The Media Center of the Ministry of Local Development issued the "Weekly Infographic" In its 107th edition, it discusses the harvest of the most important activities and events carried out by Dr. Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development, during the period from Friday (October 18) until yesterday, Thursday.
The Ministry published An infographic monitors the most prominent of these activities, on the official page on the social networking site “Facebook”; Where Dr. Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development, received a delegation from the World Bank, including Elaine Olafsen, a senior specialist in private sector engagement, Zeeshan Karim, a senior urban specialist, and Amal Felts, a senior specialist in social development, at the Ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, in order to follow up on the executive position of the development program projects. And in the presence of Dr. Hisham Al-Halabawi, Assistant Minister for National Projects and Director of the Local Development Program in Upper Egypt, Ambassador Hossam Al-Qawish, Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, and a number of members of the program’s coordination office at the Ministry of Local Development, and representatives of the World Bank.
The Minister also followed up with the governors on the measures taken to determine the new ride tariff prices for all public transportation, internal and external lines (microbuses, buses, and public transportation), following the decision of the Automatic Pricing Committee for Petroleum Products and the increase in gasoline and diesel prices. As of this October 18.
The Minister also announced that the Local Development Training Center in Saqqara will witness, in its 12th week, the training plan for the year 2024/2025, which was launched on Sunday (October 20). Organizing 5 training courses: the “Using the Python language in data analysis and artificial intelligence” course, the “Investment Map for Egypt” course, the “Councils and Conferences” course, the “Basic TOT Preparation of Trainers and Preparing a Digital Trainer” course, and the “Preparing the Basic TOT Trainers and Preparing a Digital Trainer” course. Developing leadership skills in the field of crisis management, managing media events for crises, national security, and confronting rumours.” 180 trainees from all governorates benefit from these courses.
The Minister of Local Development received a report from The relevant sectors of the Ministry are following up on the situation in the various governorates of the Republic in light of the recent decisions of the Automatic Pricing Committee for Petroleum Products, confirming that all governorates have officially announced the new fares for taxis and public transportation.
The Minister of Local Development also participated in the inspection visit made by Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly to Minya, which aims to inspect a number of service projects, and the majority of the visit was devoted to following up on the progress of work in a number of projects of the presidential initiative “A Decent Life.” ; To develop the Egyptian countryside, which has almost completed its first phase, and is preparing to begin the second phase soon, to reach the goals of this development initiative to reach a larger number of our people in the villages of the Egyptian countryside. The visit also focused on projects related to the facilities development and health service sectors, given their importance. The activities of the visit included the following: inspecting the Samalut Central Hospital to follow up on aspects of development and services provided, and inspecting the trial operation of the sewage treatment plant in the village Bartbat, west of Maghagha, inspected the Adwa Central Hospital development project, and inspected the “Adwa” water station. Within the projects of the first phase of the presidential initiative “A Decent Life”.
The Minister of Local Development also revealed the efforts made by the governorates in cooperation with the law enforcement forces and concerned agencies in the governorates in implementing Cases of removal since the start of the work of the first phase of the 24th wave on October 12 until the 19th of the same month, where the state succeeded in recovering one million and 84 thousand square meters after removing 1,232 violating buildings on state property and lands, and removing 745 cases of encroachment on agricultural lands on an area of 9,427. Agricultural acres.
The Minister of Local Development also participated in President Sisi’s opening of the second edition of the World Conference on Health, Population and Human Development, which was held in the New Administrative Capital in the presence of the Prime Minister and a number of ministers. And senior officials.
Dr. Manal Awad participated in the dialogue session held within the activities of the World Conference on Population, Health and Human Development, entitled " Decentralization and human development… bridging the gap between policy and practice, which is held under the patronage of President Sisi, under the slogan “Human Development: for a Sustainable Future,” in the New Administrative Capital.
The Minister also participated in the session held by the House of Representatives Housing Committee to discuss the Ministry’s work priorities regarding the reconciliation law in some building violations and the efforts of the Ministry and the governorates to implement the new law, in the presence of Counselor Mahmoud Fawzi, Minister of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs and Political Communication, Representative Mohamed Attia Al-Fayoumi, Chairman of the Housing Committee, and Representative Ahmed. Al-Sajini, Chairman of the Local Administration Committee, representatives and a number of members of the Housing and Local Development Committees, leaders of the Ministry of Local Development and Housing, and some relevant ministries.
The Minister of Local Development and Basil Rahmi, CEO of the Enterprise Development Agency, signed the agreement. Medium, small and micro enterprises, a cooperation protocol between the two sides to coordinate and expand in directing various aspects of support to the small enterprise sector, in implementation of the directives of President Sisi, to adopt an integrated national strategy to encourage young manufacturers to establish industrial and productive projects, by expanding the availability of more services necessary to develop the industry. Local production and deepening the use of local production components, by coordinating efforts with various parties concerned with the small enterprise sector.
Dr. Manal Awad also participated in the meeting held by the Prime Minister; Regarding the follow-up of a number of projects being implemented in Ismailia Governorate, as well as a number of other files, in the presence of Major General Pilot Akram Jalal, Governor of Ismailia.
The Minister participated in the meeting of the Supreme Committee To control markets and commodity prices, which was headed by the Prime Minister. She also participated in a special dialogue session " To review the Egyptian experience in the governance of population program management at the local level. As part of the activities of the second edition of the World Conference on Population, Health and Human Development (24PHDC), held during the period from 20 to 25 October this year, in the New Administrative Capital under the patronage of President Sisi.
Also. The Minister held a meeting with Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, to discuss the executive position and the latest developments in the presidential initiative of 100 million trees in all governorates.
The Ministries of Local Development and Environment carried out the initial handover of the new cell in the landfill. Health facility in Abu Jarida – Faraskour Center in Damietta Governorate, which is located on an area of 7 acres at a total cost of 45 million pounds, through a committee formed from ministries including the Ministries of Environment and Local Development, the Arab Academy of Sciences and Maritime Transport, and Damietta Governorate, which is the committee responsible for managing And following up and receiving infrastructure projects within the system’s programs.
Awad participated in the 16th weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers, headed by Madbouly, at its headquarters in the capital of the new administration, where the meeting witnessed a discussion and review. A number of work files and important topics. The Minister also participated in the meeting held by the Prime Minister at the government headquarters in the Administrative Capital. To follow up on the status of projects being implemented in Qalyubia Governorate, in the presence of Engineer Ayman Attia, Governor of Qalyubia. The Minister of Local Development, Aladdin Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and Dr. Sherif Farouk, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, held a meeting with the governors via video conference at the headquarters of the Ministry of Local Development in the New Administrative Capital. The meeting witnessed a review of the Prime Minister’s assignments to the ministries and concerned authorities to coordinate efforts and increase outlets for selling food commodities to citizens. And to find a stable and sustainable mechanism to achieve balance in the markets and deal with the intermediate links for basic commodities to reach citizens in ports and commercial chains at reasonable prices.
The Minister of Local Development also held a meeting with the Governor of Qalyubia, in the presence of Major General Mukhtar Hassan, head of the Greater Cairo Reconstruction Authority and a number of ministry leaders and officials of the agency and the governorate. The meeting witnessed a review of the executive position of a number of projects that the Greater Cairo Reconstruction Authority is implementing on the land of the Qalyubia Governorate to push the pace of work on them and complete those projects according to the timelines, most notably development projects. Al-Hadary has a number of neighborhoods that help facilitate traffic for citizens of the governorate and those who frequent it from neighboring governorates.
