Deputy Governor of Qena Receives 5,000 Food Aid Coupons from Agricultural Bank for Needy Families

Dr. Hazem Omar, the deputy governor of Qena, received 5,000 food aid coupons worth EGP200 each, totaling EGP 1mn, from the Egyptian Agricultural Bank. The coupons will be distributed to the neediest families in Qena by the Social Solidarity Directorate, and they will be disbursed through the consumer complexes affiliated with the Holding Company for Food Industries.

Present at the event were Ibrahim Atta, the CEO of the Egyptian Agricultural Bank branches, Hassan Osman, the Deputy Minister of Social Solidarity, and Mohamed Farghali, the head of the Egyptian Agricultural Bank sector in Qena, along with Alaa Suleiman, the Director of Public Relations at the Agricultural Bank in Qena.

Deputy Governor Omar praised the initiative of the Egyptian Agricultural Bank, highlighting its social involvement and provision of coupons to support vulnerable families in facing life’s needs. This aligns with the social solidarity principle, a fundamental aspect of the presidential initiative “Decent Life” launched by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Omar mentioned that the bank plans to provide electrical appliances (50 refrigerators, 50 washing machines, 50 gas stoves) to support young women about to get married from the most needy families in Qena.

Ibrahim Atta commended the significant and fruitful cooperation between the Agricultural Bank and the executive bodies in Qena across various development areas. The bank actively supports farmers, aids young women entering marriage, and assists the most needy families in the governorate.

He expressed hope for collaborative efforts among banking institutions to achieve social solidarity, providing support and social protection programs to alleviate the burden on the most vulnerable groups.

The Deputy Minister of Social Solidarity in Qena clarified that the distribution of food coupons will follow the database of the first families under care registered with the Social Solidarity Directorate. This aims to help them cope with the cost of living and life requirements.