Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine el-Qabbag announced on Wednesday the inauguration of the second phase of the national project to preserve the entity of the Egyptian family, known as ‘Mawadda’ in 140 villages covered by the presidential rural development initiative Decent Life.
In press statements on Wednesday, the minister said that the Mawadda project is aimed to rehabilitate young people who are about to marry and educate them about building a stable and cohesive family entity based on the principles of affection and mercy.
Mawadda platform was launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi during the World Youth Forum in December 2019.
The project targets females aged between 18 and 45 from school and university students, children in villages and rural areas, men of religion, preachers and nuns.
The Mawadda project seeks to combine efforts to preserve the Egyptian family unity by providing youth with the necessary information to form a family and resolve any possible disagreements, reducing the possibility of divorce.
The Ministry of Social Solidarity adopts the project in co-operation with the United Nations Population Fund, the German Agency for International Co-operation (GIZ), and civil society institutions nationwide.
The Mawadda project has given training courses to around 520,000 young men and women students from government-run schools and universities.
Mawadda online platform was surfed by around 4.6 million young men and women, and the content was translated into sign language.
The project also aims to use family dispute resolution bodies to play a role in reducing divorce cases, as well as reviewing legislation that supports families and protects the rights of spouses and any children.
