The Youth Love Egypt (YLE) Foundation organized a cycle marathon in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on FridayCAIRO – 18 December 2021: Egypt named the year 2016 as the year of youths, since then, building youth capacity became on the state’s radar and part of its development agenda. As young people, below 40 years, represent about 60 percent of the Egyptian population, capacity-building, training and empowerment plans were adopted at different state agencies. The state has also announced the National Academy for Youth Training and Rehabilitation, supported the partisan participation of youth Launching the Youth Parties' Coordination, and launched the New Republic's Youth Union. 4- Established 11 incubators all over Egypt, benefiting more than 340 young men and women, with 10 feddans for each young man. 7- Provided more than 40 thousand job opportunities for young people to provide more than 40 thousand jobs for young people.

Source: Egypt Today December 18, 2021 12:58 UTC