Nov 15, 2022

Tuesday 11-20-2022 Within the framework of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on COP27 Climate Change, which is currently held in Sharm El -Sheikh from within the blue region - the "Misr Al -Khair" Foundation announced on the sidelines of the Day of Civil Society, the launch of its regional initiatives "towards green civil organizations" that will be implemented under the umbrella of the regional campaign "sustainable climate" and in cooperation and sponsoring the campaign partners from international and local parties. Dr. Ali Jumaa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the "Misr Al -Khair" Foundation, stated that the campaign comes as a continuation of the efforts and successes achieved by the regional campaign "sustainable climate", which was launched by the Foundation during the year 2022 and believing in the role of the Foundation in supporting civil society organizations at the regional level and contributing to the preparation of civil society practices and sustainability. For its part, Hoda Bakr, Executive Director of the Arab Network for NGOs, indicated that the Arab network is one of the partner bodies in the regional campaign "sustainable climate" and that the campaign has achieved many achievements, including: the launch of the "Arab Climate Code of Labor for NGOs" and that this initiative comes as a continuation of these efforts and support for civil organizations in adhering to the rules and principles of the "business charter" Climate. Mohamed Rifai, CEO of the "Misr Al -Khair" Foundation, explained that the initiative comes as a belief that civil action organizations are one of the three sides of the development process next to the private and governmental sector and that it has an important role in managing the development process and achieving the sustainable development goals and that the initiative comes as a continuation of the regional campaign "a sustainable climate." While Mohamed Mamdouh, head of the association development sector in Egypt, explained that the initiative of "Green Civil Organizations" consists of several activities, foremost of which is the issuance of a local quality description certificate by adopting green private organizations, according to a set of standards and indicators where civil organizations apply to accreditation in accordance with that standard and the second is to work on providing institutional and programmatic technical support to help civil organizations to transform from Traditional systems in administration and practice to work systems that are consistent with sustainability and transformation of green and third to qualify regional cadres from workers in civil work organizations that adopt green development practices and fourthly support the green societal initiatives of civil organizations, pointing out that the initiative in its first stage during the year 2023 AD aims to reach 3,000 civil organizations at the regional level. Dr. Tariq Tamraz, a member of the Board of Directors of the Excellence Center for Climate and Sustainable Development Change at the National Research Center, indicated that the center will provide all forms of technical support for the success of that initiative by providing cadres and building educational curricula. Hussein Abaza, the international expert in the green economy and sustainable development, stressed that the "Misr Al -Khair" Foundation has tools and capabilities and in cooperation with the "sustainable climate" campaign partners, which qualifies it for the success of this initiative, which we are expected to contribute to the transformation of civil society into green practices. It is worth noting that in light of the "sustainable climate" campaign, a statement directed to the world leaders gathered in Sharm El -Sheikh was launched bearing the aspirations, hopes and vision of civil society on the climate issue.