Al-Mahrousa Center for Economic and Social Development

Overview

Al-Mahrousa Center for Socio-Economic Development is a developmental organization founded by a closely-knit group of Egyptian youth who enjoy broad expertise in community development through both individual as well as collective initiatives. The Center aims to enhance respect for socioeconomic rights through training programs, human rights education, civic education, developmental interventions, and service delivery. The Center employs both conventional tools, such as direct trainings, along with the newly available technological innovations, i.e., e-learning and new social media, to support its programming. Overall guidance for the Center’s activities comes from its members strong conviction that human rights and practical, hands-on, actions are the prime tools to achieve socioeconomic rights and equality for all members of the Egyptian citizenry.

MCSD helps in:

• Raising awareness of socioeconomic rights and how to attain and protect them.
• Advancing youth entrepreneurship and employ-ability skills in accordance with market needs.
• Empowering labor unions and professional syndicates to better serve their members.
• Supporting women, children and the disabled as per national and international human rights charters.
• Strengthening democratic practices and fundamental freedoms while safeguarding the equal rights of individual citizens.