Resources
Information about Issues Affecting
Children in Egypt
Health
The 2008 Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey has valuable information on the current status of health in Egypt among the poor. One shocking finding: 30% of Egyptian toddlers suffer stunted growth because of malnutrition.
Street children
“Street
Children in Egypt: From the Home to the Street
to Inappropriate Corrective Institutions” by
Iman Bibars. An anecdotal glimpse at the life
of a street child based upon interviews of street
children, addressing questions such as: how do
children end up on the streets in Egypt? What
problems do they face there? What are possible
solutions?
Child Labor
A
brief report by the US Department of Labor on
industries in Egypt where investigations have
confirmed the use of child labor, and relevant
child labor laws.
“Underage
and Unprotected: Child Labor in Egypt’s
Cotton Fields” by Human Rights Watch.
Another brief report on seasonal child labor
in the cotton industry, treating its link to
rural poverty.
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
“Female
Genital cutting in the Demographic and Health
Surveys: a Critical and Comparative Analysis” by
DHS/ USAID. A demographic survey of FGM/C across
the world, including Egypt.
“Abandoning
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: an In-Depth
Look at Promising Practices” by the
Population Reference Bureau. Three case studies
from Africa that demonstrate highly effective
approaches to abandoning the practice. Though
not including Egypt, these case studies spark
the imagination about strategies that are possibly
transferable.
“Egypt:
Village Declares Itself FGM Free” IRIN,
June 26, 2005 - Progress already made in abandoning
FGM/C in Egypt.
What Some Major Players are
Doing for Vulnerable Children in Egypt
Governing Bodies
United Nations - see UNICEF
Egypt
US Government - see USAID
Egypt
Egyptian Government - see The
National Council for Childhood and Motherhood
(NCCM)
Non Governmental Organizations
Center
for the Protection and Development of the Child
and his Rights (PDCR) – an organization
focused on street children and child labor in
urban areas of Egypt
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