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Stories of women empowerment: voices from Upper Egypt with MAIS and COSPE
Egypt, Governorates of Sohag and Assiut – Within the Italian-Egyptian Debt Swap Program (IEDS) a particularly important role is played by the initiatives promoted by the Egyptian civil society and by Italian NGOs. On November 2nd, 3rd and 4th the staff of AICS Cairo and the Technical Support Unit of the IEDS, carried out a joint monitoring mission […]
Luca Maestripieri’s, AICS director, visit to Egypt from June 15th until June 18th
Cairo, Egypt– Luca Maestripieri, director of “The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation” (AICS) is currently in Egypt from Saturday June 15th, 2019 until June 18th where he visited several AICS’s financed projects in the country and confirm Italy’s role as Egypt’s strategic partner. The Italian Cooperation in Egypt is present since twenty years, and it has […]
Human Interests Story – AICS Regional Gender Programme
This regional gender programme “Assistance to and Empowerment of Syrian Refugee Women and girls and vulnerable women and girls of Host Communities in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon”, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) for a total amount of six million Euro, aims at protecting and empowering the Syrian refugee women and girls […]
First Stone Event as part of the Project “Strengthening business environment for the eco-touristic development of New Valley Governorate”implemented by the Italian NGO CISS
Kargha Oasis, New Valley Governorate. On March 31th 2019 a Delegation from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Egypt (AICS Cairo) chaired by Dr. Felice Longobardi, Head of AICS in Cairo, participated to opening of the Micro Small Enterprise Incubator as part of the Italian Egyptian Debt Swap Programme (EIDS-Phase III) funded project ” Strengthening business […]
Free Again: The Story of Wahiba from Syria as part of the Regional programme : “Assistance to and Empowerment of Syrian Refugee Women and girls and vulnerable women and girls of Host Communities in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon”
This regional propgramme, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) for a total amount of six million Euro, aims at protecting and empowering the Syrian refugee women and girls and those of vulnerable host communities in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. This Programme specifically focuses on sexual and reproductive health and rights and socio-economic […]
AICS Cairo representatives participated to the 4th Egyptian Date Palm Festival
Siwa – Siwa Oasis hosted on Nov. 7 the Dates Festival, which is an implemented program to promote date industry through the development of supply chains, focusing on modern technologies of transfer and application. Two representative of AICS Cairo participated to the festival and presented the new approved project “Improve the value chain of Siwa Palm […]
Cairo Water Week – The Egyptian minister of Water Resources and Irrigation meets the Italian Ambassador in Cairo, the Head of Italian Cooperation in Cairo and an Italian Delegation from CIHEAM and Hydroaid
Cairo– On October 15th, as part of the Cairo Water Week, the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resource and Irrigation (MWRI) meets the Italian Ambassador in Cairo H.E. Gianpaolo Cantini, the head of the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS), and a delegation from CIHEAM-BAri and Hydroaid. During the meeting the ministry confirmed his cooperation […]
Development partners meet to bring forward innovation in accessibility for people with disabilities
Cairo – On October 8th 2018 a technical expert from AICS Cairo participated to a development partner group meeting on innovation in People with disability’s accessibility organized by the United Nations representative in Cairo and the Swiss Cooperation Agency. At the meeting was present also Dr. Nevine Elkabagg, Deputy Minister of Social Solidarity and Dr. Heba Hagrass, […]