Egypt, USAID sign MoU to implement workforce enhancement project

Egypt, USAID sign MoU to implement workforce enhancement project

CAIRO – 24 December 2021: Egyptian Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy, and Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al-Mashat witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Local Development and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement the Workforce Improvement and Skills Enhancement (WISE) project in Egypt. “The goal of the MoU is to create practical prospects on the ground to enhance cooperation between the ministry, complete the local economic development program, increase the efficiency of the labor market and form a social economic council, improve employment conditions and create sustainable local job opportunities in two new governorates, in addition to completing some activities in Beni Suef governorate,” Minister Shaarawy said. He added that the ministry has formulated, during the last period, economic development strategies for the governorates of Fayoum, Sohag, Minya and Ismailia. Strategies for local economic development have also been prepared for the economic sectors. Shaarawy highlighted the success of the implementation of the Local Economic Development Program in Beni Suef Governorate, and the fruitful and constructive cooperation between the Ministry of Local Development and the Manpower Development and Skills Enhancement Project - funded by the US Agency for International