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New Horizon Association for Social Development

New Horizon Association aims to advance sustainable community-based structures that enable marginalized communities in Egypt to secure their livelihoods and improve their quality of life. Through a rights-based, participatory, and holistic approach, the association empowers community members through mobilization and capacity building, drives change in attitudes, and demonstrates replicable pilots for sustainable development initiatives. This case example focuses on water and sanitation projects in Old Cairo, where community-based associations and local government cooperation have successfully improved access to safe water and sanitation for thousands of inhabitants.

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New Horizon Association for Social Development

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  1. New Horizon Association for Social Development

  2. Institutional purpose • Mission: To advance sustainable community based structures that enable the most marginalized and neglected communities to secure their livelihoods and improve their quality of life • Institutional GOAL: To propel socio- economic justice and awareness towards sustainable development among Egyptians from varies social groupings.

  3. OUR 3- HOLD APPROACH • Rights based • Participatory • Holistic

  4. From Charity to Development • Empower community members through mobilization and capacity building • Propel change in attitude among target communities • Demonstrate replicable pilots for sustainable development initiatives

  5. CASE EXAMPLES: Water & Sanitation • Target region: Old Cairo • Total Population: ca. 1.1 million Project Target areas & population: Esb El Kerala: 50,000 inhabitants Ain El Sira: 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants El Fawajer: 10,000 inhabitants Baten El Bakra: 7,500 inhabitants

  6. CASE EXAMPLES: Water & Sanitation • Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) with target communities • Capacity building of 15 Community based Associations (CDAs) • Sub-grants provision to community committees ( local CDA representatives, natural community leaders, local government officials and religious leaders)

  7. CASE EXAMPLES: Water & Sanitation Development Priorities: • Access to basic Health • Access to appropriate Housing (safe environment) • Education • Child Rights

  8. CASE EXAMPLES: Water & Sanitation Capacity Building: • Institutional capacity building ( managerial & technical) • Training and adopting on institutional level a rights-based approach • Training and adopting on institutional level a participatory approach • Training community leaders on communication skills and networking • Introducing the concept of volunteerism

  9. CASE EXAMPLES: Water & Sanitation Sub grants: • Support participating CDAs develop projects based on a rights based & participatory approach • Support participating CDAs establish partnerships with local government council and relevant Ministries • Strengthen ties between local decision-makers and target communities through promoting cooperation

  10. CASE EXAMPLES: Water & Sanitation • 7 local CDAs focus onthe Right to Housing and Health • Projects consisted of placing and upgrading water and sewage pipes in 270 homes • Installing water tabs in 210 homes

  11. CASE EXAMPLES: Water & Sanitation Impact since 2004: • 7 CDAs in target areas work on enhancing the rights of their populations to access safe water and sanitation • Over 80% of community members are engaged in their local CDA as volunteers • a protocol between the CDAs and local government council has been signed to work jointly on gradually upgrading homes and providing the local population of Old Cairo with access to safe water and sanitation • CDAs continue raising funds from donor agencies (GTZ, WHO, etc…)

  12. Recommendations • UN and international agencies should focus on providing support to building capacities of civil society to take a rights based approach to development in Egypt • Encourage pilots that demonstrate good practice on grass root level • Lobby for greater involvement of national governments to cooperate with Civil Society • Lobby for governments to full fill their human rights obligations and responsibilities

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