Children's rights in Egypt, 2018-2020
Development project "Awareness and education about children's rights in Egypt", 2018-2020
Institute Circle, in cooperation with the local organization SOS Children's Villages, implements the project "Education and awareness of children's rights" in Egypt. In the first part of the project, 45 new trainers were trained to conduct workshops for children with the "Our Rights" manual, and in the continuation of the project, these new trainers conducted workshops and trainings on children's rights for adults and children. One thousand two hundred Egyptian children from various schools and organizations in three cities, Cairo, Alexandria and Tanta, and 150 teachers, parents, guardians in foster homes, and government representatives were involved.
The project was based on the use of an instruction manual for teachers and a set of cards "Our Rights" to teach children about their rights, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Slovenia. In Egypt, despite comprehensive legislation on children's rights, these are regularly violated in practice in all areas. Among the reasons are the difficult living conditions of families, lack of education and lack of awareness of parents and teachers about the rights, needs and potential of children.
The victims of such violations are mainly children in the informal, poor districts of large cities, such as Cairo and Alexandria, where the project will take place. They, like orphans, refugee children, girls, are further neglected. Most children in Egypt are not aware of their rights, do not recognize violations and do not participate in decisions about their lives. With the project, we empowered children on their rights and what to do in case of violations of them.
The project was financed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Slovenia within international development cooperation. The opinion and content of the project do not represent the official position of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.
Project duration: January 2018 – December 2020
Project partners: Zavod Krog (Slovenia) and S.O.S. Children's Villages (Egypt)
The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia as part of international development cooperation.
