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Madrasty Phase 2 launched

Phase 2 of the award-winning Madrasty Project is now underway after a special Vodafone Signing Ceremony in Cairo. HEPCA attended the Signing Ceremony along with the other NGOs working on the project and was invited to give a presentation. The groundbreaking Madrasty Project is the biggest campaign so far for equal education in Egypt. This initiative hits right at the heart of Egypt’s primary school education system, and links quality education with quality environment. Phase one of the Madrasty Project was completed last year and HEPCA successfully carried out physical renovations of 40 underprivileged schools in six of the most remote governorates in Egypt. Phase Two of the project sees HEPCA take responsibility for 50 schools in 10 governorates throughout Egypt. Following the signing ceremony, Amr Ali accompanied Vodafone representatives Noha Saad, Corporate Responsibility & Foundation Manager and Sara Refaat, Senior Specialist CSR & Foundation, on a site visit to the south. Two schools were visited in El Quseir, followed by a site inspection at the new Solid Waste Plant in Port Ghalib that is being financed by Vodafone. The group then made their way to Shalatein in the deep south. A number of schools were included in the program and HEPCA declared the opening of a nursery to help and support the local community in this area. On the return journey, the party stopped in to visit the Solid Waste Plant in Marsa Alam, which opened earlier this year. Find out more about Madrasty in our Projects section.