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Projects within the Framework of the Association : |
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1- Developing Small and Medium Scale Industries in the New Cities: |
Promoting the establishment of small scale industries in the new cities.
Encouraging small investors and entrepreneurs to start their businesses in the new cities, away from the overpopulated housing complexes, especially work activities that need special environmental conditions.
Developing contractual relations between large and small scale industries in the new cities.
Establishing and financing 100 small projects, creating 500 permanent direct job opportunities and 250 indirect job opportunities in the new cities.
Presenting an ambitious and motivating model for planning and fulfilling the needs of the new cities in terms of new projects.
Contributing Agencies:
Social Fund for Development - Bank of Alexandria - ASMINC. |
2- Information and Communication Program: |
Project Objectives:
Facilitating access to information and communication services for Association members:
Means of communication and office equipment:
- Fax machine
- Computer services
- Copying of documents
- Binding documents
- E-mail
- Translation services
Means of information services:
- Internet
- Tradenet
- Library
- News bulletin
Creating an adequate and an encouraging environment for the owners of small scale industries by:
- Presenting recommendations
- Providing information about Egypt's economic policy
- Opening communication channels with agencies and bodies working in the field of small scale projects
- Providing access to official bodies
Facilitating access to training and consultation in the fields of:
- International contracts
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Investment banking
- Accounting
- Trade
- Product design
Contributing Agencies:
The German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation (FES) - European Union and
Mediterraneancountries (UE) - International Labour Organisation, Cairo Office (ILO) - ASMINC. |
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3- Social and Cultural Club: |
Project Objectives:
- Increasing the religious and cultural awareness of the workers and their families.
- Strengthening the social bonds between the worker's families and their surrounding community.
- Extending social care and aid to the factory workers and their families.
- Providing health care for workers of small scale industries and their families.
Contributing Agencies:
Ministry of Social Affairs - The German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation (FES) - International Labor Organization, Cairo Office (ILO). |
4- Establishing and Upgrading Training Center for Woodwork and Furniture Production: |
Project Objectives:
- Increasing the productivity of workers of woodwork and furniture production.
- Training workers and enhancing their skills to provide the market, particularly the industrial cities, with skilled labour.
Contributing Agencies:
Ministry of Industry - Training Center of Productivity Competence - Authority of Tenth of Ramadan. |
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5- Education and Literacy Program for Workers in the Small Scale Industries Complex: |
Project Objectives:
- Providing literacy programs for workers and their families
- Upgrading the educational level of young laborers working in the Tenth of Ramadan complex.
- Highlighting the importance of integrating economic and social development.
Contributing Agencies:
General Authority for Literacy and Adult Education (GALAE) - General Authority for
Industrialization. |