At the time of the deal, a feddan in that area would have sold for between EGP 5,000 and 7,000. Through this company, he acquired 750 feddans – each feddan is roughly equivalent to one acre – paying EGP 300 per feddan. The complainants alleged that the accused had turned the land into touristic resorts instead of reclaiming the land for agricultural purposes, in what constitutes unlawful seizure of state land in complicity with the agricultural development and projects authority.Īccording to the investigation, Diab established in 1995 Sunset Hills, an investment company. UN Women first learned about Randa Atef in an article by Egyptian journalist Mahmoud Abdel-Warith, published in ElMasry ElYoum newspaper, who helped connect her with UN Women for a separate interview.Complaints against the businessmen were filed before the public funds prosecution accusing them of obtaining “vast areas” of land along the Cairo-Alexandria desert road from the agriculture ministry for low prices, the judicial source said. UN Women is working closely in partnership with the Government of Egypt, civil society, and the private sector to ensure gender-sensitive responses in all aspects of the crisis. UN Women spoke to Atef to learn more about how the coronavirus crisis has changed her life and that of her community. Her work contributes to SDG 3: “Good health and well-being” as she seeks to improve access to personal protective equipment for members of her community, and SDG 9: “Industry, innovation and infrastructure”, as she seeks to innovate and develop local technological abilities and increase children’s and girls interest in technology. Randa Atef, 26, is one of the millions of women in Egypt who are innovatively adapting and responding to the coronavirus crisis. They can also be used by people in different fields.” But I think I will focus more of my efforts on the face shields because they provide an extra layer of protection and they require less testing and approvals from the responsible authorities. She thinks they are useful and some people in her field have already requested some from me, but I haven’t applied for an approval to produce them yet, so I politely declined. I found online designs, printed them, and gave them to my sister to use as a temporary solution. With the outbreak of the coronavirus and since my sister is a dentist, I was worried about her health, especially since there is a shortage in personal protective equipment, so I thought about using my 3-D printer to print facemasks and face shields for her. These are not very widespread in Egypt, but they are gaining popularity, especially now. In my centre, we used to facilitate some activities for the children using a 3-D printer. My goal is to introduce them to the languages of the future. I am mainly teaching them the basics of programming. I also had to close the centre as I couldn’t pay the rent, but I shifted to facilitating online activities for the children. What made it even worse is that this is the beginning of the summer season and this is our most active time of the year, since children are off from schools.
My centre suspended its activities since 14 March 2020, because it’s a place where many children are gathered at the same time. Unfortunately, the coronavirus crisis had a huge, negative impact on my life and the lives of those close to me. It is an open field where you can always innovate using whatever materials or tools that are available to you at a low cost. There, I joined a club called ‘Alpha’ and it really increased my passion for robotics and electronics. “My passion for engineering started at a very young age and it led me to the Department of Electrical Engineering of Mansoura University. Randa Atef dons the face shield she produced for her sister. Women, peace and security, and Humanitarian support.
Elminating female genital mutilation (FGM) programme.Prevention and Access to Essential Services to End Violence against Women and Girls.Private Sector’s support of the Women’s Empowerment Principles.Innovative Financing and Gender Responsive Budgeting.Promoting productive employment and decent work.Expanding banking services, savings and loans for rural women.Enhancing women’s empowerment for sustainable growth.Diversifying suppliers to support women entrepreneurs.
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