Hanns Seidel Foundation Cairo

Hanns Seidel Foundation Cairo
7A, Hassan Sabri Str.
Zamalek 11211 | Cairo (Egypt)
Tel.: +20 2 2735 4582 | Fax: +20 2 2735 4601
E-Mail: cairo@hss.de

News & Events

Decentralization and Public Services

19-20/10/2012
Workshop

Decentralization can be an essential means to enhance the quality and accessibility of public services.
Hanns Seidel Foundation and Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights therefore jointly organized a workshop on decentralization practices within the sectors of health, education as well as youth and sports. undefinedMore...

Steps towards Reform and Development

17/10/2012, Suez
Awareness Raising Seminar

A seminar on economic reform and development projects in Egypt was organized by Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Nile Center of Suez.
150 participants joined the seminar that aimed at enhancing public participation. undefinedMore...

Citizenship in the Constitution

10/10/2012, El-Arish
9/10/2012, Fayoum

Awareness Raising Seminar

The Constitutional Assembly of Egypt is currently working on a new constitution. Several versions of drafts have been published so far. The final draft will be put to a referendum. It is therefore very important to raise awareness on the drafting process and the content of the new constitution to Egyptian citizens. undefinedMore...

Public Participation

30/9-2/10/2012, Hurghada
16-18/10/2012, Tur-Sinai

Workshop

Two workshops on Public Participation were organized by Hanns Seidel Foundation in cooperation with the Nile Centers of Hurghada and Tur-Sinai. 40 participants were invited to each of them. Several experts of the Association for the Advancement of Education and Development (AAED) delivered the content of the workshops which covered a variety of topics ranging from concepts of participation over communication skills and approaches to solve local problems. undefinedMore...

Public Participation Practices within the Local Administration System

25-27/9/2012, Beni Suef
22-24/9/2012, Fayoum
16-18/9/2012, Cairo
10-12/9/2012, Minia
Workshop

Four workshops were jointly organized by Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Association of Advancement for Education and Development.The activities aim at enhancing local development and promoting the local administration system in Egypt. Active young people as well as local administration executives were trained to be able to implement public participation practices and to start their own local initiatives to address and solve local problems. undefinedMore...

Decentralized Local Development Tools

10-13/9/2012, Port Said
Training Workshop

A training workshop was held in Port Said in order to raise capacities of executives of Nile Centers for Information in the field of participatory development. Moreover the workshop aimed at raising capacities of the local society by introducing tools of development in order to support the efforts of decentralization.
Executives of several Nile Centers, representatives of local administrations and local executive committees as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations jointly took part in the training. undefinedMore...

 

The New Constitution of Egypt

13/9/2012, Beni Suef
12/9/2012, Ismailia
9/9/2012, Cairo, Zifta
6/9/2012, Alexandria
4/9/2012, Banha
Awareness Raising Seminar

The Constitutional Assembly of Egypt is currently working on a new constitution. As several articles have already been concluded and made available to the public it is crucial to inform the public about the general purpose of a constitution as well as the content of the current draft articles. Moreover it is necessary that the citizens know their rights and duties during the drafting process. undefinedMore...

Public Participation

3-5/9/2012
28-30/8/2012, Alexandria
Workshop

Two workshops on Public Participation were organized by Hanns Seidel Foundation in cooperation with the Nile Centers of Alexandria and Ismailia. Around 40 participants were invited to each of them. Several experts of the Association for the Advancement of Education and Development (AAED) delivered the workshop content. undefinedMore...

Optimal Irrigation for the Rice Crop

27-28/8/2012, Dessouk
Water Awarenss Raising Workshop

Hanns Seidel Foundation and Kafr El-Sheik Nile Center invited 45 agricultural engineers to the second seminar on optimal irrigation for the rice crop.
Most villages and towns in Kafr El-Sheikh which lies in the Nile Delta of Egypt suffer from insufficient amounts of irrigation water. In addition to that, many sewage canals pass through the governorate which are in some cases mixed with drinking and irrigation water that can cause health problems to the residents of the governorate. undefinedMore...

Public Participation Practices within the Local Administration System

5-7/8/2012, Fayoum
14-16/8/2012, Beni Suef
24-26/8/2012, Tanta
Workshop

Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Association of Advancement for Education and Development jointly initiated a new series of activities which aim  at enhancing local development and promoting the local administration system and is implemented in five different governorates in Egypt.
Active young people as well as local administration executives will be trained to be able to implement public participation practices and to start their own local initiatives to tackle local problems. undefinedMore...