History, Culture, and IFC Assistance - Promoting Women's Income Generation in Siwa Oasis

Niethammer, Carmen; Abdella, Heba; Siblini, Kamal M.; Samir Fadl, Nermine

collection.link.181	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9412
collection.name.181	IFC SmartLessons
dc.contributor.author	Niethammer, Carmen
dc.contributor.author	Abdella, Heba
dc.contributor.author	Siblini, Kamal M.
dc.contributor.author	Samir Fadl, Nermine
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T12:43:01Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T12:43:01Z
dc.date.issued	2007-05
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:51Z
dc.description.abstract	Seven hundred miles from Cairo, the Siwa Oasis is located close to the Libyan border in Egypt's Western Desert. Alexander the Great came through here in 331 BC for a consultation with the Oracle of Amun. The remote Oasis was connected to the rest of Egypt only when an asphalt road was built in the 1980s, linking Siwa and Marsa Matruh. Siwa's solitary location has allowed Siwans to maintain their way of life and to preserve their Siwi language. Still today, Siwa is typically reached after a long 8-hour car ride through the desert. Yet it has recently welcomed internationally famous guests, including the Prince of Wales and Queen Paola of Belgium. Among others, the attraction is an International Finance Corporation (IFC)-supported Sustainable Local Development Project implemented by Environmental Quality International (EQI) that includes ecotourism, sustainable agriculture, women's artisanship, and renewable energy.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/9966277/history-culture-ifc-assistance-promoting-womens-income-generation-siwa-oasis
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10684
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	IFC Smart Lessons Brief
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject	EQUAL PAY
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER BARRIERS
dc.subject	GENDER RELATIONS
dc.subject	GENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subject	GIRLS
dc.subject	HOME
dc.subject	HOMES
dc.subject	HOTEL
dc.subject	ILLITERACY
dc.subject	INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	MARRIED WOMEN
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	QUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subject	SAFETY
dc.subject	TEACHING
dc.subject	TOWNS
dc.subject	TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
dc.subject	WEDDING
dc.subject	WILL
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.title	History, Culture, and IFC Assistance - Promoting Women's Income Generation in Siwa Oasis	en
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Gender
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/9966277/history-culture-ifc-assistance-promoting-womens-income-generation-siwa-oasis
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Education
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000334955_20081024075229
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	9966277
okr.identifier.report	46072
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/10/24/000334955_20081024075229/Rendered/PDF/460720BRI0Box31d120IFC120Assistance.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country	Egypt, Arab Republic of
okr.topic	Education :: Primary Education
okr.topic	Rural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Law
okr.topic	Housing and Human Habitats
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Development
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements
okr.topic	Rural Development
okr.unit	Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (CESGM)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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