Egypt Foundation for Integrated Development (Elnidaa)

egypt foundation for integrated development (el nidaa) was established in 2016 as a non-profit foundation to operate in parallel to the egypt network for integrated development (enid) initiative to ensure the sustainability and continuity of its interventions. enid was conceived as a comprehensive five-year initiative that started in april 2012 as an output under a project of the united nations development programme (undp), with egypt’s ministry of international cooperation. it was extended into a second five-year period (2017-2021), and more recently a third five-year period (2022-2026) ensuring that the project continued to build on its best practice models and success stories. in line with national and international priorities under egypt vision 2030 and un sdgs; enid/el nidaa's main aim is to promote the socio-economic empowerment of marginalized women and youth in rural upper egypt through skill formation for employability and job creation. enid/el nidaa follows an area-based in