Supporting employment and improving living conditions in deprived neighborhoods

The project is part of an integrated community development program involving AFD, the European Investment Bank (EIB), Germany’s GIZ and the European Union. It is implemented by the Social Fund for Development (SFD). The aim is to:Improve living conditions for populations in two informal neighborhoods in Cairo (Ezbet Kheir-Allah and Al-Zawya al-Hamra) and two informal neighborhoods in Giza (Ard el-Lewa and Mit Oqba) by financing small-scale, high labor-intensive rehabilitation works. They are financed by a grant delegated to AFD by the European Union’s Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF).Promote job creation and income generation in deprived areas by supporting SME access to credit. It is being financed by the SFD via an AFD credit line.