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USAID Scholars (Egypt):  .The USAID Scholars activity will continue to provide undergraduate scholarships to talented Egyptian students from underserved communities across all governorates. These scholarships will help young Egyptian students to become leaders and gain skills and knowledge in fields critical to Egypt's development, such as nursing, water, agriculture and energy. Approximately 50 percent of the scholars will be women, and 10-15 percent will be students with disabilities. Students will attend one of five Egyptian public universities (Ain Shams, Mansoura, Cairo, Alexandria, and Assiut), or two private universities (the American University in Cairo and Zewail City of Science and Technology). Approximately 65 percent of the scholars will have the opportunity to study in the U.S. To date, USAID Scholars has provided 140 scholarships to Egyptian students, and the second cohort of 140 students will begin their studies in October 2021. The activity will provide English language training, career counseling, entrepreneurship training, and internships to allow youth to gain employment and become change agents in their communities, Egypt, and the region...USAID Scholars activity is meeting the FY 2021 directive of $15 million for scholarships.
FY 2013 ASHA Award to Trustees of the American University of Cairo FY 2013 ASHA Award to Trustees of the American University of Cairo
Minia Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections Phase II Minia Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections Phase II
Program for Building a Digital Gateway or Better Lives Program for Building a Digital Gateway or Better Lives
Naguaa El Araya Water Treatment Plant This project expands access to drinking water in governorates with combined poverty and extreme poverty rates of between 40 and 61 %. Additional indirect jobs will be created through the purchase of pipes, valves and cement all of which is manufactured and procured in Egypt. Equally important is the fact that the projects will provide improved potable water service for low-income Egyptians.
Agribusiness Linkages Global Development Alliance ACDI/VOCA joined with the H.J. Heinz Company and USAID to form the Agribusiness Linkages Global Development Alliance, a public-private partnership designed to catalyze the potential for process tomato production and value-added horticulture in Egypt. It invested in the vast but largely unrealized potential of thousands of Upper Egypts small farmers to meet modern-day market demands for product quality and quantity.
Egyptian Decentralization Initiative (EDI) The Egyptian Decentralization Initiative (EDI) will support the effort s of the Government of Egypt (GoE) to decentralize selected public sector functions to lower levels of government. EDI provides technical assistance and cooperates with the Ministry of State for Local Development (MoLD) as the Ministry formulates and coordinates a national effort for decentralization. EDI is working toward the goal of Egyptian decentralization at both the national and local levels of government seeking to achieve a number of concrete objectives including: (i) Increased Egyptian financial resources available to local government for responding to community priorities; (ii) Enhanced participatory mechanisms to plan, allocate, and monitor the use of resources; and (iii) Strengthened administrative capacity and legal framework for local government to effectively and transparently manage resources.
Improving Management of Urbanization in Target Areas Improved management of urbanization in targeted areas
Civil Advocacy for Democratic Resilience in Egypt (CADRE) Civil Advocacy for Democratic Resilience in Egypt (CADRE)
Support to the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater:  4 portable water distribution trucks+ spare parts Support to the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater:  4 portable water distribution trucks+ spare parts
Legal Assistance for the Injured, Detainees, deceased and their Families Legal Assistance for the Injured, Detainees, deceased and their Families
Luxor Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections Phase I Luxor Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections Phase I
Holding Company for Water and Wastewater - Environmental Impact Assessment Study Holding Company for Water and Wastewater - Environmental Impact Assessment Study
Egyptian Pioneer Activity The purpose of the USAID Egyptian Pioneers Activity is to build a more inclusive and capable workforce that elevates sectors critical to Egypt's economic growth. The activity will achieve this purpose through the following three results: 1) goe ministries and other government institutions at the forefront of Egypts strategic development have greater leadership and technical capacity to develop and implement policies and practices to advance national priorities; 2) emerging leaders in non-goe entities modernize their knowledge, skills, and practice in priority sectors to tackle Egypts evolving public and private sector challenges and advance Egypts regional and international competitiveness; and 3) young Egyptians of high financial need gain market-relevant knowledge and skills in fields that situate them to effectively fuel Egypts long-term inclusive economic growth. USAID Egyptian Pioneers implementation, particularly in terms of targeted sectors and degree programs, will be guided by usg and government of Egypt (goe) priorities, with a special emphasis on sectors that directly contribute to Egypts public health and climate change goals.
Quena Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections Phase I Quena Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections Phase I
Egyptian Economic Support Bridge the gab between competencies of the vocational school graduates & those required for available job opportunities through technical and soft skills training courses as well as on the job trainings
Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (SEED) This activity is a component of the Trade and Investment Promotion in Egypt (TIPE) project and will focus on supporting the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and entrepreneurship. The TIPE project contributes to the Mission's economic growth strategy of building a more competitive, inclusive economy and fits well with the GOE's Sustainable Development Strategy, rolled out at the Egypt Economic Development Conference, March 13-15, 2015. More specifically, the purpose of this activity is to increase employment and income of MSMEs and entrepreneurs. The GOE strategy also focuses on MSMEs as the main engine of growth and job creation. This contract is intended to achieve the following results:-Stimulate entrepreneurship among women and youth by providing technical assistance to private and/or public organizations to develop a well-functioning entrepreneurship ecosystem that promotes the entrepreneurship culture and skills, innovation, mentorship, and business and financial education, especially among women and youth. -Improve availability and accessibility of entrepreneurship services, with focus on business incubators and accelerators. This contract will foster a sustainable entrepreneurial climate and innovation commercialization, especially in disadvantaged communities, as well as improve and expand innovation and incubation management practices in Egypt. It will also support start-ups in developing their innovative ideas into profitable business models and assist entrepreneurs in receiving necessary mentoring and access to capital to formalize and successfully launch their enterprises. Objectives for Egypt: 1) improving the quality, availability, and accessibility of financial and non-financial services; 2) connecting entrepreneurs and MSMEs with these services; 3) linking suppliers with established firms in selected sectors; 4) encouraging formalization of private enterprises; and 5) strengthening the ability of business associations to address policies that impact the ease of doing business.
Quena Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections Phase III Quena Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections Phase III
Egyptian Economic Support Alif Arabic program introduces a work-from-home format to new work entrants, many of whom are women. Through technical and educational training, beneficiaries will deliver Arabic language instruction, which is in high demand around the world, via the internet.
IWSS Technical Assistance e Integrated Water Solutions Support (IWSS) Technical Assistance
Youth's Contribution to Egypt's Transition Youth's Contribution to Egypt's Transition
Employment through Technology and Innovation Activity aims to increase income generating opportunities (especially for youth) in disadvantaged areas in Egypt through Information and Communication Technology, training, links between employers and job-seekers, and access to finance.Period of performance 24 months.
Education Support Program The Education Support Program builds on the institutional achievements made by the Education Reform Program (ERP 1), supported by USAID, in strengthening the local educational structures. The Program will support teacher professional development and community involvement in educational decisionmaking and quality improvement. It also seeks to enhance the Ministry of Education's capacity for crisis contingency planning so that political and social disruptions to the school system in the future can be well managed, thus reducing the negative impacts of such disruptions.
Local Scholarship Program (Private Universities) (Egypt):  .USAID will continue to support the local scholarship program at private universities which will award 195 scholarships to Egyptian public school graduates to pursue programs in three Egyptian private universities (British University, Arab Maritime Academy, and Delta University).  These scholarships will provide students with academic skill building, counseling, and support to enable them to achieve excellence in their programs, and it will also provide them with English language training to increase their proficiency.  The scholarships provide opportunities to broaden students' learning through internships, business/entrepreneurship experiences, and U.S. study programs.  The program will result in (1) training individuals to serve as future change agents; (2) graduates meeting Egypt's economic growth needs; and (3) the cultivation of a shared commitment and responsibility to Egypt's development..
Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Activity Ending violence against women and girls requires multi-faceted responses and commitment from all stakeholders, including government, public international organizations, civil society, religious and community leaders, academic institutions, and other citizens. The term Violence against Women and Girls includes female genital mutilation and/or cutting, child, early and forced marriage and seasonal marriage as a form of trafficking in persons. To achieve the overarching goal of working to end violence against women and girls, the Ending Violence against Women and Girls Activity will focus on two approaches: (i) prevention by supporting positive social norm change to end violence against women and girls through local and national outreach efforts; promoting targeted community-led initiatives and strengthening the implementation of legal and policy framework criminalizing violence against women and girls, and (ii) response by expanding access to quality integrated violence against women and girls services and responsive interventions such as medical, psycho-social, and legal support through building the capacity of first responders and supporting an integrated referral mechanism for all victims of violence against women and girls.
Egyptian Transition Support FOG awarded to help all those who are eligible to vote (men and women) in Upper Egypt to have their access for their political rights to participate in the upcoming Presidential and Parliament elections as well as the Constitutional Referendum by the end of year 201
Support to the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater: Construction of wastewater collection system at Alexandria El-Tahrir Village, Assuit Gov. Support to the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater: Construction of wastewater collection system at Alexandria El-Tahrir Village, Assuit Gov.
Beni Edrees Wastewater Collection System This project expands access to wastewater collection services in rural areas in the Assiut governorate with combined poverty and extreme poverty rates of between 40 and 61 %. Additional indirect jobs will be created through the purchase of pipes, valves and cement all of which is manufactured and procured in Egypt. Equally important is the fact that the projects will provide first-time household wastewater service for low-income Egyptians.
Combatting Trafficking in Persons(C-TIP) (Egypt):  A project will be designed to combat human trafficking in the regions of Egypt that have become transfer points for migrants and refugees that are vulnerable to trafficking as well as addressing trafficking of Egyptian citizens in all forms including child marriage. The project will focus on awareness raising, prevention, services and counseling to victims, advocating for legal and regulatory reform in support of C-TIP, and conducting civic education activities.  As a result of these activities, communities will be more aware of the impacts of human trafficking and victims will be able to receive critical services.
Unified Group for Technical and Consultancy Services Unified Group for Technical and Consultancy Services - Community development of Darb El-Ahmar district, Cairo, through creating employment initiatives that address economic and social conditions in the area, and increasing the capacity of young university graduates through vocational training. Performance period of 15 months
Business Egypt (Egypt):  The goal of Business Egypt is to expand the quality and quantity of job opportunities, especially for women and youth, and to increase sales revenues and investment in the local market.  The activity will support the establishment, growth, and competitiveness of productive and innovative startups and promising micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), creating a vibrant and high functioning ecosystem of competitive and innovative enabling institutions that accelerate economic development in Egypt. Specifically, this activity will: assist new and growing MSMEs, supporting dynamic and innovative firms and startups through business incubators and accelerators and supporting women- and youth-led businesses and networks; build value chain linkages between anchor firms (buyers) and MSMEs (suppliers) by developing and strengthening buyer-led (anchor firm) approaches to MSME development; and, enhance the business enabling environment for MSME growth by supporting efforts to simplify tax administration processes, reforming a few high priority regulatory challenges for businesses, and developing a new streamlined process for approving business operation licenses in one-stop shops.
Bawader Program The Bawader program aims to develop small and craft enterprises through credit and training for the development of industrial, commercial and service enterprises to expand the scope of work for those enterprises and to employ more. Period of performance 24 months
Meer Water Treatment Plant This project expands access to drinking water in governorates with combined poverty and extreme poverty rates of between 40 and 61 %. Additional indirect jobs will be created through the purchase of pipes, valves and cement all of which is manufactured and procured in Egypt. Equally important is the fact that the projects will provide improved potable water service for low-income Egyptians.
Egyptian Transition Support Grant to Internews to help future generations of Egyptians to build a new representative Egypt.
Beni Suef Potable Water Pipelines Improvement and House Connections This project expand access to drinking water in governorates with combined poverty and extreme poverty rates of between 40 and 61 %. These governorates are Beni Suef, Minia, Sohag, Qena and Assiut. Additional indirect jobs will be created through the purchase of pipes, valves and cement all of which is manufactured and procured in Egypt. Equally important is the fact that the projects will provide first-time household water and wastewater service for low-income Egyptians.
Enhancing Sustainable Development in North Sinai (Egypt):  This five-year activity seeks to complement the ongoing Government of Egypt (GOE) economic development investments in North Sinai with community-driven development. Economic development in North Sinai lags behind that of other Governorates in Egypt. Development efforts to date have largely focused on large scale infrastructure improvements across the region. However, these large-scale development plans have not always considered local development needs at the grassroots level. This activity will empower local communities by training youth with the skills necessary to develop community initiatives and by improving the economic livelihoods of people living and working in North Sinai with a focus on traditional industries such as fisheries, agriculture and handicrafts. It will also deliver health and education services to under-served Bedouin populations with the objective of advancing the economic and social inclusion of Bedouin communities into the overall fabric of the Egyptian economy. .
Anti-Corruption Reforms Strengthen the legal, regulatory, institutional, and information environment which protects and enables the growth in associational life and the development of independent and sustainable civil society organizations (CSOs).  Build the capacity of civil society organizations to act as agents for reform and support their participation in democratic decision-making through articulating and representing their members interests, engaging in service delivery, and advocating for issues which become part of the public agenda and are reflected in public policies. Encourage the strengthening of a civic culture which supports democratic institutions and processes, active participation in political and civic life, and the civic virtues of tolerance, pluralism, compromise, trust, and respect for individual rights, including gender equality.
Blue Moon Premium Project $2.6 MM Blue Moon Premium Project grant for technical assistance to Egyptian agricultural producers and farmers under the 2011 EG APS
Construction wastewater collection system-Dronka Construction wastewater collection system-Dronka
Career Development Center (Egypt):  USAID is establishing 30 University Centers for Career Development at 23 universities to provide students and recent graduates with career mentoring services, marketable skills, English language training, private sector networking, internships, and, ultimately, jobs. Career guidance and training ensures that university graduates can more effectively transition to employment. These centers include specialized support for students with disabilities and will serve more than 70 percent of public university students in Egypt..The concept of career development and guidance counseling, relatively new to the Egyptian higher education system, is driven by deep engagement and connection to the private sector. Career centers have quickly created a network of local private industry representatives to inform target skills for entry-level professionals. The training and curriculum offered by each center is built around these priority skill areas. The Career Center project is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research..
Program Support (Macro Economics) Develop and conduct needs assessments, baseline studies, targeted evaluations, special studies or other information-gathering efforts specifically for the design, monitoring and evaluation of USG-funded programs. This sub-element may also include developing and disseminating best practices and lessons learned, testing demonstration and/or pilot models, or the preparation of strategic plans and other short-term programming tasks. Note: All such activities that are carried out by partners as an integral part of their monitoring and evaluation efforts for programs funded under other sub-elements should be included within those sub-elements.
Climate Resilience in the Mekong (MEK-0017) This initiative seeks to strengthen the resilience of communities living along the Mekong River and tributaries to impacts of climate change. This will build upon Oxfam and partners' existing work on transboundary governance of the Mekong and Salween Rivers, focussing on social inclusion in the policy and governance processes of these rivers.
Asia Energy Transitions (XSS-0008) This initiative seeks to influence the renewable energy policies of ASEAN and its member states to achieve emission targets in line with the Paris Agreement in ways that are equitable and socially, ecologically and economically sustainable.
Sustainable Energy Program NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Protected Areas System Phase 1 NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Mainstreaming Low-emission Energy Technologies to Build Guyana's Green Economy NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Strengthening Technical Capacities to Mainstream and Monitor Rio Convention Implementation through Policy Coordination NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Programme for Sustainable Forestry (Iwokrama Rain Forest Programme) NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
LDC/SIDS Portfolio Project: Capacity Development and Mainstreaming for Sustainable Land Management in Guyana NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Enhancing Biodiversity Protection through Strengthened Monitoring, Enforcement and Uptake of Environmental Regulations in Guyana's Gold Mining Sector NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Strengthening the Enabling Framework for Biodiversity Mainstreaming and Mercury Reduction in Small and Medium-scale Gold Mining Operations Strengthen the regulatory framework and institutional capacity for the management of small -scale gold mining and promote greater adoption of environmentally-responsible mining techniques in Guyana in order to protect globally significant biodiversity, reduce mercury contamination, enhance local livelihoods and human health. Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
A GEF GOLD/ Supply Chain Approach to Eliminating Mercury in Guyanaâ€™s ASGM Sector: El Dorado Gold Jewelry  Made in Guyana NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
SP-SFIF: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program APL B1 NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Promoting Investments in Small to Medium Scale Renewable Energy Technologies in the Electricity Sector NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
LDC/SIDS Portfolio Project: Sustainable Land Management in Guinea-Bissau NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Strengthening Natural Resource Valuation Capacities for Improved Planning and Decision-making to Conserve the Global Environment NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
SPWA-BD: Support for the Consolidation of a Protected Area System in Guinea-Bissau's Forest Belt NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Coastal and Biodiversity Management Project NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.