzoughbi, Lamis Abdelmeguid
Enhancing The Marketing Strategy For “Productive Families” In Egypt /من أجل تحسين استراتيجية التسويق "للأسر المنتجة" في مصر, Ibrahim Hassan, Khaled Elzoughbi, Lamis Abdelmeguid
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This paper sheds light on the Productive Families Program, one of the initiatives by MOSS to combat poverty. The program was created with the aim of enhancing the economic capacities of poor families who are capable of developing productive skills through providing them with the resources, trainings, and funds to contribute with various products or services, including handicrafts. Currently, there are around 2.7 registered families under this program and who depend on this program for their livelihood. Therefore, it has become one of the ministry’s top priorities to resolve its inefficiencies. This paper tackles in particular the marketing strategy of …
Employing People With Disability In Egypt / توظيف ذوي الإعاقة في مصر, Adham Kassab, Ahmed El-Sherbiny Orfy, Ahmed Kamal El-Helewa, Heba Alsawahli
Employing People With Disability In Egypt / توظيف ذوي الإعاقة في مصر, Adham Kassab, Ahmed El-Sherbiny Orfy, Ahmed Kamal El-Helewa, Heba Alsawahli
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The main purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated approach to enable a business environment for PwD in Egypt. It examines legal and social aspects of the issue in Egypt and other countries, and suggests policy alternatives to increase the chance of PwD to reach decent jobs.
Building Capacity Of Government Leaders In Egypt /يناء قدرات القيادات الحكومية في مصر, Manar Ahmad Shariuda, Salma El Tanany, Yewanda Maraiyesa
Building Capacity Of Government Leaders In Egypt /يناء قدرات القيادات الحكومية في مصر, Manar Ahmad Shariuda, Salma El Tanany, Yewanda Maraiyesa
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This paper examines the realities of the civil service sector in Egypt and identifies a number of recommendations and ways forward, especially in relation to training, capacity building and building an effective and efficient senior and middle level management layer in the Egyptian public service.
Tackling Stunting And Anemia In Egypt, Abeer Alanwar, Hend Ahmed, Sabreen Mahmoud, Wessam Adly
Tackling Stunting And Anemia In Egypt, Abeer Alanwar, Hend Ahmed, Sabreen Mahmoud, Wessam Adly
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Stunting and anemia rates in children between the age of 0-24 months (0-2 years) have been two of the most persistent public health problems facing the Egyptian society and government. Based on the researchers' analysis of the problem, current policies, and on the opportunities Egypt has, this policy paper targets the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population and recommends reformulating a specific nutrition policy to tackle stunting and anemia as well providing awareness and education about the appropriate IYCF and to give high priority to strengthening the health provision of the required micronutrients in family care units (FCU), as well …
دمج الأطفال ذوي الإعاقة في التعليم في مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة, Amina Tarraf, Ghadeer Ahmed Ali, Nadeen Baraka
دمج الأطفال ذوي الإعاقة في التعليم في مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة, Amina Tarraf, Ghadeer Ahmed Ali, Nadeen Baraka
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This paper addresses the issue of inclusion of Children with Disabilities (CWDs) in education, especially in early childhood education/programs. It outlines the challenges in this area, and issues a set of recommendations to address these challenges.
Moving Governmental Staff To The New Capital City / نقل الموظفين الحكوميين إلى العاصمة الجديدة, Dina Mahmoud, Perihan Tawfik, Sarah El Gerby, Soraya El Hag
Moving Governmental Staff To The New Capital City / نقل الموظفين الحكوميين إلى العاصمة الجديدة, Dina Mahmoud, Perihan Tawfik, Sarah El Gerby, Soraya El Hag
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This policy paper addresses the current Egyptian Government’s decision to establish a New Capital City (NCC) and analyzes the challenges facing the policy of moving the offices of public employees of the Egyptian central government from Downtown Cairo to the new administrative city halfway between Suez and Cairo. These challenges include the size of government bureaucracy as determined by the level of its modernization and technology usage, accessibility to housing and services as determined by the payment methodology, and connectivity between the old and new capital cities based on transportation efficiency and the methods of moving employees.
Egypt Sds 2030: Between Expectations And Challenges To Implement / استراتيجية التنمية المستدامة، رؤية مصر 2030 بين التوقعات الكبيرة وتحديات التطبيق, Amira Abdel Latif, Diana Magdy, Karim El Sharkawy, Marlene William, Mohamed Maguid
Egypt Sds 2030: Between Expectations And Challenges To Implement / استراتيجية التنمية المستدامة، رؤية مصر 2030 بين التوقعات الكبيرة وتحديات التطبيق, Amira Abdel Latif, Diana Magdy, Karim El Sharkawy, Marlene William, Mohamed Maguid
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This paper focuses on Egypt's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were developed to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which ended in 2015. The new SDGs favor collective action by all countries, and emphasize on the principles of “leaving no one behind”, building partnerships, and working together to achieve a common goal.
Curbing Corruption In Egypt: A Focus On Local Administration Reform / مكافحة الفساد في مصر: تركيز على إصلاح الإدارة المحلية, Amira Gamal El-Din, Rawda Saeed Ali, Reem Abughattas
Curbing Corruption In Egypt: A Focus On Local Administration Reform / مكافحة الفساد في مصر: تركيز على إصلاح الإدارة المحلية, Amira Gamal El-Din, Rawda Saeed Ali, Reem Abughattas
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The objective of this work is to provide a comprehensive picture of corruption in the local administration system in Egypt and to present a persuasive argument justifying the policy recommendations presented in the paper. We hope this document would act as a decision-making tool and a call on the relevant parties to take action.
معالجة التقزم وفقر الدم في مصر, Abeer Alanwar, Hend Ahmed, Sabreen Mahmoud, Wessam Adly
معالجة التقزم وفقر الدم في مصر, Abeer Alanwar, Hend Ahmed, Sabreen Mahmoud, Wessam Adly
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Stunting and anemia rates in children between the age of 0-24 months (0-2 years) have been two of the most persistent public health problems facing the Egyptian society and government. Based on the researchers' analysis of the problem, current policies, and on the opportunities Egypt has, this policy paper targets the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population and recommends reformulating a specific nutrition policy to tackle stunting and anemia as well providing awareness and education about the appropriate IYCF and to give high priority to strengthening the health provision of the required micronutrients in family care units (FCU), as well …
Children And Adolescents At Risk Of Drug Addiction, Doreen Nambafu, Mahmoud Sabry, Maha Tantawy
Children And Adolescents At Risk Of Drug Addiction, Doreen Nambafu, Mahmoud Sabry, Maha Tantawy
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This paper was commissioned to examine the reasons beyond the increasing rate of drug abuse and addiction among children and adolescents in Egypt since 2004 and to recommend policy alternatives to tackle the problem.
لأطفال والمراهقون المعرضون لخطر إدمان المخدرات, Doreen Nambafu, Mahmoud Sabry, Maha Tantawy
لأطفال والمراهقون المعرضون لخطر إدمان المخدرات, Doreen Nambafu, Mahmoud Sabry, Maha Tantawy
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This paper was commissioned to examine the reasons beyond the increasing rate of drug abuse and addiction among children and adolescents in Egypt since 2004 and to recommend policy alternatives to tackle the problem.