IFAD, Egypt Commits $81m to Environment - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
WhatsApp The International Fund for Agricultural Development and Egypt have signed a financing agreement to reduce poverty and enhance food and nutrition security by sustainably improving incomes and resilient livelihoods for 450,000 rural people in the Matrouh Governorate. The agreement for the Promoting Resilience in Desert Environments project was signed by Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of IFAD, and Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Egypt.
To tackle nutrition-related challenges prevailing in the targeted area, the project would work to improve the diets of women and children while helping them access better water and sanitation. By building schools and health clinics, the project would provide sanitation facilities for 18,000 rural people, education for 1,000 students and health facilities for 15,000 women annually.
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