Fields of activities

The Hanns Seidel Foundation aims with its project 2025-2027 to support the process of Local Development and Sustainable Environmental Protection in Egypt.

Project Activity:

Since 1978

Project Location:

Cairo

Project Management:

Mr. Thomas Schama

Project Objectives:

Supporting the process of Local Development
Supporting Environmental Protection measures and mitigating the effects of Climate Change

Target Groups

Employees and decision makers of governmental institutions and civil society organizations in fields of public administration, environment and economy
Local authorities, NGOs and civil society representatives at the local level
Youth, Women, Local Communities and Persons with Disabilities

Brief Project Description

Hanns Seidel Foundation works in Egypt within the framework of the German-Egyptian cultural agreement signed in 1959 and its supplementary agreements issued based on verbal notes exchanged between the German and Egyptian governments, as well as the additional protocol issued regarding the work of German foundations approved by the parliament in July 2017 with presidential decree nr. 267/2017 issued in this regard.

Strengthening institutional structures as well as the civil society is essential to achieve goals like democratization and sustainable development. Egypt prepared the Sustainable Development Strategy “Egypt’s Vision 2030” in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and initiated several programs to boost development in diversified sectors. The need arises to support these efforts, especially in a phase of major economic challenges to realize Sustainable local, environmental and economic development.

The Hanns Seidel Foundation aims with its project “Supporting the process of Sustainable Environmental and Economic Development in Egypt” to contribute to local development efforts in cooperation with concerned Egyptian institutions through public awareness raising and capacity building. This should lead to enhancing the participation of the target groups in the preparation and implementation of local development programs and participatory development initiatives as well as their contribution to the protection of the environment and to the economic development process.

Partners:

Ministry of Planning, Economic Development & International Cooperation - The National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (NIGSD)
Cairo University, Faculty of Economics and Political Science
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD)
Ministry of Local Development
Ministry of Environment - Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Fajr Eltanweer Association for the Blind
Helwan University
Hidden Pearls Association for development
Education Foundation for Early Intervention and Capacity Building
Think Tank Foundation
The Arab Institute for Navigation

Supporting the process of Local Development

The participants during one of the sessions of the workshop.

The project aims to support the local development process through awareness-raising and capacity building activities for administrative staff, youth and associations with a focus on concepts and tools for implementing national strategies, in light of the Sustainable Development Strategy: ‘Egypt Vision 2030’ and supporting investment opportunities in Egypt.

This is mainly through:

Building the capacity of civil servants to participate in local development through workshops and training programs
Strengthening the local administration to generate income
Promoting the economic participation through employability trainings
Promoting a participatory culture

Supporting Environmental Protection measures and mitigating the effects of Climate Change

During a tree planting activity with children.

The project also aims to enhance environmental protection and climate change mitigation efforts by raising public awareness about natural resource conservation (especially water), nature reserves, safe waste disposal and circular economy.