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500 success stories about empowering female debtors and prisoners in Egypt

04.12.2018 / Created by bepicu853
500 success stories about empowering female debtors and prisoners in Egypt

In celebration of the conclusion of its "New Life" project, the Care of Children of Female Prisoners Association held a conference entitled "The Beginning Not the End" to highlight the success stories of 500 female debtors  who joined the labour market thanks to the vocational trainings conducted withing the framework of this project. 

The conference was an opportunity to present women´s products and success stories under the "New Life" project, implemented in partnership between the debtorsand the Drosos Foundation, with the aim of empowering vulnerable female debtors or women prisoners in Al-Qanater prison and providing psychological support for them and their children. The ¨New Life¨ project also aims to reintegrate children into society through recreational and media-related activities.

Several prominent public and social figures, as well as representatives of civil society organizations such as Life Foundation for Development and Community Integration, a member of the Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Network, attended the conference.

To learn more about this event, you can check the link below.

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