Children's Organizations in Egypt

"Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."
-Abba Eban


The International Labor Organization (ILO):
The aims of the ILO include protecting children from employment abuses and dangerous working environments. They have created several reforms such as raising the minimum working age and providing medical exams for children. In Egypt, the ILO was devised to enable children to work and also be able to receive vocational training at night. They also set up a loan program for poor families to start small businesses.

Center for Human Rights Legal Aid (CHRLA):
CHRLA is an Egyptian organization that was created to make sure the rights of children are safeguarded and protected. CHRLA is pushing the government to create a social-net that will end the need for poor families to send their children to work. For more information you can contact CHRLA at:
29, al-Tahrir Street, Doggi,
Cairo, 12311, Egypt
Telephone Number: (202)338-2908
Fax: (202)338-8231

UNICEF:
UNICEF supports and works for the protection of children's rights by helping them meet their basic needs as well as expanding the opportunities available to each child. In accordance with the government, UNICEF has established a program for poor children between the ages of 12 and 17 where they can learn a particular trade.
For more information you can contact UNICEF at:
Unicef House
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017
USA
Telephone Number: (212)326-7000

The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood:
This council was created to investigate the abundancy of child labor in Egypt. They conducted a specific study in Al Herafiyeen city for two years and found that children approximately made up 30% of the total labor force. To try to diminish the numbers, the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood is now focusing on providing social support for the families of working children as well as teaching illiterate parents how to read, write and learn job skills.

Project Hope:
Project Hope helps those who are suffering, they save lives and provide better health care for children. In Egypt, Project Hope has a walk-in center that has rehabilitation programs to help abandoned children. For more information please contact:
International Headquarters
Millwood, VA 22646
Telephone Number: (800)544-4673 or (504)837-2100

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References:
Committee on the rights of the child, concluding observations on Egypt, U.N.doc. Crc/c/15/add.5 (third session, 1993). (1993, February 18). United Nations. (1998, October 20).
Little improvement to children's rights new legislation lacks necessary safeguard. (1997, May 11). CHRLA (1998, October 20).
Proctor, S. (1998, November). Minor Offense. http://www.businesstoday-eg.com/minor.htm. Business Today. (1998, October 20). (This site no longer exists).
Waguih, A. (1997, December 21). Working children's new hope. Middle East Times. (1998, October 18).
The purpose of this page is to inform browsers about the organizations in Egypt that were created to benefit children. This page was created by Kristi Oppenheim and is a part of The Children of Egypt homepage created by Nicole Friedman, Kristi Oppenheim, Tara Russel, and Erica Tennenbaum. This is a project for Tulane University's Children and Society, an english writing seminar taught by Professor April Brayfield. You can view other country profiles created by our classmates to see how the lives of children vary in different regions.