At a meeting held at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, Maya Morsy, Minister of Social Solidarity, engaged in discussions with Oka Hiroshi, the Japanese Ambassador to Cairo, and a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Ayman AbdelMogoud, Assistant Minister of Social Solidarity for Civil Society Work, and other senior officials also took part in the meeting.
The Minister underscored the deep, strategic, and historical connections between Egypt and Japan, emphasizing their collaboration in achieving mutual developmental objectives. The meeting involved a review of collaborative initiatives supported by the Japanese government.
Notably, the Kusanone Grant Program, funded by the Japanese Embassy, has successfully supported 179 NGO projects with a total value of almost $10 million across various developmental sectors, addressing diverse social needs in local communities.
According to Daily News The discussion also covered the “Improving the Quality of Early Childhood Services” project, which is part of the Egypt-Japan Education Partnership initiative launched by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in 2016.
This project seeks to enhance capacities in 500 nurseries across nine governorates, improve monitoring and evaluation systems, and raise community awareness on early childhood issues such as learning through play, positive parenting, proper nutrition, and inclusion of children with disabilities. The meeting also highlighted the project’s accomplishments.
Both parties expressed readiness for a new phase of technical cooperation and the advancement of existing collaborations. They also expressed interest in exploring new areas of cooperation, especially in prosthetics and elderly care, drawing inspiration from the Japanese model.
