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Misr El Kheir and the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development organize a workshop for quality and civil work experts to discuss the first draft of the standard document for green NGOs

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Jan 6, 2024

Saturday 1-6-2024

 

Within the framework of the global call for greening community institutions to ensure the sustainability of communities, the Arab Center for the Sustainability of Civil Action, affiliated with the Misr El Kheir Foundation, launched the regional initiative for green NGOs and under the sponsorship of many local and international organizations. It was launched within the Foundation’s event at the COP27 conference - Sharm El Sheikh, where the initiative aimed to raise awareness of NGOs on many issues that aim to transform them towards green practices and achieve sustainability

During the meeting, Dr. Mohamed Mamdouh, Head of the NGO Development Program - Misr El Kheir Foundation
Dr. confirmed. Heba El-Baz, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development - National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, said that the standard aims to motivate civil society organizations to adopt quality systems as well as green practices that support achieving sustainability.
Dr. stated. Maha Al-Hafnawi, Head of the Central Unit for Non-Governmental Organizations - Ministry of Social Solidarity, said that non-governmental organizations are in dire need of such a standard because of its important role in raising the awareness of non-governmental organizations on the importance of applying sustainability systems and green transformation mechanisms in all the programs and activities they provide in order to serve and develop society, and that the Ministry of Solidarity strongly supports this important initiative launched by the Misr Al-Kheir Foundation as a distinguished and influential pioneering model in civil work