to enable them ultimately to be self-reliant through the provision of ‘children's
villages.
i. ‘Social welfare institutions system for children at risk of delinquency’ have been
established to provide care for children between the ages of six and 18 who are
considered to be at particular risk or vulnerable to aberrant behavior. These
children remain in these facilities until the age of 21, with 37 such facilities
available in the country, 11 of which are for females and the other 26 for males.
j. The launch of the ‘Observation Centers’ system is concerned with the detention
of children under the age of 15 whom the Public Prosecution or the judiciary
considers to be temporarily placed in protective custody pending the outcome of
court cases against them so that they are not detained in police stations or
prisons. These centers equally offer an integrated and comprehensive range of
child services.
k. The ‘Social Control Bureaus’ system examines cases referred by the Public
Prosecution service or police or social, psychological and medical observation
centers to identify problematic factors of deviation and design an appropriate
treatment plan for each case. These bureaus also provide care and financial
support for children, with a total of 256 of these facilities across Egypt.
l. The implementation of a strategy to "develop quality standards for orphanages" in
order to review and update current management regulations related to these
institutions and to social centers specializing in providing for orphans, which will
also be concerned with preparing and formulating quality standards within
institutions providing shelter for children.
m. Expanding free school meals programs to accommodate more than 11 million
students, including up to 81 percent of students enrolled in public sector primary
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