Egypt

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GTZ-Egypt focuses on and operates several projects in three priority sectors:
? Water resources and water management
? Sustainable Economic Development
? Environment

GYCA is a tool for youth who are participants in the fight against HIV/AIDS. GYCA engages and empowers young people by adapting tools that have proven successful for previous initiatives, and complements them with a youth-created and youth-led plan of action. Such practices include:
Free E-courses: GYCA offers three online courses: Project Management, Political Advocacy, and Grant Proposal Writing and Fundraising. 20 participants are selected for each course by application, and create a final project plan through submitting weekly exercises for review by the course facilitator, participating in online discussions, and implementing the project with technical support from GYCA staff.
Local Gatherings: Regional and National focal points frequently organize events and trainings that prioritize working with marginalized youth, especially those without internet access. Gatherings assist the mapping process for our Global Directory to connect youth HIV/AIDS initiatives together, to local NGOs, their government, and the local United Nations offices.
Opportunities to participate: GYCA assists young people to participate in international events as speakers, scholarship recipients, members of national delegations, abstract presenters, and delegates. Such events are important opportunities to showcase work and network with allies and donors.
Access to resources: GYCA shares information on scholarships, training opportunities, events, campaigns, and publications with its members on a regular basis. As a member of GYCA you will connect with others working in your community, country, and region.

We organize projects in the fields of Arts & Architecture, Music, Culture, Literature and Society, Theatre & Dance, Cinema, Cooperation in Education, German Language and Information.
Among our many projects some examples: Dar al-Hiwar (German-Egyptian Arts Project), Midad (German-Arab Literature Project: www.goethe.de/midad), German-Arab Youth Website Li-Lak (www.goethe.de/lilak), Understanding of “progress” in different cultures (www.goethe.de/fortschritt), exchange programme for journalists: Living Globality

We propose to continue activities on our six themes created from our needs assessment via an annual survey of members. These are: (1) Digitization/ Digital Literacy and Inclusion; (2) Social and Relationship Building (overcoming social isolation); (3) Promoting awareness of wellness and positive aging; (4) Experience Exchange: Golden Years' Members Share Skills & Hobbies Training (online); (5) Older Adults' Care; (6) Income Generation and Economic Inclusion.
(Theme 1). Activities will include digital literacy training in the use of Facebook (we have over 50,000 users), WeChat, Zoom, and apps useful for older adults' needs; we will provide training videos and one-on-one coaching for older adults in IT use. Many of our activities began during COVID, when online was to only way to overcome seniors' isolation; we continue to do a lot of organizational communication with members online. 96% of Egypt's adult population has online access.
(Theme 2). Activities will include monthly field trips; two book clubs in different areas of Cairo, featuring writers over Age 60; monthly breakfasts; monthly Zoom organization meetings for members' input and feedback; monthly birthday parties; the Golden Years' Choir with three concerts each year; plus quarterly Farfasha (women's dance parties).
(Theme 3). Activities to include: an Annual Walk Rally (3,000+ persons) to promote senior wellness; quarterly mini-walks to promote fitness; we have a YouTube video channel with 26 videos on health topics with new episodes added monthly; we continue to create a video series on art, handicrafts, yoga, breathing exercises, financial health for retirement, legal information for older adults, positive thinking; we will hold monthly parties at nursing homes, both public and private, with entertainment and donations for residents; we will continue making online cooking shows; we will conduct an annual awareness survey about caregiver needs; continues online support groups; will provide training sessions in elder care to corporations, schools, and conferences; and give many media interviews.
(Theme 4) We continue to ask members to share skills, including member-created videos on macrame (series of 14), crafts, painting, and Photoshop; members' writings, e.g., another member wrote two guides for caretakers, posted on our webpage.
(Theme 5). We will provide updated information on services available for older adults in Egypt; continue a program of volunteers to foster inter-generational empathy, to pair youth with elders are mentors; provide special sessions for caregivers with advice from a gerontologist.
(Theme 6). The main activity will be to hold 6 craft bazaars annually in different locations in Cairo and Alexandria, featuring members' hand-made items. Craft groups will meet monthly.

Training for the different soft skills, one to one coaching and consultancy for firms and SMEs business management

Cultural - Media – Events

Research, advocacy, capacity building and education

Main activities:
1. Artistic workshops for youth, women and children.
2. International and local artistic activities and meeting in the village and in Alexandria.
3. International artistic work camps and youth exchange programs.
4. Artistic and cultural activities in the Cafes.
5. Programs of health care and environmental awareness.
6. Restoring houses of the village.