Active Citizen In Egypt

Presentation of
The Partnership between
The Association For Development And Enhancement for Women (ADEW )
And

The British Council

Introduction
This Presentation Shows The
Effect Of Applying Active
Citizens Training In Egypt.
The Association For
Development And
Enhancement Women ( ADEW)
has been cooperating with the
British Council in the
implementation of Six Projects,
based on Active Citizens
Training.

The Partnership between (ADEW) and

the (BC)
The partnership
between ADEW and the
British Council has begun
in 2010.
Six projects have been
implemented during the
period of the partnership.

The partnership between (ADEW) and

(BC)

These projects
have been carried
out in 15
governorates

Cairo
Giza
Alexandria
Mahala
Helwan
Qaliubiya
Beni Suef
Dakahlia
Suez
Minya
Sohag
Qena
Luxor
Monofia
Sharkia

The Partnership Between (ADEW) And

(BC) In Numbers

The number of
beneficiaries of
these projects

2725
beneficiaries.
18 NGO, 2
youth center

The selected
community
initiatives

17community
initiatives were
donated by
British council

The numbers of
beneficiaries of
these initiatives
10196

beneficiaries

The Partnership between (ADEW) and (BC)

The community initiatives addressed several topics , such
as follows:

Quick View of the six projects that have been implemented in the
framework of the partnership between ADEW and the British Council

The First Project- Active Citizens 2010

The project was
implemented in 2010.
In order to develop the
community leaders
capabilities in Masr ElQadima district.
150 women have been
trained in Masr El-Qadima
district.

The First Project- Active Citizens 2010

The outcomes of the
project were 3 Initiatives
initiated by the
participants

"lighting
initiative

"Cleaning
initiative

"Renewal of one
of the schools
initiative.

The Second Project- Active Citizens 2011-2012

The project was implemented
in 2011-2012.

In four governorates: (Cairo,

Minya, Beni Suef, Helwan).
The project aimed to reach out
to 1,200 young men and
women in the age range of 1825 years, who graduated from
universities and institutes.

The Second Project- Active Citizens 20112012

The outcomes of the project

133 Initiatives were initiated by the participants.

14 Initiatives were selected as the best initiatives

among the 133

4 Initiatives were implemented during 2012-2013

The Second Project- Active Citizens 20112012

The four implemented initiatives

A free year of addiction

Contribute to the creation of creative generations

Together for a healthy society

Together to achieve the interrelated families."

The Third Project- Active Citizens "Can

Change" 2012-2013
This project was implemented
during 2012-2013 in Cairo and
Upper Egypt governorates.
To socially empower
Egyptian youth
This project reached out to
540 youth

The Third Project- Active Citizens "Can

Change" 2012-2013
What distinguished this
project is that it relied entirely
on the youth; 40 youth who
were chosen as the best young
men and women received the
Active Citizens training

and the TOT to later deliver

the information, 20 out of
whom were selected to transfer
experience to the other youth.

The Third Project- Active Citizens "Can

Change" 2012-2013
At the end of this project, 4 Initiatives have been
implemented between 2013 & 2014:

in the field

to live in the
light that is
my right

Know Your
Country

youth
political
participation

The Fourth Project- She's an Active

Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":
The project was implemented in
three countries: "Egypt, Libya and
Tunisia.
Within three months; from January
until March 2013.
In order to enable girls and women
to be active citizens, contributing to
the service of their communities.
This project reached out to 534
girls

The fourth project- She's an Active

Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":
At the end of the project, 4 Initiatives were
implemented in 2013-2014:
1

Transparency at the Ballot is your responsibility

Know your civil duty

Theatre of the oppressed
Empowering women candidates

The Fifth project - Women Participation in

Public Life."
The project was implemented in four
governorates: "Cairo, Alexandria,
Suez and Minya.
Within 9 months from December
2013 until August 2014.
The project reached out to 100 girls
and youth

The fourth project- She's an Active

Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":
At the end of the project, 2 Initiatives were
implemented during 2013-2014:
Raise The Legal And Constitutional Level For Young
People And Prepare Them For The Next Election
Supporting The Political Participation Of Young
People

The sixth project - Women Participation in

Public Life."
The project was implemented in
Manshiet Nasser area during 2014.
In order to socially & economically
empower young men and women,
to have a leadership role in their
communities.
The project aimed at & reached out
to 300 young men and women from
university students and the
unemployed youth from the age of
16 to 25 in Cairo.

The sixth project- She's an Active Citizen":

"Women Participation in Public Life":
At the end of the project, 2 Initiatives were
implemented during 2015:
Make right choose

Participating in putting the policy of youth

Now, we will present the Initiatives carried

out by each Community

Initiatives of First

Project

The initiatives of the first project "Active

Citizens" 2010
Lighting initiative: where lighting poles have been installed in dark
streets, to make them safer for the residents.
Cleaning initiative: where many tons of garbage have been removed from
the streets, by the youth self-effort.
The renewal of one of the schools initiative: where it was to identify the
neediest school to develop its infrastructure in the project area.

Initiatives of
Second project

The initiatives of the second project "Active

Citizens" 2011-2012
A Year, Free of Addiction initiative:
The objective of the initiative:
reducing drug addiction rates in
Helwan, through creating an
active citizens community, and
making the community aware of
the seriousness and harms of
addiction.
The target group: children who
are suffering from drug
addiction.

The initiatives of the second project "Active

citizens" 2011-2012
A Year, Free of Addiction initiative :
The activities of the initiative:
1)ADEW signed a Cooperation
Protocol with the Anti-Addiction
Fund.
2) Then the initiative youth initiative
were trained on how to make
awareness sessions about the
dangers of addiction and smoking.
At the end the initiative reached
635 beneficiaries.

The initiatives of the second project "Active

Citizens" 2011-2012
To Create Creative Generations:
The objective of the
initiative: Elimination of
illiteracy among young people
and develop their talents and
abilities.
The activities of the
initiative: opening classes to
130 students from schools in
Arab El-Walda in Helwan.

The initiatives of the second project "Active

Citizens" 2011-2012
Together For A Healthy Society Initiative
The objective of the initiative:
Raise the awareness of the people
of Kafr El-Elw area in Helwan
about the damages caused by the
lack of a sewage system, as well as
make them involved in the project
to build sewage network in
cooperation with government.
The target group: Direct: 400
beneficiaries. Indirect: 1200
families in the targeted area.

The initiatives of the second project "Active

Citizens" 2011-2012
Together For A Healthy Society Initiative:
The activities of the initiative:
1.Installing a sewage system

2.Installing 25 lighting poles in dark

streets.
3. Removing 10 gears of garbage.
4.Organizing 4 awareness sessions to
educate the people and natural leaders
on how to rationalize electricity and
water consumption. 220 persons have
benefited from these four sessions.

The initiatives of the second project "Active

citizens" 2011-2012
"Together To Achieve Close-Bonded Families Initiative:

The objective of the initiative:

Raise awareness of the target
groups on how to resolve family
issues to reduce marital problems,
& for parents to be aware of the
fundamentals of perfect
education.

The target group: Engaged, &

married couples in the initiative
area.

The initiatives of the second project "Active

citizens" 2011-2012
"Together To Achieve Close-Bonded Families Initiative:

The activities of the initiative:

Organizing awareness sessions for
the target groups, where 569
persons benefited from it.

Initiatives of third

project

The initiatives of the third project "Active

citizens" 2012-2013
To Live in the Light that is My Right initiative
The objective of the initiative:
Re-integrate the blind people in
the Egyptian society by enhancing
their skills and encouraging their
social contribution through a
specially designed version of the
"Active Citizens" program that
better meets their special needs.
Target group: the blind people in
the Egyptian society.

The initiatives of the third project "Active

Citizens" 2012-2013
To Live in the Light that is My Right initiative
The activities of the initiative:
Forming a network of stakeholders
through partnerships with a
number of CBOs whose target
beneficiaries are blind people.

The initiatives of the third project "Active

Citizens" 2012-2013
Youth Political Participation initiative:
The objective of the
initiative:
Empower youth, aged 25-35,
with the skills and knowledge
to participate in the political
process both as voters and
potential candidates and to be
actively participating in their
local community

The initiatives of the third project "Active

Citizens" 2012-2013
Youth Political Participation initiative:
The activities of the initiative:

1. Training 46 social and political

activists form 8 Egyptian
governorates.
2. A network with a number of
political parties and civil society
organization was formed based on
a comprehensive database.
3. Cooperation protocols were signed
with a number of political parties.

The initiatives of the third project "Active

citizens" 2012-2013
In the Field Initiative
The objective of the initiative:

Build the capacity of political

parties and civil society
organizations through
empowering their human capital
(volunteers) with all the
knowledge and skills of working
directly with the beneficiaries in
the field and effectively managing
field campaigns.

The initiatives of the third project "Active

citizens" 2012-2013
In the Field Initiative
The activities of the initiative:
1324 young men and women
from the field coordinators have
been trained on volunteerism
management skills, and field
leadership skills

197 young men and women who

have received TOT training.

The initiatives of the third project "Active

citizens" 2012-2013
Know Your Country Initiative
The objective of the initiative:
Raise the awareness of young
people and residents of squatter
areas about their country; by
encouraging them to search for
data and information to participate
in competitions which contain
Egypt-related questions, in various
fields: cultural, geographical,
historical & political.

The initiatives of the third project "Active

citizens" 2012-2013
Know Your Country Initiative
The target group: Direct: more
than 4,000 people; Indirect: more
than 20,000 thousand in one
competition.
The activities of the initiative:
Organizing sessions with the
target group, discussing historical,
political and economic, social and
technical topics about Egypt
through the competition.

Initiatives of
Fourth Project

The initiatives of The fourth project- She's an

Active Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":
"Theatre Of The Oppressed & Violence Against Women"
Initiative :

The objective of the initiative:

Training 30 interested university
students on how to use Theatre
of the Oppressed to bring to light
the various forms of political
violence currently being
practiced against women.

The initiatives of The fourth project- "she's active

citizen": "Women's participation in public life":
"Theatre Of The Oppressed & Violence Against Women"
Initiative :
The target group:
30 university students interested in using Theatre of the
Oppressed to fight a social phenomenon.

The initiatives of The fourth project- She's an

Active Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":
"Know Your Civil Duty" Initiative:
The objective of the initiative:
Educate women on the
importance of democratic
participation and create a
culture in which young girls
know that they have a voice and
that they can directly affect the
decisions that have an impact on
their lives by expressing their
opinions at the ballot box.

The initiatives of The fourth project- She's an

Active Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":

"Know Your Civil Duty" Initiative:

The target group:
20 local female community
leaders from Samalot, El Minya,
who were provided with a
T.O.T. on civic awareness and
the electoral process, and some
200 young girls aged 16-25 who
were introduced to a culture of
active democratic participation.

The initiatives of The fourth project- She's an

Active Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":
"Know Your Civil Duty" Initiative:
The activities of the initiative:
2 seminars were held, where
guest speakers were discussing
civic responsibility & duties
topics; that aimed at further
empowering these young
leaders to be more empowered
& engaging in civic participation
in their communities.

The initiatives of The fourth project- She's an

Active Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":

"Transparency at the Ballot Box is Your Responsibility"

Initiative:
The objective of the initiative:

Training female youth on how to

effectively monitor elections. After
receiving the training, trainees
were linked to civil society
election-monitoring committees so
as to participate in the observation
of future elections.
Target Groups: 200 female youth
aged 18-30

The initiatives of The fourth project- She's an

Active Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":
"Transparency at the Ballot Box is Your Responsibility"
Initiative:
The activities of the initiative:
1. Preparing a training manual
brief, explaining the electoral
process/stages and the rights of
voters and the candidates.
2.Training 200 female youth
aged 18-30 on how to effectively
monitor elections

The initiatives of The fourth project- She's an

Active Citizen": "Women Participation in Public
Life":

"Empowering Women Candidates" Initiative:

The objective of the initiative:

Build the capacity of potential
female candidates to run for
local political and professional
offices, and how to incorporate
gender issues into the public
agenda.
Target Groups: 200 high-level
education and university
female in the age range of 18-35.

The initiatives of The fourth project- "she's active

citizen": "Women's participation in public life":
"Empowering Women Candidates" Initiative:

The activities of the initiative:

Preparing a training manual
brief; to illustrate the
importance of women's
participation in political life and
the role of local councils and
their types.
We have now 200 girls from
Cairo and Alexandria who have
the ability to run in the next
elections, & who have the
ability to participate effectively
in the political life

Initiatives of Fifth

Project

The initiatives of women's participation in public

life. (Fifth project)
Legal and Constitutional Awareness initiative:
The objective of the initiative:
Create a caliber of youth who are
fully aware of their civic and
political rights, & who are
equipped with political
participation and civic
engagement skills.
Target Groups: 50 young females
& males (direct beneficiaries), 200
young females & males, through
the initiative's face book page.
And at least 1,000 youths (indirect
beneficiaries).

The initiatives of Women Participation in Public

Life."
Legal and Constitutional Awareness initiative:

The activities of the initiative:

1.Designing a curriculum for the
interpersonal skills, & one for the
civic & political education .
2.Training 50 young natural
leaders to run for elections .
Training 50 young natural leaders
to monitor elections.
3.Issuing 50 permits for the
young natural leaders who
received the training.

The initiatives of Women Participation in Public

Life."
Youth Political Participation, Model of Democracy
The objective of the initiative: Support the involvement of
youth in the political arena through providing an
assimilation model for the Egyptian political process.
Target Groups: Direct: 10 Female natural leaders, 20 local
representatives and government officials, and 60 female and
male youth in the age of 18-35. Indirect: female and male
youth in the universities and beneficiaries of the NGOs.

The initiatives of Women Participation in Public

Life."
Youth Political Participation, Model of Democracy
The activities of the initiative:
Training workshops was delivered to 60 participants on the
following topics:" Community Mobilization Techniques Concepts of Democracy and Democratic Transition. Training
10 Female natural leaders on how to assess the different
needs of their community.

The Challenges
Projects' implementation was faced by so many
challenges:
The first challenge was the insecurity conditions and the
uncertainty of the political environment in governorates in the
past years.
The second challenge were the youths exams: because all of
our participants & target groups are youth, most of whom are
enrolled in universities; the start-up had to be shifted till they
were done with the exams, which slightly shifted action plans.
The third challenge was in communicating with the political
parties to make the required link between the trained
participants and those parties; but, due to political momentum
in the Egyptian environment, the negotiations and decision
making within the parties had taken longer time than
planned.

Success Stories
Hany Eid one of the youth, who took "Active Citizens" training,
said that
The program provided me with a
bundle of skills and knowledge in
youth empowerment and it
enhanced
my
training
and
facilitation skill required to join
other programs. As a result of the
experience I received from the
program I managed to join another
program on learning for democracy
called "Ledge.

Success Stories
one of the youth, who took "Active Citizens" training, said that
I heard about the Active Citizens training through a
friend, who called, telling me that there is a good
training which he'd encourage me to participate in.
I did indeed apply for the training. I walked into
the AC training, thinking it's going to be just like
any other routine trainings delivered by NGOs that
try to publicize for themselves. But ADEW in
general & AC in particular proved otherwise".

Success Stories
Ahmed Khafagy one of the youth, who took "Active Citizens"
training, said that:"
Ayman Mohammed, one of the youth, who took
"Active Citizens" training, said that:" Before the
training I was convinced that there was no use of
developing the society, and even if there is
development, it is very difficult to harvest its
impact. But after the training and having written
our idea of the initiative on paper, and after starting
with the implementation, I now believe that if we
had a project with clear goals, it will make
unexpected results in the society.

Success Stories
Sohila Tarek one of the youth, who took "Active Citizens"
training, said that:"
I expected that I will benefit from the
training because I'm aware of the status
of the British Council and the long history
of ADEW in the field. I finished the
training & felt a big difference .. I got to
know many terms on the true meaning of
citizenship, economic and social systems
and other related concepts that I didn't
know about before. And I knew the real
role of volunteer work and its importance
in the community we live in.

ADEW on the Web

ADEW website Arabic and English:

www.adew.org

Face book Group and Page:

1-Page: ADEW
https://www.facebook.com/ADEWEgy?fref=ts
2-Group: ADEW
https://www.facebook.com/groups/11278969977/

ADEW's channel on youtube:

www.youtube.com/adew78

ADEW's twitter:

ADEW's blog
http://adew-egypt.blogspot.com

adew_egypt

Some pages created by ADEW:

ADEW's PAGE FOR Active citizen:
https://www.facebook.com/ActiveCitizenInEgyptAdew

Parliament for You & Me Campaign (ADEW's Compaign)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%85%D8
%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%85/414883785342997?ref=br_rs

Together: People's Alliance with the Egyptian women (ADEW's Alliance)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1/131592586941449?fref=ts

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