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\nThe main goal of this project was to enhance employment opportunities for graduates of Agricultural Technical Schools and young people in green house agribusiness and land reclamation technologies. \u00a0The project resulted in building the capacities of 120 graduates of Agricultural Technical Schools and young entrepreneurs who willing to start micro-agribusinesses using greenhouse technology. Additionally, the project invested in the establishment of two greenhouses to be owned and run by two local NGOs in the targeted areas. Project graduates either managed to seek work opportunities at large farms investing in agribusiness or were encouraged to apply for land ownership with Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to receive five hectares of newly reclaimed lands for ownership and start their own businesses.\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Make a Difference Volunteering Program<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\nMake a Difference was an extensive program which comprised a vast number of initiatives and fundraising events that sought to engage volunteers to contribute in meeting the social and financial needs of disadvantaged children and poor families in marginalized areas. Gozour Foundation, in collaboration with volunteers from Barclays Bank, implemented the following initiatives:\n
\n \t- Back to School Initiative:<\/strong> volunteers purchased, packed, and distributed school bags to support children in needy families and encourage them to continue their education.<\/li>\n \t
- Bazar El Kheer:<\/strong> volunteers brought clothes, footwear (new and barely used) as well as kitchen and home supplies and sold them at Bazar El Kheer for poor families at nominal prices.<\/li>\n \t
- Career Day:<\/strong> volunteers hosted youth in their offices to build their capacity on how to search for job, write a CV, and conduct interviews.<\/li>\n \t
- Environment Campaign:<\/strong> volunteers participated in a clean-up campaign in El Awayed area in Alexandria and brought and distributed baskets in the street to ensure the sustainability of the initiative.<\/li>\n \t
- School Refurbishment:<\/strong> volunteers participated in painting the class rooms and fences of schools in Alexandria, Cairo, and Giza Governorates.<\/li>\n \t
- Kindergarten Refurbishment:<\/strong> volunteers planted and painted the playground of the kindergarten of Dahshour CDA.<\/li>\n \t
- Cookout:<\/strong> volunteers participated in cooking and distributing meals for children in three orphanages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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