Latest in Tag: slums Highlight
Latest in Tag: slums
Government builds 103,000 housing units worth EGP 23.5bn in 2020
Egypt’s Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities has built 103,000 housing units, worth a total of EGP 23.46bn in investments, during 2020, according to Minister Assem El Gazzar.
Egypt informal settlement-free by 2019, quelling it fully by 2030: executive director of ISDF Khaled Seddiq
President Al-Sisi cited decree to consider NUCA’s budget surplus as new source of funding our projects
Development of slums: because humans are more important than stone
2018 bids anomalies farewell
Tahya Misr Fund’s executive committee reviews developing slums in Cairo
The Ministry of Investment agreed with the IDB to support the fund with 60,000 livestock
Ministry of Housing signs agreements to develop 3 informal settlements in Cairo
Development in the districts of Sayeda Zeinab, Mokkatam, and Abdeen will cost EGP 1bn
Funds to be secured for demolition and restructuring of informal settlements
EGP 10bn essential for medium term plan, three years plan of slums’ development
On World Cities Day, 60% of buildings in Egypt are haphazardly built: Urban activist
Over 1.5 million Egyptians live in graves, and informal settlements reached 1221 areas in Egypt, according to Amin
EGP 100 allocated for individuals affected in Faisal building collapse
About 100 families were left stranded after a building collapsed and three others were fractured
Development works of 47 slums to be completed soon: Housing minister
32 areas will be developed during FY 2015/2016, Madbouly says
Ministry of Social Solidarity, charity organisations send aid to Imbaba families
Dozens of families have been living in a big tent following the collapse of a building in the working-class neighbourhood
Residents of collapsed Imbaba building refuse to move elsewhere
Approximately 40 families stranded after a building collapsed and others evacuated
Cairo governorate rebuilds Asal State in Shoubra
“The governorate took upon itself the rebuilding of 400 houses plus creating a structured market and a service centre,” says governorate spokesperson
EGP 425m of new budget goes to slums: Housing Minister
It will take the ministry 14 weeks to deliver unites of “1m unit” project to beneficiaries
FEB develops 17 informal areas
Development plan in cooperation between FEB, Cairo governorate, administration of military works of the armed forces, and Ministry of Local Development
Al-Sisi allocates EGP 500m from Tahya Masr Fund to develop Doweqa
Prime Minister calls on civil society organisations to participate with the government in slums development
CBE to double mortgage initiative to EGP 20bn by 2015: Minister of Housing
Real estate prices in Egypt will not decrease; solution is to increase income and we need 500,000 housing units annually, says real estate expert
Students propose recycled building material as solution to slum housing problem
Development project aims to build a community centre out of cheap, durable material
Banks spent EGP 1bn for social development over past 3 years: FEB chairman
Egyptian banks set aside 2% of profits for 2012 to develop slums in different areas across Egypt
Development of 26 slum areas over past 3 years resulted in EGP 1.5bn expenditure: Housing Ministry official
Expenditures for the development of 26 slum neighbourhoods over the past three years reached EGP 1.5bn, according to Manal Shaheen, General Director of Development Projects for the Governorates of Northern Cairo at the Ministry of Urban Development and Slums. The Ministry completed slum redevelopment in Port Said at EGP 87m, and a number of other …
What are the socio-cultural dimensions behind the phenomenon of harassment? (5)
Slums, according to our definition as outlined in the four previous articles, are characterised by a largely poor and marginalised population, a lack of services and the absence of prior planning. The neighbourhoods are often newly built and also have a newer social composition. This has resulted in an inundation of the slums on one …
Electricity ministry to install meters to prevent power theft in slums
The Ministry of Electricity estimates that 4% of the country’s annual electricity production is stolen. The estimated value of the stolen electricity is approximately EGP 1bn in subsidies, and an actual cost of EGP 2bn
Admin court postpones Ramlet Boulaq verdict
Residents are suing the Cairo governor for issuing a land seizure order on their land
Ramlet Boulaq criminal case postponed, verdict expected Tuesday
South Cairo Criminal Court hears defence arguments for 51 residents arrested following Nile City Towers clashes
Cairo governorate launches ‘Cairo 2030’ conference
Governor: There’s a need to establish a law specific to the city
Government amendment package to close budget deficit and amend subsidy laws
Half of revenues collected from real estate taxes to be used to improve slums
Hurghada slum relocation
Red Sea governor announces plan to move slums ‘away from touristic areas’
Ramlet Boulaq residents reject police violence and government attempts to evict them
The area’s official popular committee held a press conference rejecting a government plan that would see them relocated for two years
A rising tide of pollution
Ain Al Seera lake suffered from lack of attention by the government and slums were built on the land surrounding it
Ramlet Boulaq: The battle for land
Contradicting notions of fear, thuggery, lack of justice, and luxury outline Ramlet Boulaq and its nearby Nile Towers
Human Rights Corner: Ramlet Boulaq – A battle of social justice
Bread, freedom, human dignity