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- Average annual income: $1,530
- Egyptians who cannot meet their food needs: 10.7 million
- Disabled population: 2 million
Poverty in Egypt is more widespread in rural areas. Currently, 67% of Egypt's poor live in Upper Egypt, and this percentage is increasing. However, urban poverty is also on the rise as people migrate to cities in the hope of finding employment. Egyptian women and children are most vulnerable to poverty particularly in relation to malnutrition, illness, and lack of schooling. About 10 percent of the population can be considered extremely poor, including widows, the chronically sick, and the disabled, who are totally dependent on financial support.
There are over 1.5 million mentally disabled people in Egypt, and although the government has placed a high priority on disability, current facilities only cover about 10% of the total number of disabled Egyptians.
Islamic Relief in Egypt
Islamic Relief has worked in Egypt since 2000 and has developed an Early Intervention Center in Cairo and another in Qana, Upper Egypt. The centres provide developmental training for children with motor, mental, communication, and multiple disabilities. Activities include behaviour modification, speech and physiotherapy sessions, as well as medical, psychological, and developmental assessments.
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