Assisting children at risk to improve their quality of life and build a stable and dignified place in society Street children are a tangible problem in all major cities in Egypt. Children living in the streets face a lot of problems because they are unprotected and face all forms of violence, such as getting arrested,

Preventing drug abuse and supporting drug users to get their lives back on track Drug abuse takes its toll not only on the health drug users, but also on society as a whole. Drug trafficking leads to elevated security risks, crime increases and the use of drugs undermines family relationships. Egypt is one of Africa’s

Street children re-integrate with their families to fully participate in society From the mid 90’s, street children have become a tangible phenomenon in all major cities in Egypt, and their number is still rising. Estimates range from 90,000 to 2 million street children, depending on the definition. Children living in the streets face a lot of problems

Caritas Alexandria supports early childhood development through the projects “Strong Family Healthy Children” and “Psychosocial Care for Refugee Children and Youth”. Below we describe the second project. Counselling child victims of war trauma and stressed parents Young children are particularly vulnerable to psychological trauma. Displacement due to armed conflict and persecution puts them under enormous psychological