Egypt's Ministry of Investment and International Co-operation and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) signed on Tuesday (July 24th) five agreements for grants worth $45 million, Ahram Online reported Wednesday.
The grants will be spent on projects in the sectors of agriculture, higher education, science and technology, healthcare, and governance, a ministry statement said.
The signing of the agreements affirms the strategic and economic relations between Egypt and the US, Investment Minister Sahar Nasr said.
A $5 million healthcare grant will be spent on family planning as well as a 2018 survey on health and demographics.
Another $27 million grant will be allocated for higher education and scientific research to prepare graduates for the needs of the job market.
The third grant is worth $4 million, and targets deepening relations between scientific communities in Egypt and the US, and increasing scientific and technological development for peaceful purposes through an exchange of technology, information and skills.
A $3.5 million grant will be allocated to increasing the income of agriculture workers in Upper Egypt by working on increasing production and connecting them to international markets.
The fifth grant, which targets governance, is worth $5.3 million and will be provided to the ministries of justice and of social solidarity, the National Council for Women, and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood.
The grant is set to boost the capacities of the justice system, improve the electoral process, and consolidate the political and legal frameworks to deal with violence against women.
