About the Association

Fursan Youth Association for Charitable Activities, registered under No. 7566 of 2009. An association that seeks community development for poor families, slum areas, and youth, and to care for orphanages, the elderly, and the disabled. We seek to promote non-profit thinking, volunteering, and the necessity of transforming society’s culture from consumption to production, integrating marginalized groups, and achieving sustainable development In society, in light of Egypt's Vision 2030.

The problem addressed by the practice: : 

The people of Al-Hajar village - Atsa Center, Fayoum Governorate in Upper Egypt, suffer from lack of access to clean sanitary water and face difficulties in providing drinking water. 20% of families were monitored to walk about 2 km to obtain clean water through the nearest main line to them, and the lack of roofs in the homes that shelter them from the cold weather in the winter and the intense heat in the summer, which threatens the health and safety of families, especially the lives of the elderly and children.

Practice objectives:

General Objective 

• Improving the living conditions of 2,000 families from the village Al-Hajar - Itsa Center - Fayoum Governorate  And raise the economic, health and educational level of these families.

• The sixth goal of the FSD Sustainable Development Goal and the programs are as follows:- 

• (Khair Link - Water Line -Emaar)

Interim goals 

• Reducing the spread of diseases and epidemics and providing a healthy life. 

• Everyone has access to safe, pollution-free drinking water by delivering clean water to 1,000 families in Al-Hajar village, Itsa center, Fayoum Governorate.

• Building new roofs for damaged homes or restoring old roofs to protect them from rain and heat and providing a healthy life for 1,000 families in the village of Al-Hajar, Itsa Center, Fayoum Governorate.

• Providing health awareness to individuals about the importance of personal hygiene in Al-Hajar village in Fayoum. 

The results achieved by the practice:

1. Water connections were implemented for 299 households for 1,459 beneficiaries.

2. Providing 34 ceilings for 170 beneficiaries  for eligible families in the village.

3. 14 water lines were installed in Al Hajar village for 700 families, with 3,500 beneficiaries.

4. Reducing the spread of diseases and epidemics and providing a healthy life.

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           3 years   / Ongoing 

Partners: Water Company, Fayoum Branch - Association of Stone Zakat Committee in Al-Hajar Village, Itsa Fayoum Center

Development activities and interventions:-

• Buy and use good pipes to deliver water.

• Buying good materials for building the roof and making a cement layer to ensure the quality of the roof.

• Identifying the targeted homes in coordination with partner associations and establishing cooperation protocols. 

• Implementing field research on families to verify their eligibility.     

• Follow up on the process of purchasing connections and the workers responsible for implementing the connections and water lines.

• Assessing the condition of homes through field research and ensuring that families are eligible.

• Follow up on the purchase of restoration tools and ensure their quality in cooperation with the partner association. 

• Cooperation in restoration with a local engineering team.

• Monitoring roofs and water connections to ensure their sustainability.

• Create a team to provide permanent maintenance of the connections and repair any emergency malfunctions as quickly as possible. 
  Implementing 3 exercises to build the capabilities of the project team about 

• Monitoring community needs 

• Team building 

• Monitoring and evaluation