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A model for distinct and earnest community participation

"ADEW" and "HCC" celebrate launching "Madrasti" project in Kafr

El-Elw in Helwan

Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women (ADEW) and Helwan Cement Company

(HCC) organized a conference which took place in Kafr El-Elw on last Wednesday -17/09/2014, incelebration of the launch of the "Madrasti" project, which is implemented by (ADEW) in collaboration with(HCC) in the area of Kafr El-Elw in Helwan, during the period from July 2014 until January 2015 , in order toimprove the educational environment in the region, through the development of infrastructure and devices of

one of Kafr El-Elw schools, and also through the development of the human element of the region'sinhabitance.

The conference was held at Kafr El-Elw Primary School in Helwan, where the project is implemented, inorder to celebrate the launch of "Madrasti" project, and in order to announce the details of the project, the

target groups, and the services provided by the project during the past few months, in addition to the services provided by the project during the coming period. So, the attendees have witnessed the huge positive change

of the infrastructure of the school and the overall maintenance of buildings and facilities.

The speakers in the conference were: Dr. Iman Bibars -Chairwoman of The Association for theDevelopment and Enhancement of Women (ADEW), Mr. Bruno Carré -Suez Cement Managing Director,

Eng. Maher Ghaly -Helwan Cement Plant Manager, Ms. Manal Shaheen -General Manager of follow-up projects to develop northern Republic and the general coordinator of economic and social programs "as arepresentative of the minister of civilized development and squatter areas" , and Mr. Mamdouh Mahmoud

GadAllah – General Manager of Tbbeen Educational Management.

In this context, Dr. Iman Bibars -Chairwoman of ADEW- said that: "Madrasti ..is a model for hard work

among the civil, private and government sectors, in order to achieve comprehensive and sustainabledevelopment in marginalized areas within Egyptian society, where our thought unite to develop Kafr El-Elwarea, because besides cooperation of Helwan Cement Company with us to implement the project, the Ministryof Education, the Presidency Neighborhood of Helwan, and educational management which the school

affiliated to.. they all cooperated in the implementation of the project, as we had not face any obstacles duringthe implementation of the project in the past period. She Emphases the importance of the timing of theimplementation of the project, especially at this stage that we live now in Egypt.

Dr. Bibars added: "In Madrasti project we worked on providing a suitable environment for the students of theKafr El-Elw primary school, whether at school or at home, and that is through the various components of the project, through the development of the infrastructure of the school and the maintenance of its buildings and




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facilities, and by providing scholarships for students’ parents who can’t afford paying for their children’s

education, and also through the organization of community and the creation of natural leaders from of theregion inhabitants and develop the spirit of belonging to the homeland among them, or through the provisionof health services and medical care to Kafr El-Elw inhabitants".

While Mr. Bruno Carré -Suez Cement Managing Director- said that: "Helwan Cement Company

participated in the implementation of this project in cooperation with (The Association for the Developmentand Enhancement of Women) out of believing in our social responsibility towards the community". He also

stressed that the importance of the company's support for “Madrasti” project comes from that companyofficials are not injecting funds to implement projects that allow the company to achieve social responsibilitywithout planning, but they were keen to develop a set of standards that ensure the achievement of their goalsin making a real change on the ground through projects such as “Madrasti". That is why he believes that“Madrasti” will serve the Egyptian society as a whole.

Mr. Carré affirmed that (HCC) supports and cooperates with many schools in the south of Cairo and alsouniversities, not only materialistically, but also by supporting the idea of developing the education sector afterthe revolutions of 25

th January and 30

th of June, stressing his permanent keenness on the success of such

projects, which aims to enhance next generation. He explained that the company's goal of participating in this

project is collaboration between the private sector, state agencies, and civil society organizations for thedevelopment of the education sector.

He also urged the audience to participate in this project, so that it would be a role model that the neighboringschools apply to itself, adding that children are the heart of the community, as everyone works for the

sublimity of this community in the future.

Eng. Maher Ghali -Helwan Cement Plant Manager- said in his speech that he is proud of this remarkableachievement derived from the project and those who contributed in the implementation of it. He stressed that

Helwan Cement Company will continue the community development and the development of our belovedEgypt. He pointed out that this active participation with (ADEW) is among the priorities of the (HCC) which

is one of the of Suez Cement Group companies, which is a leading group in the field of service and participation of civil society. He added that this active participation is one of the responsibilities of the

company's support for all activities related to service community, especially "Madrasti" project, and the process of organizing society through training and empowering of cadres residing in Kafr El-Elw to upgradethe society and its services, and also through the provision of medical convoys to treat families residing in theregion, and to provide all medical assistance and health care for them for free.

Eng. Maher Thanked (ADEW) on the great and fruitful effort of its employees to make the Kafr El-Elw primary school in such a decent shape, led by young people participating in the implementation of the project

because they represent a good model for young men and women of Egypt when they want to advance thesociety where they live in.

He stressed that this achievement is an evidence of collaboration between the private sector and civil society

organizations, as well as activating the role of young people of both sexes in contributing to serve theircommunity. He completed: "This is the goal of Helwan Cement Company, in order to advance the society and

to organize and empower cadres, which will lead the society then; whom will be ,of course, from the youth".




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On the other hand, General Manager of follow-up projects to develop northern Republic and the general

coordinator of economic and social programs, Mr. Manal Shaheen, clarified her opinion in theimportance of “Madrasti” project by asserting that as long as there is a decline in the level of education inEgypt, we can not end the phenomenon of street children and children who smoke and drug addict.

Ms. Manal added that the issue is not only educational, but it is linked to behavioral and dealing also, so

school leaders should be supported in order to be able to bring up children properly.

She added that without community participation Egypt will not be able to succeed any project, and she wishedto see this project “Madrasti” implemented at the national level in all schools in Egypt.

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