in Kalyobiya Governorate
Time frame:
January 2005
– March 2007
Given the high prevalence of persons with special needs (mentally challenged) in Egypt and the lack of trained professionals to provide adequate services for them, a need emerged to train special needs educators to rehabilitate mentally challenged persons and facilitate their integration into the society
The project aims at training 125 university graduates to work as special needs educators in both Cairo and Kalyobiya Governorates. A training and employment unit will be created to employ the special needs educators. The training lasts 14 months and comprises a theoretical part including a background on special needs persons, psychology and educational techniques in addition to a practical training given by a specialized institute.
Partners:
Iskan Senaee Community Development Association (ISCDA), was established in 1977 to serve the community of Shubra El Khema. Its aim is to raise the economic, social and cultural standard of the persons living in that area. The Association is responsible for the overall implementation and coordination of the project, it also accredits the certification.
The Directorate of Social Affairs in Kalyobiya, supervises the training and employment of the young graduates. It provides job opportunities for the beneficiaries in different NGOs and training centers in the Kalyobiya governorate and accredits the certification.
Regional Union of NGOs in Kalyobiya, recommends youth to attend the training program and provides them with job opportunities in various NGOs working with persons with special needs.
SETI Center- CARITAS, designs the training program, delivers and monitors the training and accredits the certification. It also trains two persons from the team to become trainers in this field.
Seeds of Hope Center,
provides and monitors the practical training with the help of the
project’s team. It also assists in providing jobs for the graduates and
accredits the certification.
To date, 26 youth have been trained by Seti-Caritas of which 22 have been employed in different NGOs. In parallel, the training of 4 coordinators is ongoing with SETI to guarantee the sustainability of the training and employment unit.