CAIRO — In an effort to address the worsening plight of Egypt’s street children, the Egyptian government launched the "Homeless Children" initiative on April 8 to accommodate 10,000 street children.
The government, represented by the Ministry of Social Solidarity, also announced that it is working on a program called “Takaful and Karama” ("Solidarity and Dignity"), which gives cash payments to families in order to help them take their runaway children back in.