cooperation protocol, modernizing protection mechanisms and providing legal and
security support for women.
7. The ‘Taa Almarbouta, Secret of Your Strength’ campaign, which attracted about 40
million viewers on social media and 498,000 followers in other media, was created to
raise public awareness of the need to support women and protect them from all forms of
discrimination and violence through the dissemination of awareness messages which
address all segments of society across multiple media platforms.
8. The ‘Women's Complaints Bureau and Family Advice’ hotline was launched as a
national initiative to combat violence against women, child marriage, human trafficking
and female circumcision, and to raise awareness about reproductive health and family
planning issues.
9. Forty-five seminars were held, attended by 1,277 people, to raise awareness about
issues of violence against women, FGM, early marriage and family planning, as well as
training workshops for media professionals on the role of information and awarenessraising in combating violence against women.
C. Cooperation between human rights bodies and the community outreach divisions at the
Ministry of the Interior and the National Council for Women resulted in the establishment of
a partnership between Islamic and Christian religious leaders to discuss community issues
and raise awareness among women and society in general on issues affecting the rights
and freedoms of women and girls.
D. The National Council for Women launched the ‘Doorways’ campaign, which targets women
and girls in villages through field visits to have first-hand information about women's
problems and provide information on government service channels. The campaign
targeted a total of 110,224 women and girls in 991 villages in all governorates.
E. The launch of the ‘Women Can’ initiative targeting women in remote communities through
the provision of a package of health, education and service activities; and holding mobile
"cultural salons" which toured all Egypt’s governorates targeting women and youth to
discuss women's issues in general and to assess the pressing issues in each province.
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