Expanding educational protection

Expanding educational protection

Educational support for the children of families enrolled in the Takaful and Karama (Solidarity and Dignity) social-protection programmes has now been extended to include university education.

The expansion of the conditional and unconditional cash-transfer programmes, launched by the Ministry of Social Solidarity and other ministries in 2015, was ordered by President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, who instructed the allocation of LE1 billion to support university students in need.

The two programmes are meant to support the poorest segments in Upper Egyptian villages and families striving to make ends meet in areas on the outskirts of Cairo and Giza.

The Takaful programme encourages poorer families to keep their children in school. Qualifying households receive a monthly cash transfer of LE325 and are given additional monthly support of LE60 for every child