Egypt 2030 .. “Al -Dustour” monitors the success stories of leading projects to achieve sustainable development
A few years ago, the talk about sustainable development was not deviated from the borders of the conference halls and the meetings of senior officials, but between 2016 and 2022 the Egyptian state cut half the time required to implement its long -term development plan, Egypt 2030, and during this period the light experienced experiences in the field of sustainable development came out to the fieldThe owners have succeeded in converting their innovative ideas into creative and leading projects.
In the following lines, the "Constitution" deals with 4 leading experiences from Egypt and the Arab world, which succeeded in drawing attention to them, and talks with the owners of these experiences about their projects, importance and goals, and how they achieve sustainable development goals.
Basma Tawakkol: She established "Dira" to buy and sell used clothes and direct the return to the poor
Basma Tawakkol, the "Dira" electronic platform for selling and selling used clothes, representative of the "Rowad 2030" project, says that she took her way towards the world of entrepreneurship from the volunteer work portal since the university stage, which paved the way for it to launch a service project that represents a link between the two categoriesThe highest and least income, to become a work for her and a large turning point in her life.
"Basma" explains that her entry into the world of entrepreneurship was not a coincidence or a stroke of luck, but rather the result of a long and extended journey of study and learning, culminated in obtaining a master's degree in entrepreneurship from the two largest universities in Egypt and England, through a free grant provided by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Developmenttwo years ago.She added, "I presented any extent, and I was not expected to succeed, but I accepted and succeeded and started turning my dream from an idea into a project on the ground that people benefit from."
On the nature of the project, Basma explains that "Dira" is an electronic platform, which was launched in 2020 with the aim of selling and selling used clothes that are in good condition, at reasonable prices, so that part of the return is directed to the most needy groups.
And it indicates that the platform succeeded, during the last period, in collecting 2000 pieces of clothing, selling more than 1,000 pieces, and donating more than 15 institutions and charitable hospital, in addition to holding partnerships with famous fashion designers and fashion models through social media, "Fashion Blogger", to buyOne -use clothes, and display them for sale at an affordable price on the platform after cleaning and sterilizing them, for those who wish to buy.
"Basma" confirms that the importance of the project stems from the fact that the wardrobe of some people is filled with old and unused clothes, in light of the high prices of new clothes in a way that exceeds the capabilities of a large segment of citizens, in addition to the need for the target groups for cash assistance more than the clothes that are donated.
It also confirms that there is another importance for the project, which is that the clothing industry is the second largest polluting of the environment in the world, in light of the rapid change of fashions, and the high volume of clothing waste to about 19 million tons of clothes annually in the world.She notes that there are more than 2 million and 300 thousand pieces of clothing that are donated annually, which is a huge number that can definitely resell it at reasonable prices, while supporting civil society institutions with part of the sale returns;To be in favor of those who are unable and the first categories of care.
"Reem Capsules": Medical support for "Corona" and the residents of the camps
Dr. Reem Al -Othman, from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 2017, and the idea of her project "Reem Capsules" came out to the light with the emergence of the Korona virus pandemic, which hit the world with shock and panic, with the beginnings of 2020."After the emergence of the Korona pandemic, I found an opportunity to launch a health awareness project under the name (Reem capsules), in order to achieve many sustainable development goals, including health, good education, and gender equality."
She added that the project is based on several basic axes, foremost of which is targeting the less fortunate groups, especially in the remote camps or villages in the Kingdom of Jordan, and to respond to the repercussions of the "Corona" pandemic, in addition to holding local and international partnerships in this field. She pointed to the launch of the project on social media platforms at the end of the year 2020, with many awareness -raising media campaigns with the symptoms of "Corona", the health procedures needed to be followed, and to provide the necessary treatment, to confront the great and sometimes justified pressure on health facilities; Because of the state of panic and lack of awareness at the beginning of the pandemic. It revealed the success of the project in attracting 50 thousand followers, within a year and a half, on its official launch, then the expansion of providing awareness services targeting women and youth, on reproductive health, sexual and women's health in general, began in partnership with many government institutions in Jordan, in addition to work On facing the drug waste crisis resulting from a wrong consumer culture between people and the absence of awareness of the rates of safe consumption of the drug, and when it should be obtained and stop using it, how to get rid of medical waste, in addition to the lack of "mechanization" of the drug circulation system and imposing control on the process of spending citizens of the pharmaceutical items Frequently without recommending a doctor. And considered that the "Corona" pandemic imposed a major challenge related to the increase in medical waste, including, for example, the increasing rate of consumption of medical masks is a million times, and in return it is not disposed of in a safe way, and therefore all these matters constitute important issues, so they have set the priorities of its project work. . She concluded by saying: “We raised many recommendations to decision makers, and we are in the current stage in the process of raising the level of media skills and communicating with workers in the health sector, to simplify the way medical information is presented to citizens who are not specialists, starting from universities in northern Jordan, then expanding in central and south The Kingdom, to launch a larger platform at the Arab and regional levels. ”
Montaser Al -Attar: The first "smart bike" manufacturing line provides 100 billion pounds annually
Engineer Montaser Al -Attar, founder of the company «EGIK Micrimobility», is one of the young entrepreneurs, and he did not wait long after graduating from the College of Engineering at Helwan University, and joined the first batch of the “Be ambassador” initiative launched by the Ministry of Planning to graduate young generations of development ambassadors and entrepreneurs.
Hence the birth of the dream of "Montaser", which is the implementation of the project of the first line to produce "smart bicycles" in Egypt, which contributes to achieving 8 of the sustainable development goals, including: eliminating poverty, providing income opportunities, improving health, clean energy, and economic developmentBy localizing a new industry, the trend towards exporting global markets.
"Montaser" explained the idea of the project, saying: "I seek to manufacture the first smart bike inside Egypt, to be an alternative to the motorcycle, by relying on 3 basic axes, the first collection of the bike between the traditional system to move them self and a smart electrical system."
He added, that the second axis includes the establishment of stations in cities to allow the rental of these bicycles, while the third concerned with educating citizens about the importance of relying on them as a friendly means of transportation, as well as their excellence in working at a speed of 50 km per hour, and providing them with a system to measure the heart rate and burn calories and speed.
He pointed out that the project achieves 8 goals for sustainable development, the most prominent of which is facing the negative effects of climate change, and aims to overcome many of the challenges that the Egyptian citizen suffers from, including wasting 84 billion pounds annually due to crowds and traffic congestion, and 23 billion pounds due to long wait in front of traffic lights Therefore, it contributes to saving more than 100 billion pounds annually. With regard to facing the project specifically the effects of climate change, Al -Attar said that 28 % of the gases that cause the phenomenon of "global warming" come due to transportation and transportation, and are topped by private vehicles by 58 %, which results in many negative effects, such as increasing the risk of water poverty , And the lack of agricultural crops and displayed from food, and the occurrence of severe climate changes such as high temperatures to unprecedented levels, and the high level of the sea level by 20 cm during the last 50 years, threatening floods and drowning entire cities, pointing out that because of these effects, the United States of America incurred One billion dollars losses in 2012, and therefore the shift towards clean energy is no longer a luxury, but rather has become the only and inevitable lifeline in front of the whole world, which is provided by its project.
He praised the great and unprecedented attention from the political leadership in the file of empowerment and support for young people, especially while serving the state’s directions and vision to achieve the goals of the sustainable development strategy.
He concluded by saying: “For me, the happiest moments of my life when I was honored by President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi, what gave me a great boost to continue the effort, and work to turn the idea into a large project on the ground, and from here I invite President Al -Sisi, and I tell him: After 3 years ofHonoring, I invite you to try the first Egyptian bike of its kind to be manufactured locally. ”
Ahmed Fathi: Training 1,000 young men on the mechanisms of economics and renewable energy
Ahmed Fathi, head of the "Youth I Love Egypt" Foundation, reviewed the Foundation's experience in promoting the environment and tourism, preserving biological diversity, educational activities for children, beautifying the arenas and historical parks, and pushing the social movement on environmental issues in order to achieve sustainable development goals.
"Fathi" said that the Foundation has about 3,000 volunteers, and it is integrated with a number of NGOs and institutions in Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Ukraine and Nigeria, adding that it has expanded its activities since 2016 between implementing cleaning campaigns to face plastic pollution and adaptation to climate changes, empowering women and creationGreen jobs, as well as research and training.
He stated that the "Egypt Union for Climate Change" was recently inaugurated, and the establishment procedures are being completed in coordination with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, with the aim of building the capabilities and cadres of associations working in this field and coordinating efforts, and implementing activities on the ground, coinciding with preparations for Egypt to host the climate summit in November in the citySharm El-Shaikh.
On the most important initiatives of the Foundation, he revealed the launch of the "Nile Tree" project by planting olive trees, pomegranate and white berries on the sides of the canals and drains with a length of 12 km, to reduce high temperatures, raise air quality and absorb carbon dioxide, provided that a tree is grown every 6 meters., The project also raises the level of soil fertility by increasing its natural content of animals and natural plants, raising the quality of the Nile water and working to speed the water to the canals faster and more in the amount without obstacle.
This proposal focuses on the project to loot canals and drains, how to exploit trees and design strategies for cities to enhance the local climate and improve air quality in the streets of neighborhoods and in public places in hot dry areas such as Cairo, improve the quality of the Nile water, and reduce their influence on external factors.
He also pointed to the launch of the "Environmental Pioneers" initiative, which aims to train 1,000 young men and women on the mechanisms of sustainable development, rotating economy, renewable energy and climate changes, and the management of waste and biological diversity to reach 20 projects arising in these areas over two years with the selection of 50 trainees;To re -train in their societies at the level of the Republic throughout this year.
