Today, as you see, all the village children are enrolled. History teacher Sami El-Sharqawi is satisfied too. Tafahna Al-Ashraf has created jobs for its inhabitants but also for those living in the vicinity. This is what makes Tafahna Al-Ashraf such an excellent model. A youth hostel has also been annexed to the college for students from outside the area, and buses take students to and from school.
Health is another high priority.
A 300-bed hospital has been built, equipped with an operating theatre and a small pharmacy. Regular check-ups and vaccination campaigns are carried out among schoolchildren and infants. For Atiya, unemployment among the younger generations has been another major concern. Training programmes have allowed young adults to launch micro-projects. Twenty stalls were built and handed over to young men keen to set up private businesses, while the women have been offered opportunities to work at the schools, the library and the hospital.