illiteracy
Govt report: The poor represent a quarter of Egypt’s population
Egypt
October 16, 2012
Govt report: The poor represent a quarter of Egypt’s population
Poverty rates in Egypt jumped to 25.2 percent of the population during the period 2010-2011, up from 21.6 percent in…
Bicycles keep girls in school in poor Indian state, giving hope for better literacy
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Bicycles keep girls in school in poor Indian state, giving hope for better literacy
RAMPUR SINGHARA, India — The daily trip to high school was expensive, long and eventually too much for Indian teenager…
Govt earmarks LE4.3 billion for neediest villages
Business
January 24, 2011
Govt earmarks LE4.3 billion for neediest villages
Investments worth LE4.3 billion have been allocated to complement the first phase of the 1000 Villages Poorest Initiative, the Egyptian…
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
A heated discussion broke out in parliament on Sunday over the allocation of a LE2.7 billion USAID fund obtained by…
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
Egypt
October 15, 2010
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
Egyptian feminists have cast doubts about a newly launched initiative to reduce the gap that exists between men and women…
UN report: Poverty in Egypt is inherited
Egypt
June 27, 2010
UN report: Poverty in Egypt is inherited
Egypt's youth can give a powerful impetus to development if conditions in their country are improved, says the Human Development…
Parliamentary report finds poverty, illiteracy on rise
Egypt
February 7, 2010
Parliamentary report finds poverty, illiteracy on rise
A special committee created by parliament's consultative Shura Council--mandated with following up on President Hosni Mubarak's recent speech at the…