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Egypt’s initiative for improving the quality of life in rural areas targets 1,000 rural areas in the neediest villages in the country, the Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Hala El-Saeed said.
The first phase of the initiative involved 143 rural areas where 12.5 million people are living, representing 23% of the total number of rural population, El-Saeed added.
The initiative includes injecting EGP 3.5 billion, bringing the total value of investments to EGP 13.5 billion by the end of fiscal year 2020/2021.
These investments are directed to infrastructure, sanitation, water projects, health units, cultural centres, youth centres, and nurseries.
