c. Modernizing and extending the ‘Support and Development of Human Rights and
Civil Society in Egypt’ initiative in partnership with the European Commission with
the aim of promoting a culture of human rights and raising awareness about this
initiative, as well as enhancing children’s rights.
d. Developing a program to combat child labor across those governorates which
have recorded high rates of this phenomenon. Budgets estimated at more than
EGP 4 million were earmarked as a first stage in fiscal year 2017/2018 to support
the program to combat child labor in these governorates.
e. Creating a program for the development of cultural awareness among children
aged from six to 15 years through club activities and children’s libraries during the
half-term and end-of-year periods. Budgets estimated at more than three and a
half million pounds were set aside as a first stage in FY 2017/2018 to support this
program.
f. The ‘Players of Our Country’ initiative was launched to attract homeless children
to sports activities as a means of integrating them into society and creating
conditions for them to generate positive energy in partnership with 89 NGOs.
g. The ‘Shelter Enterprises’ initiative was established to provide shelter for children
aged between six and 18 who have been deprived of family care due to family
disruption, bereavement or family inability to provide the necessary care for the
child. A total of 345 of these shelters have been established to date, providing
services for 9,082 children. A similar nursery program has been launched for
younger children aged between two and six, with 145 nurseries providing services
to 3,584 infants.
h. The ‘Children's Villages’ system, which belongs to the Egyptian Children's Village
S-O-S, and sponsors orphaned and abandoned children of both sexes from birth
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