Resources

Information about Issues Affecting Children in Egypt

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