Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS) signed on Thursday an agreement with the European Union (EU) and the UN Development Program (UNDP) will launch a program aimed at supporting the country’s COVID-19 response. The agreement guarantees the funding of €6 million over three years for Egypt’s social programs. The new partnership aims to work on two levels of Egypt’s pandemic response in order to reduce virus’s impact on the country’s most vulnerable groups. The second level will work on addressing the socio-economic consequences of the pandemic and includes the expansion of social safety nets and the creation of dynamic work opportunities for vulnerable families. The project will raise awareness of Egypt’s already present Takaful and Karama programs, which provide cash to households experiencing poverty.

Source: Egypt Independent January 22, 2021 15:00 UTC