National Project for the Establishment of Social Justice Implementation of household sanitation links for the most-favored families in poor villages

From Year 2018 - From Year 2022

Introduction and description of the project

The establishment of social justice and supporting and empowering the poor is one of the axes of the local development plan approved by the Prime Minister. In this context, the Ministry of Local Development has identified the needs of the governorates, villages and families most in need .... The number of Egyptian villages is 4740, Representing about 60% of the population of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Sewage service was connected to 729 villages. It was revealed through monitoring the situation with the governorates and the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Wastewater that there were 182 integrated sanitation projects which came into operation at an estimated cost of LE 10 billion. Has led to the lack of benefit from the large investments that have been spent in this regard, and the cost of the link from two thousand to three thousand pounds

Project goals

The program of implementation of final links to sanitation as one of the programs of the Ministry of Local Development has been formulated to consolidate the social justice to support and empower the most needy citizens this year. The first phase of this program benefits 1.9 million citizens and all 312,779 families served by the program this year. In 182 villages at a cost of 909 million pounds in 17 governorates

The operational position of the project

Coordination with the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation of the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities and the Central Bank of Egypt to cooperate in the implementation of household drainage links for the most needy families in the poor villages through revolving loan so that the implementation period for each village is not more than 4 months

The Ministry of Local Development allocated LE 250 million for the first tranche to start implementing these links

On 15 May 2017, an agreement was signed with the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Wastewater to implement the first tranche of the project in the villages. The required amount of LE 250 million was made available to the Ministry of Local Development at the Central Bank of Egypt

It was agreed with the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation to collect the work of implementation of household sanitary drainage connections from the participants in installments with the knowledge and not more than 20 pounds monthly premium for each participant. The amounts collected are included in the account of the social justice consolidation program at the Central Bank. It is used in the implementation of home sanitary drainage connections for the most favored families in the remaining villages

An account has been opened at the Central Bank of Egypt and deposited LE 250 million. The account will be used within the revolving fund concept. It will finance the projects within the limits of what is approved. Upon completion of the project, one of the banks will enter to finance the full value of the project. And the Bank

The Prime Minister agreed that the benefit to the consumer should be within 5% only

It was agreed that the implementation of the first phase of the project within six months from January 2018 and ending at the end of June 2018 according to the planned time program

It was agreed that the drainage of the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Wastewater will be based on an implementation plan submitted by the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation to the Ministry of Local Development. Gentlemen from both

Governor of the Central Bank

Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities

Minister of Finance

Minister of Local Development

Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform

Chairman of the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater

This committee is specialized in the following

Approving public policies according to development gaps

Prioritize implementation

Adoption of plans and time programs

Ratify the establishment and development of the revolving fund account for the establishment of social justice

Budget and financial flows for programs and projects

The programs of social justice will be gradually expanded in coordination with other ministries and governorates