1. 1 Sawiris Foundation For Social Development September 2002

2. 2 Agenda  The Foundation  Mission  Objectives  Members of Board  Portfolio of Current Projects  The Approach  The Challenges

3. 3 The Foundation  Non-profit organization  Registered, on April 2001, with Ministry of Social Affairs under no 498, acc. Law 32  Official launch in October 2001

4. 4 Mission To promote social development primarily by supporting JOB CREATION through improved access to training, and education, as well as access to seed money for start-up of small and micro enterprises.

5. 5 Objectives  Financing and supporting efforts to enable low income people to raise their standards of living, particularly through a job creation program for unemployed, focused on:  Identifying employment gaps in the Egyptian market where job opportunities exist, with no qualified individuals able to fulfill them  Offering training programs to allow unemployed to occupy these identified jobs  Securing agreement with employers to hire successful trainees  Providing seed money for micro-credit and start-up of small and micro enterprises

6. 6 Board Members  Ambassador Mohamed Ibrahim Shaker, Chairman Chairman of Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs  Eng. Naguib Sawiris, Vice-Chairman CEO of Orascom Telecom  Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Vice-Chairman Director of the new Library of Alexandria  Dr. Hazem Hassan, Honorary Treasurer Chairman of KPMG Hazem Hassan  Mrs. Yousriya Loza Sawiris. Secretary General Financial Advisor,Qualified Accountant and Auditor

7. 7 Board Members (cont)  Dr. Mervat El Tallawy, Board Member Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)  Me. Mona Zulficar, Board Member Senior Partner and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Shalakany Law Office  Eng. Samih Sawiris, Board Member CEO of Orascom Hotels Holding  Mr. Nassef Sawiris, Board Member CEO of Orascom Construction Industries  Dr. Nawal Kamel, Executive Director Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

8. 8 Current Projects Health  Home Health Care Providers  Nursing Career In Upper Egypt  Health Practitioners  Young Diabetic Children Vocational  Training and Employment of Welders  Hotel School in El Gouna

9. 9 Current Projects (cont) Start Ups of Micro and Small Enterprises  Bakeries Project Micro-Credit  Bashair  Learn and Earn Scholarships  Ibrahim Shihata Scholarship

10. 10 The Approach  The Foundation’s projects are implemented through a variety of partners (notably, non government agencies, educational institutions, business firms, government entities) who deliver the services to the beneficiaries.  We uses a “backwards model”, beginning by identifying market needs and securing employment, and then providing quality training in the identified areas.

11. 11 The Challenges  Determining employment market “gaps”  Responding dynamically to changing market needs  Securing employment prior to providing the training  Tailoring the approach to various job creation needs