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PAP MOVIE
Movie
directors: Ms Micol Pistilli and Ms Yousra Ashraf
PAP exhibition
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The Ambassador of Italy to Egypt, Antonio Badini,
opens PAP exhibition together with H.E. Minister Ameena El-Guindi
and the Governor of Giza, Fathi Sa’ad |
The Egyptian
Minister of Insurance and Social Affairs and the Italian
Ambassador in Egypt visiting the exhibition.
Many
beneficiaries had the chance to show their products ranging from
art crafts to candles, from candies to dresses. |
A beneficiary
who lives in Oumraneya, Giza, shows her products to the Minister
of Insurance and Social Affairs.
She started
her production of dresses with a loan and completed the whole
circle of three. She had the chance to participate at some
exhibitions abroad. She is now planning to open a new shop in
which she can train young girls.
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Success stories
 Shadia
Amin Abdat
is a
39-year-old widow with three children.
She works
at home farming chicken to be sold at the village market. Before
receiving the loan, she used to be a worker for few hours per day.
After two
years from the first loan, she established a business that grew so much
to allow her to expand it in other business area. She is now also
selling bread and ta’mia (typical Egyptian food).
 Afaf
Abd Alla Hassan
is a
52-year-old widow who lives with her five children in Abu Ragwan, Giza.
Before obtaining a loan from PAP she used to sell flour and she used to
work eight hours per day but the income she earned was not sufficient to
cover her family expenses. Thanks to the loan she has expanded her
small business: her income has now almost doubled and the quality of her
family’s nutrition is significantly improved.
Now she
works about ten hours per day and in her spare time she studies to learn
how to write and read and to be able to keep accountings in order to
manage her business in the best way.
 Mahmood
runs a plant greenhouse in a rural CDA. He has received two loans, the
first one of LE 2,500 and the second of LE 5,000. He started this
activity before receiving the loans but with them he has succeeded in
expanding it and almost doubled his monthly income.
He has
also created new employment as he now employs two labourers and one
technician expert in agricultural plants. Before the loans he employed
only one labourer. He is now willing to ask for an additional loan from
the Market Oriented Component.
 Gaber
is a 27-year-old man, married with two children. He makes carpet plastic
beaters and works about 12 hours per day. Every item costs him 35
piasters and sells for LE 2. With the two loans that he has received
from PAP (LE 1,500 and LE 2,500), he has enlarged his very small
business activity and bought additional material. After the loans, his
business profit has increased of about 50% and the number of people who
work for him has increased from two to five people. Since his income has
increased now, his family expenses have almost doubled. He has painted his
house, he has bought a new bedroom and the whole family is now eating
more meat. He is willing to ask for a larger loan from the Market
Oriented Component.
Awards
At the end of this session, some of the associations involved in the
Program were awarded for their results. They are:
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In Giza Governorate |
In Minia Governorate |
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El Omraniya
Gharbia CDA |
Bany Salem CDA |
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El Desamy CDA |
El Ghad CDA |
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Wafa’ Fanous,
beneficiary |
Um Kommos CDA |
As the protagonists of
the event and the main actors of PAP are the beneficiaries, during the
seminar, at the end of the first day, some of them were awarded for the
impressive results they have reached thanks to the microloan received.
Some have opened new
shops or laboratories, some have started new income generating
activities, others have expanded their activities by means of subsequent
loans and have reached extraordinary results.
In the picture, Eng Benevento, Madame Nagat Ali of PAP and Dr Mahmoud
Yousef are awarding one of the beneficiaries of the Program. |
