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Sohag governorate locates in Upper Egypt. It is
located in the southern part of the country, 500 km far from Cairo. The
governorate covers an area of 11.000 square km. Population and economic
activities locate only locate in 14.5% of the total area. Sohag population is
estimated by 3.7 million people who are mostly rural characters.
The governorate population are being distributed in 11
administrative centers from the north to the south: Tima, Tahta, Juhayna, Al
Maragha, Sakulta, Sohag, Akhmim, Al Mansha, Girga, Al Balyana, Dar Al Salam.
Sohag is classified the twentieth among Egypt’s
governorates in which 13% of its population live in sever poverty meanwhile,
45.8% of its population live below the poverty threshold. Egypt Human
Development report 2008 also indicates that 34.5% of the governorate’s total
population need programs and projects that could alleviate their poverty and
improve their economic standards.
Sohag nearly includes 50% of the poorest villages in
Egypt. That led to the spread of unemployment and poverty in addition to many
social and health problems, high rates of illiteracy, lack of cultural, social,
environmental, health and economic awareness.
|
No.
|
The
Village
|
Population
|
Population
main activity
|
Services
available in the Village
|
|
1
|
Al
Hammas
|
4005
|
Agriculture
/ livestock farming projects
|
Primary
School / Preparatory School / Primary Azhari Institute / Two Pharmacies /
Post Office
|
|
2
|
Al
Horayzat Al Gharbeya
|
15690
|
Agriculture
/ livestock farming / Commercial projects
|
Two
Primary Schools / Preparatory School for boys and girls / Primary Azhari
Institute / Health Unit / Five Pharmacies / Medical Lab / Post Office /
Community Development Association / Agricultural Association / Sporting Club
|
Project’s activity:
- Establishing re-enrolment, illiteracy eliminating
classes, and schools for students drop out of school
- Activating school activities for five schools that
serves 500 children annually
- Holding courses for teaching English language and
sessions for teaching sewing in the exploratory centre located in a girls
preparatory school.
- The village’s development centre was prepared with a
medical clinic to take care of women and children in different specialists that
includes General (internal) Medicine Gastroenterology, Orthopaedics,
Ophthalmology and Dermatology. Medical convoys and treatments were also
available for poor people.
- Provide trainings in the fields of arts, crafts’
making, carpet weaving, sewing, jewelry designing and executing small
projects benefiting a total of 132 individuals in addition to holding product
marketing and awareness workshops for ladies
- Developing and preparing youth centre in Al Horayzat
village.
Project duration: Two years
