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

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 g...

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Main Authors: Raouf, Mariam, Kurdi, Sikandra, Cicowiez, Martin, Lofgren, Hans, Yassa, Basma, Kamaly, Ahmed, Helmy, Gamel
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135277
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author Raouf, Mariam
Kurdi, Sikandra
Cicowiez, Martin
Lofgren, Hans
Yassa, Basma
Kamaly, Ahmed
Helmy, Gamel
author_browse Cicowiez, Martin
Helmy, Gamel
Kamaly, Ahmed
Kurdi, Sikandra
Lofgren, Hans
Raouf, Mariam
Yassa, Basma
author_facet Raouf, Mariam
Kurdi, Sikandra
Cicowiez, Martin
Lofgren, Hans
Yassa, Basma
Kamaly, Ahmed
Helmy, Gamel
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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).
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spelling CGSpace1352772025-11-06T05:50:05Z Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts Raouf, Mariam Kurdi, Sikandra Cicowiez, Martin Lofgren, Hans Yassa, Basma Kamaly, Ahmed Helmy, Gamel rural population development infrastructure economic aspects poverty social protection 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). 2023-12-08 2023-12-12T16:43:28Z 2023-12-12T16:43:28Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135277 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute 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.
spellingShingle rural population
development
infrastructure
economic aspects
poverty
social protection
Raouf, Mariam
Kurdi, Sikandra
Cicowiez, Martin
Lofgren, Hans
Yassa, Basma
Kamaly, Ahmed
Helmy, Gamel
Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts
title Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts
title_full Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts
title_fullStr Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts
title_full_unstemmed Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts
title_short Egypt’s Haya Karima Initiative: An assessment of its rural and economywide impacts
title_sort egypt s haya karima initiative an assessment of its rural and economywide impacts
topic rural population
development
infrastructure
economic aspects
poverty
social protection
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135277
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