RC of El Tahrir Program Descriptions 2019-2020

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS 2019-2020

CHILDREN’S ART AUCTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project aims to create an income generating project for institutions supported by Rotary El Tahrir to replace direct donations. The project is especially suited for children either in special needs homes or orphanages. It helps develop or enhance the talents of children to draw and produce modern works of art that people would be willing to bid on a hang in their homes. The project also provides individuals a worthy cause to support with bids that maybe far beyond the actual worth of the artwork. The art pieces would be sold at a fancy Gala Dinner, organized and hosted by Rotary El Tahir with invitees including dignitaries and the crème-de-la-crème of Egyptian society. The project can be implemented at least twice a year and can also be done with several orphanages/special needs schools. OBJECTIVES: 1. Enhance and develop the artistic talents of children. 2. Create an annual or bi-annual event that both promotes Rotary El Tahrir as well as the artworks of disenfranchised children. 3. Develop a cause that allows people to donate money to a charitable institution without a direct donation and far beyond the worth of the art piece itself. 4. Support efforts to implement sustainable development projects that do not require Rotary El Tahrir’s direct intervention in the coming years. This allows the institutions to continue with the project over the coming years and to free-up Rotary El Tahrir resources for other projects TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 6 months TIME TO COMPLETE: Continuous every six months RESOURCES: • An art teacher or an artist to guide the children, their supervisors/teachers to the types of artwork required as well as the techniques to be used. • Art supplies • Gala Dinner Event KEY STAKEHOLDERS: Organizations such as Dar El Hana PROJECT BUDGET: LE. 20,000 for art supplies (Gala Dinner will be reimbursed from ticket sales).

TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is not really a new project. In the Heart2Heart Program for example, Dr. Amal Al Sisi already trains a new generation of medical practitioners and nurses to perform and follow-up on patients. What this project intends, is to expand the scope of this training so that EVERY project Rotary El Tahrir does with any form of organization, there is a succession group able to continue the project without the continuous assistance of El Tahrir. This allows organizations to be self-sufficient, provides continuity and allows for El Tahrir resources to be applied elsewhere. OBJECTIVES: 1. Provides continuity. 2. Creates a succession plan and a second line of operationally trained practitioners. 3. Trains in-house resources to continue the project in the future without El Tahrir. 4. Frees up resources for other projects. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 1 month to draft a train-the-trainer curricula TIME TO COMPLETE: On-going RESOURCES: qualified Tahrir members adept at the topic of the program KEY STAKEHOLDERS: Professional trainers Area experts Informed Rotary Members PROJECT BUDGET: Up to LE. 10,000 per training program

HANDICRAFTS FAIR PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Another project that aims to provide organizations and institutions caring for women, children and marginalized groups the skills to create their own income generation projects. This particular project works to enable people to produce various HIGH-QUALITY handicrafts that Rotary El Tahrir would then market among its members and through participation in different Bazaars throughout major cities, like Cairo and Alexandria. OBJECTIVES: 1. Enhance and develop organizations to produce marketable products. 2. Create an annual or bi-annual event that both promotes Rotary El Tahrir as well as the handy-craft works of disenfranchised children. 3. Create sustainable projects where organizations can continue to produce and sell their products without further assistance from Rotary. 4. Create an income generating project and developing human capital. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 3 months TIME TO COMPLETE: Continuous RESOURCES: The raw material needed for production A supervisor/trainer to coordinate the work Organizations willing to participate in such a major project KEY STAKEHOLDERS: Bazzar organizers (Wasabi) PROJECT BUDGET: LE. 30,000 per bazzar cycle

WOMEN IN BUSINESS PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a primary training program targeting women interested in developing their business or those seeking to start their own businesses. This is a theoretical as well as a practical training program that includes 12 sessions which comprise a mix of lectures and simulation games that provide on-hand practical skills. The Program is aimed at Egypt’s 22 Women’s Business Associations as well as university students and recent graduates who dream of establishing their own businesses. OBJECTIVES: 1. Develop human capital skills and the economic and social sustainable development of Egypt. 2. Develop the capabilities and skills of Egyptian women and encourage them to participate in the economy through establishing their own businesses. 3. Create a channel for the exchange of experiences, success stories and best practices in the private and public sectors. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 4 months TIME TO COMPLETE: 12 weeks RESOURCES: • Venue for the program. • Channels to contact women’s associations and university graduates wanting to start their own businesses. • Specialized experts in their respective fields willing to provide training as part of their corporate social responsibility. • Local companies who provide simulation games as part of training. KEY STAKEHOLDERS: • Organizations willing to contribute their experts as part of the CSR • Training Institutions PROJECT BUDGET: LE. 100,000 per program

PROGRAM SESSIONS: 1. “Results vs. Effort” Simulation game 2. Communication Skills 3. Companies Law and the Labor Law 4. Pre-requisites for Success for Business Women 5. Components of Running Your own Project 6. Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution 7. Finance for Non-Financial people 8. Business Protocol and Etiquette 9. Management vs. Leadership 10. Effective Business Writing and Communications 11. Project Management 12. Marketing in the 21st Century

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Women face unique challenges in the workplace but they also add unique value and perspective. They shatter groupthink, improve communications dynamics, and reinvigorate companies in ways that make them more competitive. Despite compelling evidence that more diversity in senior management ranks increases organizational performance, the proportion of women in key leadership roles remains low in most organizations. Women face a unique set of challenges when progressing into senior leadership positions, including unconscious bias, a scarcity of role models, and a peer group that continually shrinks the more senior they become. These can make striving for the top a lonely and frustrating endeavour even in organizations with the best intentions to support their top female talent. Women executives rarely have an opportunity to come together and share their leadership experiences in a learning environment that has direct relevance and personal impact. The Women’s Leadership Program is designed to create just this environment. It addresses leadership issues that affect all executives, in a forum that hones in on the unique challenges women encounter. It creates a network of today’s senior women leaders, empowering them to take hold of their careers and aim for the top. In addition to the possibilities of tailoring the program to suit the Egyptian work environment, The Professional Development Foundation (PDF), an Egyptian entity that has collaborated with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in the United States of America in North Carolina, to provide a ready-made program that has been already tried and tested. Also, of note is the DG elect Sherif Wally is on the Board of Directors of PDF. OBJECTIVES: o Hear cutting-edge ideas about leadership, and learn tried and tested techniques that can be applied to overcome the unique challenges faced by women leaders. o Develop greater confidence and a better understanding of personal leadership style, enabling women to carry out and lead change effectively within your business. o Work with a professional coach to develop clear aims for ongoing personal and professional development o Access a community of peers.

Proposed Program Topics: o Session One: Executive Presence • Leadership Development for Women • Emotional Intelligence • Influence and Persuasion • Verbal and Nonverbal Communications o Session Two: Leadership Perspectives and Strategic Thinking Skills • The Business Case for Diversity: The Real ROI • Problem Framing: Reframing Challenges • Leading Growth through Innovation: Fail Early and Often • Guest Speaker: A Senior Executive’s View from The Top o Session Three: Leading High-Performance Teams • “What Makes a Leader?” • Autocrat to Advisor: Decision Making for Leaders • Gender and Negotiations: Getting to Yes Collaboratively • Crisis Management: Leading Teams Under High Stress o Session Four: Developing a Leadership Style • Strategies for Implementing Personal Change • Leveraging Talent in Teams • Gender & Negotiations • Executive Coaching Sessions in Small Groups TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 6months TIME TO COMPLETE: 4-5 days RESOURCES: Negotiations with a leading academic institution or training center A certified Coach KEY STAKEHOLDERS: The American University in Cairo Professional Development Foundation Private and public sector companies who would nominate women from their organizations to attend the program PROJECT BUDGET: N/A

CAIRO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Cairo Leadership Program is a concerted effort by Rotary El Tahrir to develop and hone the skills of middle managers to create the next line of leaders for various Rotary Clubs. In addition, the program will also supplement the Presidential Leadership Program to help create the next generation of middle managers and leaders aware of the latest trends and developments in management and innovation. The program will either partner with a reputable university to deliver the course or utilize the resources available within Rotary Egypt. The program will comprise of about 7 topics, 18 sessions, field visits to major industrial sectors as well as business simulation games (QUEST Egypt). The combination aims to provide theoretical and practical skills as well as align the Program with Egypt’s 2030 Development Plan. Participants will also work in teams on projects that cover a specific industry/sector and present one innovative solution to an issue. OBJECTIVES: 1. Develop effective leaders of change 2. Translate theory into action to meet the challenges of both public and private organizations. 3. Focus on the development of Egypt. 4. Well informed on domestic, regional and global trends in innovation and sustainability. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 6 Months TIME TO COMPLETE: 6 Months RESOURCES: The American University in Cairo QUEST Human Development & Change Agents Professional Development Foundation (PDF) KEY STAKEHOLDERS: Corporations and public sector entities PROJECT BUDGET: Approximately LE. 1.5 million of which LE. 1 million will be through sponsorships and the remaining from student fees.

After completing the program, participants will be able to more effectively and innovatively develop organizations, employees, customers and themselves. Specifically, the expected outcomes of this leadership program are grouped into seven key strategic leadership areas, where each participant should be capable of the following: - Effective Leadership Skills • Apply leadership styles appropriate to different settings and situations • Use transformational leadership skills to effect the change required to implement new strategies Creating an Adaptive Organization • Examine the most effective organizational structures for adaptive change • Demonstrate creative leadership skills in different and changing organizations Strategic Planning • Explain techniques for consistently scanning the environment for new opportunities and threats • Develop an integrated strategic plan based on an assessment of organizational capabilities Innovative Leadership • Define innovation and appreciate the differences between innovation, invention, and creativity • Examine the implications of innovative thinking for management and leadership • Learn the “Design Thinking” approach to innovation • Understand the power of innovation tournaments and a chance to experience a tournament first hand • Appreciate the approach, techniques, and thought patters of successful innovators Executing Strategy • Identify methods for developing innovative thinking into business strategy • Align business strategy and implementation through required resources and business justifications Developing a Customer Oriented Culture • Assessing customer orientation and changing customer needs with respect to their impact on future demand • Marketing new and innovative products and services Human Capital Development • Use appropriate approaches to understanding, motivating and developing employees • Examine performance measurement techniques and processes

CAIRO SCHOOL MODERNIZATION PROJECT PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The first pre-requisite for this project is to decide on a geographic location, determine the number of schools in that area and survey their needs. The idea is to modernize both the facilities and the premises. This would include fixing all structural problems and public areas (such as bathrooms) as well as supply the school with state-of-the-art equipment such as a computer lab and electronic whiteboards in every classroom. OBJECTIVES: 1. Work with the Ministry of Education and the Educational Building Authority to modernize public schools in a particular area. 2. Provide state-of-the-art equipment for the teachers and the students to enhance the learning process. 3. Supplement the Ministry of Education’s plans to supply every student with tablets that contain all their curricula. 4. Provide a humane learning environment for the children in public schools by upgrading and maintaining their premises and facilities. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 3 months to contact and get approvals from the Ministry of Educations and other relevant authorities. TIME TO COMPLETE: About 6 months per school RESOURCES: • Fixing buildings • Remodeling public areas such as bathrooms • Electronic Whiteboard • 10 Computers and a printer per computer lab, in addition to connections and WiFi connectivity and routers. KEY STAKEHOLDERS: • The Ministry of Education • The Educational Building Authority • A Private contractor PROJECT BUDGET: LE. 500,000 per school

CREDIT CARD POINTS TOWARDS PLANTING A TREE PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Most banks in Egypt ,and around the world, have a credit card that supports some cause or provides users with points to be redeemed with particular entities. Examples include CIB’s credit cards that earn points/miles with Egypt Air and Bank of America’s Card that earns points for the World Wildlife Foundation. This project would partner with a particular bank operating in Egypt to issue a credit card that earns points that would go towards planting a tree in Egypt. This would constitute a positive GREEN corporate social responsibility initiative for the bank and a major contribution by Rotary El Tahrir towards the environment. Once a particular number of “points” are collected, Rotary El Tahrir and the partner bank would invite an Egyptian dignitary to plant a tree in a particular area determined by the Ministry of the Environment and make a public relations event out of it. It encourages the bank, Rotary El Tahrir and the general public using the credit card to support environmental efforts and contribute towards a worthy cause. The events surrounding the planting of the trees exhibits that the money/points are actually being used for the greater good. OBJECTIVES: 1. Contribute to the environment in Egypt. 2. Create a worthy cause for both the partner bank and the general public using the card. 3. Establish a CSR initiative that benefits the credibility of the partner bank. 4. Support efforts by the Egyptian government and the Ministry of the Environment in particular towards increasing the green-areas in Egypt. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 4 months TIME TO COMPLETE: continuous RESOURCES: The ability to convince one of banks operating in Egypt to support the drive and issue a credit card specifically for this cause. KEY STAKEHOLDERS: The Ministry of the Environment A Bank to partner with PROJECT BUDGET: None

RECYCLING INDUSTRIES PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Working with various organizations to use waste material to produce decorative items for the home, useful __. There are many start-ups in Egypt that have used waste materials and transformed them into fashionable and useful items. These include Up-Fuse, Bekia, Wara’a, El Nafeza, RecycloBekia, Mobikya and many others. The objective of this project is to have an organization concentrate on one waste product; plastics, tires, paper & carton, etc. and create a series of useful products for the market. Any simple search of YouTube will show thousands of ideas to make from waste material, many of these videos are aimed at children to help them create recycled ideas. OBJECTIVES: 1. Enable an organization to produce marketable products from readily available waste materials. 2. Enabling marginalized and disenfranchised segments of society with a skill and the ability to earn money. 3. A sustainable project that allows organizations or individuals to continue producing these products long after funding is no longer available. 4. Contribute to Egypt’s environmental efforts, seize the economic opportunities arising from waste management, and develop community awareness towards recycling. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 3 months TIME TO COMPLETE: Continuous RESOURCES: Access to waste material Innovative ideas and an able trainer KEY STAKEHOLDERS: PROJECT BUDGET: LE. 10,000 per project



PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A large-scale developmental project that could become the flagship project of the year. The Cairo Design District (CDD) aims to support and promote the growing number of young fashions, jewelry and accessories designers and to create a formal fashion industry in Egypt. If the project is implemented in facilities located in Downtown Cairo, it has the potential of reviving the newly renovated khedival Cairo into a thriving Fashion Hub. Like Dubai’s Fashion District, CDD would provide designers with both the logistical and technical support to grow as well as the marketing and exposure needed to go public. CDD would become the implementation arm of the newly formed Egyptian Fashion & Design Council and set the foundation for a fashion incubator as well as a platform to showcase new designers through both fashion shows and a group fashion store. OBJECTIVES: 1. Create an Egyptian Fashion and Design Hub. 2. Support the EFDC and provide both logistical support and fundraising efforts as well as implementation. 3. Establish the first fashion incubator in Egypt. 4. Promote the newly renovated Khedival Cairo and transform downtown Cairo into the new fashion District. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: six months TIME TO COMPLETE: Continuous RESOURCES: Serious negotiation efforts with the stakeholders, funding agencies including banks and equipment and supplies donors. KEY STAKEHOLDERS: Al Ismaelia for Real Estate The Egyptian Fashion & Design Council PROJECT BUDGET: LE. 300,000 X 10 designers = LE. 3 million from sponsors and fundraising events

CELEBRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Christopher Schroder in his book “Startup Rising” asserts that the real revolution that took place in 2011 known as the Arab Spring, is actually a revolution in the rising number of startups in the Middle East and particularly in Egypt. Egypt was recently named as the best place for startups, in the world. Based on this premise, this conference works to highlight the growing number of entrepreneurs in Egypt and how many of these initiatives have attracted global recognition. “Celebrating Entrepreneurship” will be a two-day event with focus on three particular areas: 1. Introducing Egyptian entrepreneurs to tell their stories and inspire others. 2. Panel discussions of the motivators and obstacles to entrepreneurship in Egypt. 3. Workshops about best practices. OBJECTIVES: 1. Highlight the positive developmental strides that Egypt and the younger generations have taken towards entrepreneurship and the start-up scene. 2. Familiarize the general public of the entrepreneurial initiatives that have garnered the local market and have grown globally. 3. Elevate the conferences scene with an amazing set-up and conference layout. 4. Open a discussion on all things related to entrepreneurship in Egypt and propose means to address them. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 6 Months TIME TO COMPLETE: 2 days RESOURCES: • A large venue • An event organizing Company KEY STAKEHOLDERS: • Entrepreneurs • The Ministry of Trade and Industry • Banks involved with funding SMEs • The SME Authority PROJECT BUDGET: about LE. 1.5 million

TechTalks Series PROJECT DESCRIPTION: TechTalks is a monthly series where a speaker from a specialized company addresses specific and cutting-edge topics related to technological advances in the world. It is an opportunity to inform existing Rotarians about modern advances in innovations and technology and its repercussions. It is also a chance to entice a new generation of young Rotarians to listen to topics that are of interest to them as well as become acquainted with leading edge companies at the fore-front of these technologies. Topics can include but are not limited to: • The Internet of Things • Robotics and Remote Surgeries • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Open Sourcing and Crowd Sourcing • Big Data • Predictive Analytics • Smart Cities • Nanotechnology • 3D Printing • Renewable Energy and Carbon Capture • Cyber Security • Intergalactic Travel • The Apps Revolution OBJECTIVES: • Update members regarding technology and innovation. • Gain the interest of young Rotract and Interact members. • Introduce leading technology companies and specialists in Egypt in the field of technology. • Promote the concepts of Knowledge Economy, Innovation, cutting-edge technology and Entrepreneurship. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: One month TIME TO COMPLETE: Monthly for one year RESOURCES:

• Ability to identity key players in terms of companies and individual speakers as well as alternatives. • Create an annual calendar of speakers and book the speakers accordingly. • Involve Rotract and Interact. SAP Egypt, Facebook, AdmaLabs, Virgin, Faculty of Nanotechnology at Cairo University or Zuweil University. KEY STAKEHOLDERS: • Key companies in Egypt involved in technology, R&D, and global innovation. • Individuals with required knowledge the topics PROJECT BUDGET: NONE

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A scholarship program is already in the making with Rotary El Tahrir following the establishment of the Tahani Scholarship Fund. The objective of THIS project is to expand and grow the scholarship through providing a university education for one outstanding individual in an atypical, unique specializations that might not be available in Egypt but pave the way for the future of employment. The future of economic growth is based on a knowledge economy. Therefore, it is in the country’s best interest that there are a number of Egyptian students preparing for the future by studying specializations that do not currently have jobs on the market. OBJECTIVES: 1. Support the transition of Egypt into a knowledge-based economy. 2. Prepare graduates with specializations that will be on the market in the coming four-years. 3. Introduce professional career paths in unique and atypical specializations that Egypt may excel in, such as Artificial Intelligence, space technology, genetic engineering, etc. 4. Memorialize the memory of our dear departed Tahani expanding this Scholarship Fund. 5. Support bright Egyptian students, of different backgrounds, with a unique scholarship program that might give them a career edge in the future. TIME TO IMPLEMENT: 3-4 months TIME TO COMPLETE: each cycle is 4 years RESOURCES: Knowledge of local and international universities, their majors and their tuition fees and sign MOU’s with them. KEY STAKEHOLDERS: PROJECT BUDGET: Approximately LE. 300,000 for a one-year degree and LE. 1.85 million for a four-year program