Mar 20, 2022

Yasser Badry Saturday 3/19/2022 Dr. Nevin Al-Kabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity, participated in the launching ceremony of the Egyptian Impact Measurement Laboratory to promote evidence-based policies and improve development results in Egypt, in the presence of Dr. Ahmed Dalal, President of the American University in Cairo, and Dr. Ahmed Kamali, Deputy Minister of Planning and Development. economic, The Minister of Social Solidarity confirmed that universities are now playing an important role in achieving the goals of sustainable development, and have become partners in the development process, so we turned to universities in order to involve young people in national projects, noting that the Ministry of Social Solidarity has established social solidarity units in 29 universities, to provide During which the Ministry and Nasser Social Bank services within universities. Al-Kabbaj added that we appreciate the research and believe in the importance of impact evaluation, especially since achieving social justice and the access of those in need of care to their rights will not be achieved without evidence and evaluation of various policies and programs. She added that monitoring and evaluation is closely linked to evidence-based management, and therefore the Ministry of Social Solidarity integrates evidence into policy-making during the various stages, from developing plans to implementing programs and initiatives, and the digital transformation undertaken by the Egyptian state plays an important role in enhancing the ability to Collect, analyze and classify the data necessary to evaluate the impact, stressing that the President of the Republic appreciates evidence-based studies. The Minister of Social Solidarity expressed her happiness with the partnership in launching the Egyptian Impact Measurement Laboratory, explaining that the Ministry of Social Solidarity plays a pivotal role in building human capital, as it expands the scope of social protection for the most vulnerable groups based on the principles of transparency, providing care services and empowering people with disabilities, which is Part of the human rights strategy, stressing the importance of the availability of data because it contributes to guiding policies so that everyone obtains their rights, and this is what was done in the “Solidarity and Dignity” cash support program, which covers approximately Of 4 million families, an independent evaluation of the impact of the Takaful and Dignity program was conducted in 2017, and this evaluation showed the positive impact of the program on consumption and poverty, which supports the fruits of investment in human capital since 2015. She added that the Ministry of Social Solidarity is implementing the Opportunity Program for Economic Empowerment, which aims to prepare the most vulnerable groups for the labor market, so that they can move from protection to production, noting that the Ministry adopts an approach that confronts poverty from a multi-dimensional perspective and plays a vital role in the presidential initiatives “The National Program for Family Development.” "Egyptian" and "Decent Life" through developing nurseries, promoting equal educational opportunities, community awareness, and the reproductive health program "2 Enough", praising the role played by the Egyptian Laboratory to measure Impact to promote evidence-based policies, improve development outcomes in Egypt and identify effective development interventions.