KOICA Provides Daily Necessities and Food Supplies to Vulnerable Groups in Egypt
Benisuef Provides a Total of $25,000 to Over 1,600 Poor Households in Luxor and Aswan Regions
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] KOICA announced on the 15th that it has provided daily necessities to over 1,600 impoverished households (approximately 6,400 people) in Upper Egypt in collaboration with the local Egyptian NGO Misr El Kheir Foundation (MEK Foundation).
Upper Egypt, referring to the area south of Cairo, is known for having nearly half of its population living below the national poverty line of less than $1.45 per day. The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to job and income losses, significantly increasing the number of people struggling to make a living.
In response, KOICA provided a total of $25,000 to vulnerable households over about three weeks, supplying essential daily necessities, basic food items, and blankets to prepare for the sharp drop in temperature. This support was carried out under KOICA's ABC program, part of the Korean government's "ODA KOREA: Building TRUST" initiative for development cooperation toward a safer world for all.
In the support regions, the president and officials of the "Korea-Egypt Technical University," established with $5.83 million funded by KOICA to strengthen vocational training and create youth jobs in Beni Suef, participated. In Luxor and Aswan, where KOICA volunteers had been dispatched for Korean language education before COVID-19, MEK Foundation volunteers are scheduled to deliver daily necessities until the 15th (local time). Additionally, trainees who participated in training programs in Korea through KOICA also contributed to this support activity.
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Meanwhile, according to the UN, 73.5% of households in Egypt experienced income reductions due to the spread of COVID-19, 26% of the population became unemployed, and 17% are sustaining their livelihoods solely through charitable activities.
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