Assiut Childhood and Development Association

Category: Local Organization
Target groups: Organizations, women and children
Main field: Social and economic empowerment; health awareness; education
Setting: Urban and rural
Year founded: 1991
An association that seeks to support the local community achieve its goals and empower those who are marginalized through societal inclusion and positive synergy. This is done through the following:
  • Providing basic services and educational opportunities and care for people with disabilities
  • Improving health conditions, environmental condition and the economic status of vulnerable communities
  • Empowering community development organizations to maintain their responsibilities
  • Collaborating with other local organizations on pressing societal issues concerning marginalised communities
  • Maintaining the association's values and policies reflected in issues such as: child protection, gender mainstreaming, equal opportunities for women and men.

Main Activity:

Awareness campaigns, microcredit programs, development of community organizations, and training courses

Past projects

  • Establishing nurseries
  • Adult literacy schools
  • Handicraft training projects
  • Small business loans
  • Children at Risk Project
  • Child and mother care projects
  • Healthcare awareness and healthcare centers development
  • Worked on raising awareness about women's rights to inheritance