Access to Services among Youth in Informal Areas of Greater Cairo: Making Progress Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In a nutshell:

• The Egyptian government aims to improve basic infrastructure and services throughout the country as part of its commitment towards achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
• Despite the progress made in expanding access to services, Egypt has advanced primarily in terms of service quantity rather than quality. The country needs further efforts to improve the quality of healthcare, education, and infrastructure, as well as cultural and recreational services.
• Young people in informal areas suffer from multiple vulnerabilities when it comes to accessing services; either through ongoing difficulties in accessing services or the high cost of services when available.
• Some young people in informal areas suffer from unequal opportunities, and hence express a sense of exclusion, stigmatization, and marginalization due to living in these informal areas.
• Many girls and women in informal areas feel insecure and tend to face sexual harassment problems on their way to and from the service access points.