Fund to be set up for supporting persons with special needs

CAIRO - 26 December 2018: Nasser Social Bank on Wednesday approved setting up a charity investment fund in cooperation with private financial institutions and companies for supporting persons with special needs.

The fund will set up projects whose revenue will be used for supporting the disabled, said Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali in press statements.

The measure comes in light of efforts exerted by the State for empowering the persons with special needs and merging them into the society, Wali, who is also chairperson of the bank, added.

An allocation of 80 million pounds for the fund by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will help support it, she pointed out.