Comprehensive assessment of Social Units in the poorest Governorates in Egypt

Detailed description of project Back

The global objective is to assess the capacities of the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity to develop its Social Units into efficient, client-oriented and adequately resourced social service providers, and to gage prevailing needs and gaps, thereby contributing to highlight areas requiring possible EU support.

The specific objective is to finalise a study in view of a possible EU support programme aiming to:

• Comprehensively develop the capacities of the MoSS’ Social Units, based on an assessment of the current state of Social Units as well as of the MoSS’ strategies, plans and capacities;
• Target other key gaps in the area of social service delivery.

Type of services provided

• Collection and review of key documentation and Research;
• Stakeholders identification;
• Review of questionnaire and survey coding sheet by MoSS;
• Preparation of a methodology for the assessment, including on-the-spot field assessment of the 10 Social Units;
• Meetings with stakeholders and target groups;
• On-the-spot field assessment, including orientation and feedback;
• Analysis of data gathered from the field;
• Debriefing events in Cairo and feedback gathering;
• Reporting.

The study is carried out by a team of two experts:

• Expert I, Social protection Team Leader;
• Expert II, Social Protection Capacity Assessment Coordinator.