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Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts

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Title Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts
 
Creator Raouf, Mariam
Kurdi, Sikandra
Cicowiez, Martin
Lofgren, Hans
Yassa, Basma
Kamaly, Ahmed
Helmy, Gamel
 
Subject rural population
development
infrastructure
economic aspects
poverty
social protection
 
Description Egypt’s Haya Karima (HK) Initiative aims at improving the quality of life in the country’s rural communities through interventions related to human development, infrastructure, and economic sectors. This presidential initiative, whose name translates to “Decent Life” in English, has four strategic goals, all targeting Egypt’s rural population: building human capital, improving quality of life, improving the standard of living for the most vulnerable, and providing decent and productive job opportunities. The initiative is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the objectives of Egypt Vision 2030. HK aims to not only curb material poverty but also multidimensional poverty by expanding the umbrella of comprehensive social protection, with a focus on education, health, infrastructure, and employment. It also focuses on achieving the goal of geographical equity by addressing regional disparities that affect rural areas such as Upper Egypt. Here, we describe a recently completed study that assesses the economywide effects of the first phase of HK. The analysis was done by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in collaboration with Egypt’s Ministry of Economic Planning and Development (MPED) under the project Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity (EIBC), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
 
Date 2023-12-08
2023-12-12T16:43:28Z
2023-12-12T16:43:28Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Raouf, Mariam; Kurdi, Sikandra; Cicowiez, Martin; Lofgren, Hans; Yassa, Basma; Kamaly, Ahmed; and Helmy, Gamel. 2023. Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts. MENA Policy Note December 2023. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137015
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135277
https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137015
 
Language en
 
Relation MENA Policy Note
 
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Open Access
 
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Publisher International Food Policy Research Institute