National Council for Women - Egypt

National Network
Egypt
Address

1113 Corniche El Nil. St. Cairo, Postal Code 11625
Cairo
Egypt

Telephone
(202) 5748708
Telephone (other)
( 202) 5748494
Fax
(202) 5745596
E-Mail
ncw@ncwegypt.com
Mobile Phone
00 2 012 3498
Website
http://www.ncwegypt.com
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. Human rights
  3. Others
General Information
The National Council for Women established by Presidential decree consists of thirty members, 11 standing specialized committees and 27 branches in the governorates. It has an independent budget from the government and access to other sources funding. NCW implements its strategy for the socio-economic development of women and society through programmes and projects with partner governmental, non-governmental institutions, regional and international organizations.
Mission and Objectives

NCW is mandated to:
? Propose public policy matters for society and its constitutional institutions on development and empowerment of women to integrate their efforts in comprehensive development programs.
? Draft a National Plan for the advancement of women and to solve their problems.
? Monitor and evaluate the general policies related to women and formulate its recommendations and observations to the concerned parties.
? Advise on the draft laws and decrees related to women before submission to the competent authorities and recommend their adoption.

Main Projects / Activities

NCW has adopted a holistic approach to address the socio-economic empowerment of women through the following programmes:
? Gender mainstreaming into the national socio-economic development plan
? Social empowerment (Education and Health)
? Economic empowerment (through women entrepreneurship and micro credits
? Political empowerment
? Advocacy, sensitization and training

Contact (1) Full Name
Dr. Farkhonda Hassan,PhD,MP, Secretary-General
Head of the organisation
H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt
Contact (2) Full Name
Ambassador Samiha Abou Steit, Adviser to the Secretary-General