Unlike the Netherlands, there are no social security benefits for refugees in Egypt, a country that is already struggling with close to 30% of the population living below the new global poverty line that has been set at $2.15 using 2017 prices. This means that anyone living on less than $2.15 a day is considered to be living in extreme poverty. Once refugees are recognized by the UNHCR they are allowed to stay in Egypt. The Egyptian government does not provide financial support. The UNHCR provides some support to the most needed, but this is minimal. Most refugees depend on low-income jobs in Egypt and are living in neighborhoods where living costs are the lowest. Children usually start working once they reached the age of 18-20. This creates conditions that make it extremely difficult for refugees to provide their children with an education that could help them to get out of poverty.

The handbook is based on the workshops/training sessions in 2020-2021 that aimed to equip African refugee community leaders with the necessary tools and knowledge to promote the social inclusion of youths in their community, enhance leaders’ understanding of how to address violence in their communities and other problems they are facing through research and mini-projects (outreach). This project also taught them how to support youths to access legal and medical aid.

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